Dietitian
Hospital
Maternity Contract
North Dublin
Our client a well established Hospital in North Dublin is currently recruiting a Dietitian, this is a Maternity Contract. This is an excellent opportunity to get your foot in the door of a reputable Dublin Hospital.
Looking for a Dietitian who is enthusiastic, patient centric dietitian, who will assist and support the department in the provision of high-quality clinical nutrition and dietetic services at out-patient, in-patient and day care level.
This post will provide the successful candidate the opportunity to gain varied experience in a wide range of specialties within the hospital setting. These specialties include Oncology, Palliative Care, Gastroenterology, Cardiology, Endocrinology, Orthopaedics, Respiratory and General Surgery.
Tasks/Responsibilities:
* Responsible for contributing to the organisation and provision of Nutrition and Dietetic Services, at out-patient, inpatient and day care level, in the hospital.
* Liaise with medical, nursing and other clinical and non clinical staff regarding patients under her care, thus supporting and strengthening a multidisciplinary approach to patient care.
* Keep accurate and adequate records as defined in the department policy and procedure guidelines.
* Complete Dietetic statistics on a daily basis.
* Liaise with catering staff in the provision of therapeutic diets.
* Provide education on nutrition to hospital staff if requested to do so by the Head of Department.
* Help to develop, implement and evaluate policies and procedures for the provision of Nutrition and Dietetic Services.
* Keeps abreast of developments in Nutrition and Dietetics, particularly in relation to Diabetes, Gastroenterology, Oncology and weight management. Develop, source, evaluate and update Nutrition Resource Materials and diet sheets.
* Ensure that health and safety procedures are followed within the department and observe these procedures both in the department and throughout the hospital.
Qualifications:
Applications are invited from suitably qualified dietitians
Essential Criteria:
* Hold a qualification approved by the Dietitians registration board at CORU.
* Be registered with the Dietitians registration board at CORU.
* Maintain live annual registration with the Dietitians registration board at CORU.
* Have some experience in clinical dietetics, preferably in a hospital setting.
* Possess the requisite knowledge and ability (including a high standard of suitability for working within a team and the ability to prioritise case load in a busy setting) for the proper discharge of the duties of the office
* Be able to communicate in English to the standard equivalent of level 7 of the International English Language Testing System
* Be eligible to be a member of the INDI
Essential Skills:
* Excellent Interpersonal Skills
* Ability to work on own initiative but importantly part of a team.
* Competent IT skills
* Excellent judgement and decision-making ability
Registration:
* INDI membership (optional)
* CORU registration.
For more information & full job spec please email your CV to Maria on md@headhuntinternational.com or call Maria on 087 2951493
Keywords: Dietitian, CORU, Hospital, North Dublin, Dublin North, Contract, Maternity Contract
