Senior Paediatric Dietitian — Complex Feeding & Care

CRC Central Remedial Clinic; Ireland; On-site; EUR 65,000 - 77,000; Full time

Job summary

CRC Central Remedial Clinic in Clontarf is seeking a Senior Dietitian to lead specialist paediatric dietetic care. You will work within a multidisciplinary team to provide a comprehensive, person-centred service for children and young people aged 0–18 with disabilities and complex medical or nutritional needs.

This permanent, full-time role focuses on complex feeding issues, oral-motor dysfunction and enteral nutrition, with opportunities to influence care pathways and develop evidence-based

Qualifications

• Be registered, or be eligible for registration, as a Dietitian with the Dietitians Registration Board at CORU.
• Provide proof of statutory CORU registration before a contract of employment can be issued.
• Have a minimum of three years’ full-time post-qualification dietetic experience, or an aggregate equivalent of three years’ full-time experience.
• Demonstrate depth and breadth of experience in paediatric dietetics.
• Have knowledge and experience of the assessment and treatment of complex feeding issues.
• Demonstrate strong nutrition support skills.
• Have leadership and team management skills, including the ability to work effectively with multidisciplinary team members.
• Demonstrate excellent communication, initiative, clinical reasoning, planning and time-management skills.
• Have the requisite professional knowledge, suitability, management and leadership ability to fulfil the responsibilities of a Senior Dietitian.
• Have access to their own transport, as travel to other CRC locations may be required in accordance with service needs.

Responsibilities

• Provide specialist clinical nutrition and dietetic assessment and intervention for children and young people with disabilities and complex health needs.
• Develop, implement and monitor individualised care plans in partnership with children, young people, families and carers.
• Support children with complex feeding issues, including oral-motor dysfunction, avoidant or restrictive food intake presentations and complex enteral feeding regimens.
• Work within a multidisciplinary team to deliver coordinated, integrated and family-centred care.
• Provide expert advice, guidance and education to dietetic colleagues and other healthcare professionals.
• Contribute to the development of policies, clinical care pathways and evidence-based resources.
• Participate in clinical audit, research, quality improvement and service development initiatives.
• Support the education, induction, supervision and mentoring of colleagues and student dietitians.
• Manage and prioritise a specialist clinical caseload in line with service and departmental requirements.

Job description

CRC Central Remedial Clinic in Clontarf is seeking a Senior Dietitian to lead specialist paediatric dietetic care. You will work within a multidisciplinary team to provide a comprehensive, person-centred service for children and young people aged 0–18 with disabilities and complex medical or nutritional needs.

This permanent, full-time role focuses on complex feeding issues, oral-motor dysfunction and enteral nutrition, with opportunities to influence care pathways and develop evidence-based