Senior Clinical Nutritionist/dietician

Would you like to work for a great employer? Enable Ireland is an organisation that makes a real difference to the lives of children and adults with disabilities in Ireland, and is named as one of Ireland's Irish Independent 150 Best Employers 2024.

Enable Ireland, as an equal opportunities employer, proudly maintains a Bronze Award in Diversity from the Irish Centre for Diversity. We vigorously advocate for fairness, respect, equality, diversity, inclusion, and engagement, and are dedicated to ongoing enhancement in these areas.

We are currently seeking a highly-motivated Senior Grade Clinical Nutritionist/Dietician to join our team in CHO6, Dublin South, currently based in Sandymount.

Contract Type: This is a permanent contract, full and part time hours considered.

Salary Scale: €57,771 - €68,385 pro-rata per annum. Salary scales are subject to LSI’s (Long Service Increments).

Annual Leave Entitlement: 30 days per annum.

Overview of the Post:

The post holder will provide clinical nutrition services to Service Owners referred by the Children’s services teams. This involves the provision of nutritional counselling and nutritional support to Service Owners and their families, and includes the initial consultation as well as ongoing review.

Overview of Duties & Responsibilities:

Please download the job description for this post to view a full list of duties.

The successful candidate will have:

Essential Criteria:

· Hold a recognised qualification in dietetics approved by the Dietitians Registration Board at CORU.

· Be registered, or be eligible for registration, as a Dietitian by the Dietitians Registration Board at CORU.

· Have 3 years full time (or an aggregate of 3 years full time) post qualification dietetic experience.

· Candidates must have the requisite knowledge and ability (including a high standard of suitability and professional ability) for the proper discharge of the duties of the office.

· Provide proof of Statutory Registration on the Dietitians Register maintained by the Dietitians Registration Board at CORU before a contract of employment can be issued.

Annual Registration

· On appointment practitioners must maintain annual registration on the Dietitians Register maintained by the Dietitians Registration Board at CORU.

· Practitioners confirm annual registration with CORU to Enable Ireland.

Desirable Criteria:

· Postgraduate experience of working with children with disabilities (in a community based setting).

· Postgraduate paediatric dietetic experience.

· INDI membership.

If you believe you would fit the role then please submit your application today.

Benefits

As a staff member of Enable Ireland, you will have access to a wide range of benefits, including:

· Excellent internal and external training opportunities

· Generous annual leave entitlements

· Flexible Working

· Long service reward scheme

· Pay adjusted Maternity Leave

· Pay adjusted Adoptive Leave

· Pay adjusted Paternity Leave

· Wellbeing benefits

· Pension

For a full list of our benefits & conditions, please click on the Employee Benefits link below:

https://www.enableireland.ie/about-us/careers/employee-benefits

What now?

To apply, please download the job description and person specification from below for your information and complete the application form.

For queries relating to the post, please contact Alexandra Swift by email at HRSandymount@enableireland.ie

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Closing date for applications: 28th November 2024

A panel may be formed from this vacancy for any similar vacancies, which may arise during the next 12 months.

Enable Ireland is an equal opportunities employer.

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