Senior Dietician

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We are currently seeking a highly-motivated Senior Dietician to join our team in the Children’s Disability Network Team 3.

Contract Type: 1 Year Fixed Term

Contract Hours: 35 hours per week

Salary Scale: €63,313 - €74,947 pro rata per annum.

Annual Leave Entitlement: 33 pro rata per annum

Salary scales are subject to LSI’s (Long Service Increments)

Overview of the Post

The post holder will provide clinical nutrition services to children referred to the Children’s Disability Network Teams. This involves the provision of nutritional counselling and nutritional support to children and their families and includes the initial consultation as well as ongoing review.

Overview of Duties & Responsibilities:

Please see Job Description for full list

The successful candidate will have:-

Essential Criteria:

Qualifications and Experience:

· Hold a recognised qualification in dietetics approved by the Dietitians Registration Board at CORU.

· Be registered as a Dietitian by the Dietitians Registration Board at CORU.

· Have 3 years full time (or an aggregate of 3 years full time) post qualification dietetic experience.

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

· Provide proof of Statutory Registration on the Dietitians Register maintained by the Dietitians Registration Board at CORU before a contract of employment can be issued.

· On appointment practitioners must maintain annual registration on the Dietitians Register maintained by the Dietitians Registration Board at CORU.

· Practitioners confirm annual registration with CORU to Enable Ireland.

AND

· Eligible to work in the State.

· Must have a current, valid driving licence and access to own vehicle.

Organisational and Professional Knowledge:

· Broad knowledge of Enable Ireland Services.

· Delivers care within a best practice/evidence based framework.

· Knowledge, understanding and experience of nutrition intervention required in a variety of clinical specialities including nutrition support.

· Experience working with enteral feeding.

· Demonstrate ability to work with children and young people with feeding, eating, drinking, and swallowing difficulties

· Works within their scope of practice and takes measures to develop and maintain the competence necessary for professional practice.

· Maintain a high standard of professional behaviour and is accountable for their practice.

· An awareness of ethical policies and procedures which pertain to their area of practice.

· Demonstrates a person-centred approach in the delivery of services to people with disabilities.

· Has a working knowledge of Microsoft Office packages and service-related database systems.

CORE COMPETENCIES:

The post holder will demonstrate an ability to:

· Ability to manage a broad range of assigned responsibilities.

· Manage a designated caseload and demonstrates adaptability in dealing with a varied clinical caseload.

· Demonstrate an awareness of resources management.

· Ability to work independently.

· Knowledge and understanding of current theory and practice in dietetics and ability to implement same.

· Ability to evaluate research and literature and to develop evidence based practice.

· Identify opportunities to improve the dietetics service within the resources available.

· Maintain accurate written/database records and reports in accordance with professional guidelines

· Promote health, welfare and social wellbeing of service users.

· Understand relevant legislation and professional standards and ensure compliance with best practice.

· Make decisions in an ethical and consistent manner.

· Recognise when further intervention/referral is required.

· Demonstrate reflective practice techniques to inform and guide their practice.

· Experience in making decisions in consultation with interdisciplinary teams.

· Experience in including families in decisions in a family-centred approach.

· Develop and promote good interpersonal relationships with service owners and their families.

· Strong interest in ongoing learning and professional development.

· Ability to communicate at all levels within the service and disseminate information appropriately in a clear and consistent manner.

· Develop and maintain communication links with other agencies as appropriate.

· Excellent interpersonal and written communication skills.

· Respect and maintain the privacy, dignity and confidentiality of service users.

· Leadership and team management skills, including the ability to work with multidisciplinary team members.

· Build credibility and portray the profession in a positive light by being professional and well informed by demonstrating determination and initiative to achieve results and improve the service.

· Lead and take responsibility for projects as requested.

· Participate as an interdisciplinary team member in all aspects of service delivery including case conferences, clinical meetings, and team meetings as required.

· Ability to work collaboratively with others.

· Understand complexity of team working.

· Demonstrates a proactive approach to overall performance.

· Demonstrations innovative and creative practice.

· Willingness to embrace service development and change.

· Ability to motivate self and others in service delivery.

Desirable Criteria:

- Evidence of post-graduation continuous professional development, which must include training in the management of complex feeding problems, using approaches such as ABA or SOS.

- Postgraduate paediatric dietetic experience, including working with children with Feeding, Eating, Drinking & Swallowing (FEDS) needs.

- Postgraduate experience of working with children with disabilities (in a community-based setting).

- INDI membership.

- Experience working with children with complex health needs.

- Evidence of postgraduate continuing professional development relevant to a specialism within paediatric dietetics.

- Candidates must demonstrate evidence of continuing professional development relevant to the required area of paediatric dietetics, in the form of post-graduate qualifications or relevant courses.

· Knowledge of the assessment and treatment of complex feeding issues.

· Knowledge of inter and transdisciplinary working.

· Knowledge of Progressing Disabilities Services work to date and future plans.

- Knowledge of National Policy on Access to Services for Children and Young People with Complex Needs.

If you feel you would fit the role then please submit your application today.

If you believe you would fit the role then please submit your application today.

Benefits

As a staff member of Enable Ireland, you will have access to a wide range of benefits, including:-

· Excellent internal and external training opportunities

· Generous annual leave entitlements

· Flexible Working

· Long service reward scheme

· Pay adjusted Maternity Leave

· Pay adjusted Adoptive Leave

· Pay adjusted Paternity Leave

· Wellbeing benefits

· Pension

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What now?

To apply, please download the Job Description and Person Specification for your information and complete the online application form. CVs will not be accepted.

Closing date for applications: Friday 3rd November

A panel may be formed from this vacancy for any similar vacancies, which may arise during the next 12 months.

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