Senior Paediatric Dietitian - Complex Feeding & Nutrition

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

Benefits offered by this job

30 days annual leave

Job summary

The CRC Central Remedial Clinic in Clontarf, Dublin, is seeking a Senior Dietitian to lead paediatric dietetic services for ages 0-18 with disabilities and complex needs. You will join a multidisciplinary team, delivering person-centred nutrition care, develop and monitor care plans, and support staff education.

Applicants must have at least three years post-qualification paediatric dietetics experience, leadership skills, and CORU registration.

Qualifications

• Three years' full-time post-qualification dietetic experience
• Demonstrated depth and breadth of paediatric dietetics
• Knowledge of assessment and treatment of complex feeding issues
• Leadership and team management skills in a multidisciplinary setting
• Excellent communication, initiative and time-management skills

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 with families and carers
• Support children with complex feeding issues including oral-motor dysfunction and complex enteral regimens
• Work with a multidisciplinary team to deliver family-centred care
• Provide guidance and education to dietetic colleagues and healthcare professionals
• Contribute to the development of policies, care pathways and evidence-based resources
• Participate in audits, research and quality improvement initiatives
• Support supervision and mentoring of colleagues and student dietitians
• Manage a specialist clinical caseload according to service needs
• Maintain CORU registration and travel to CRC locations as required

Skills

Paediatric dietetics

Clinical leadership

Communication skills

Team collaboration

Dietetic assessment

Education

BSc Dietetics or equivalent

CORU registration

Job description

The CRC Central Remedial Clinic in Clontarf, Dublin, is seeking a Senior Dietitian to lead paediatric dietetic services for ages 0-18 with disabilities and complex needs. You will join a multidisciplinary team, delivering person-centred nutrition care, develop and monitor care plans, and support staff education.

Applicants must have at least three years post-qualification paediatric dietetics experience, leadership skills, and CORU registration.