Clinical Specialist Dietitian, Complex Obesity Service

Clinical Specialist Dietitian, Complex Obesity service

(Interviews are scheduled for Monday, 12th May 2025)

Purpose of the Role

The complex obesity service in Children’s Health Ireland is an established multidisciplinary team providing assessment and treatment of children and adolescents referred with obesity.

Essential Criteria:

· Applicants must be registered as a Dietitian by the Dietitians Registration Board at CORU (www.coru.ie)

and

· Have 5 years’ full time (or equivalent) years post qualification dietetic experience, of which 4 years must be consecutive in paediatrics.

· Have experience of paediatric weight management.

· Demonstrate a proven record of clinical excellence in paediatrics and or paediatric obesity management.

· Applicants must demonstrate evidence of continuing professional development relevant to the required area of specialism, in the form of post-graduate qualifications or relevant courses.

· Applicants must demonstrate achievement in the areas of clinical audit, quality improvement initiatives, practice development, teaching and research.

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

How to Apply & Informal Enquiries

Applications for this post must be accompanied by a cover letter, setting out relevant experience that illustrates how the essential criteria listed above is met.

The criterion for short listing is based on the requirements of the post, as outlined in the eligibility criteria.

* Please note that you must submit a cover letter with your CV, this forms part of your application and CV’s will not be accepted without a detailed cover letter.

The closing date for submissions of CV’s and cover letter is Sunday, 27th April 2025 by 23:45 pm. Applications must be completed through the advertised post on CHI.jobs by clicking ‘Apply for Job’.

Applications will not be accepted through direct email or any other method.

For informal enquiries for this specialty/department, please contact Siobhán O’Sullivan, Acting Dietitian Manager at siobhan.osullivan@childrenshealthireland.ie

For other queries relating to this recruitment process, please contact Recruitment@childrenshealthireland.ie