Dietitians - Ireland

Dietitians â Ireland Nationwide

Ireland's national public health and social care provider, the Health Service Executive (HSE) are recruiting for Dietitians to work in community and acute hospital settings on a nationwide basis across Ireland.

These positions will be offered at both a Basic and Senior grade level.

Dietitians recruited will work within well-structured consultant led multi-disciplinary teams as part of the HSE Enhanced Community Care Program (EEC).

The HSE is supported in this recruitment initiative by Cpl Healthcare.

The EEC Programme aims to transform how care is delivered in the community and significant investment has been made to enhance capacity through the increase in staffing levels and a refocusing of service delivery towards General Practice, Primary Care and community-based services.

These fantastic opportunities will focus on keeping people healthy in their own homes and supporting them in maintaining a healthy lifestyle by focusing on chronic conditions such as diabetes, respiratory disease, and cardiovascular disease.

The Irish Health Service has an excellent reputation for providing quality dietetic care and is ideally suited to the development of a rewarding and respected career in dietetics.

The HSE offers a wide range of career opportunities, with many benefits, for dietitians wishing to make a contribution to the health and lives of everyone living in Ireland.

Benefits include:

There are many benefits to working in the Irish Health Service, including:

·        Full-time, permanent pensionable HSE position including sponsorship of a critical skills employment permit

·        Excellent relocation and onboarding package to the value of â¬4,710 including flights and accommodation

·        Opportunity to choose your preferred location across Ireland

·        Career development in a program of reform not experienced to date in Ireland

·        Further education opportunities relevant to your specialist area

·        The ability to make a real difference in healthcare delivery in Ireland

·        Competitive salaries:

o   Basic Grade: â¬40,325 - â¬58,483*

o   Senior Grade salary range: â¬58,599 - â¬68,998*

·        Assistance with registration with CORU, the Health & Social Care Professionals regulatory authority and re-imbursement of recognition and registration fees

·        Generous annual leave (29/30 days) and public holiday (10 days) entitlements per year

·        35 hour working week

·        Excellent supervision and a focus on developing clinical strengths as well as continuous Training and Development sessions with a dedicated and individualised training plan

·        Further career progression opportunities within the service

·        Induction and orientation program on arrival

*Dependant on experience

Candidates interested in the role must have:

·        A recognised qualification as a Dietitian and professional registration in your country of practice

·        Eligible to apply for registration as a Dietitian with CORU (www.coru.ie), the Health & Social Care Professionals regulatory authority in Ireland

·        Experience and an interest in working in a clinical nutrition and dietetic service within the community

·        Experience working with chronic diseases

·        A minimum of 3 years post qualification experience in order to be considered for a senior grade post

·        A full clean driver's licence is desirable

·        Police clearance from any country lived or worked in for 6 months or more

·        Excellent nutritional assessment skills

·        Experience in devising nutritional care plans

·        Working as part of a multi-disciplinary team

·        Flexibility in work practice

·        Excellent verbal and written English

For further information, email your c.v. to campaigns@cplhealthcare.com