Dietitian, Senior

There are currently the following position available in HSE South West:

· 1 full time permanent Senior Dietitian in Network 1, based in Listowel PCC

· 1 full time permanent Senior Dietitian in Network 9, based in St Marys PCC, Gurranbraher

· 1 full time permanent Senior Dietitian Network 11, based in Blackrock Hall Primary Care Centre

· 0.4 WTE permanent Senior Dietitian Network 10, based in Dunmanway Primary Care Centre

· 0.4 WTE permanent Senior Dietitian Network 12, based in Ballincollig Primary Care Centre

A panel may be created from this campaign for the Dietitian, Senior, from which current and future, permanent and specified purpose vacancies of full time or part time duration may be filled for Adult/Paediatrics in Primary Care, Chronic Disease, ICPOP and Mental Health.

Details of the Service:

The Community Nutrition and Dietetic Service in Cork Kerry Community Healthcare currently consists of a team of 55 Dietitians. The team provides a Nutrition & Dietetic service for adults and children in Primary Care, Chronic Disease, Older Persons Services, Mental Health services across the area. This is a well-established, progressive and dynamic department, with regular team meetings, opportunities for CPD and research and ongoing support of student placements. The service is currently managed by four Dietitian Managers.

South West Mental Health Services covers both the Child & Adolescent Mental Health Services and Adult Mental Health Services in Cork and Kerry. The services provided span over community, outpatient, and inpatient with a focus on the delivery of recovery orientated supports.

The Senior dietitian will join a mental health nutrition and dietetic team covering CAMHS and AMHS across the region. The post holder will join a dietetic team consisting of a mental health dietitian manager, clinical specialists and senior dietitians. Training, support and clinical supervision will be provided to the post holder from the mental health dietetic service.

Purpose of the Post:

• To develop and provide a nutrition and dietetic service to the client population according to identified and prioritised needs and for the support / delivery of services relevant to the role.

Post Specific Requirments:

• Demonstrate depth and breadth of experience in the delivery of dietetic services as relevant to the role.
• Demonstrate depth and breadth of experience in the application of lifestyle behavior change techniques, as relevant to the role of a Dietitian, Senior.
• Additional specific requirements for individual posts will be indicated at “expression of interest” stage.

We welcome informal enquiries about the role:

Yvonne O’Brien, Community Dietitian Manager Cork North

Email: yvonne.obrien@hse.ie

Telephone: 087-1234010

Mary Harrington, Acting Dietitian Manager, Mental Health Services,

Email: Mary.Harrington8@hse.ie

Telephone: 087-7182227

For more information regarding this post, please download the attached supporting documentation. Please allow sufficient time to submit your application form before the deadline. It is recommended that you have the most recent version of Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox on your PC/Laptop.

For technical issues please contact Valentine Healy at Valentine.Healy1@hse.ie.