Senior Dietitian - Off Site locations, Tallaght

Job Title: Senior Dietitian Off Site Locations (2 positions)

Reference No:

05.026 (2026)

Department / Directorate:

Nutrition&Dietetics Department, COO Directorate

Reports to:

Manager of Nutrition&Dietetics

Purpose of the Role The TUH Dietetics Department provides services to patients discharged to off‑site locations. Two senior Dietitians are required to support these locations. One will operate in Tymon North, where MDT services are well established, and the other will establish and deliver Dietetic services in a new Clondalkin location for patients transferred from TUH.

Overview of Role The senior Dietitians will collaborate with the multidisciplinary team to coordinate patient care and expedite patient discharges, working closely with their Dietitian colleagues in TUH on transfer and delivery of patient care.

Key Duties and Responsibilities

Provide a comprehensive clinical service to patients transferred from TUH

Map service provision in collaboration with Dietitian managers

Develop and implement protocols for nutritional screening, referral, assessment, and intervention

Monitor and evaluate service provision and report on outcomes periodically

Provide expert nutritional advice to the multidisciplinary team and actively engage in ward rounds, conferences, lunch meetings, and grand rounds

Record statistical information and produce required reports

Supervise and support junior staff members and Dietetic assistants, where relevant

Attend departmental meetings at TUH regularly

Participate in the clinical training of Student Dietitians on placement at TUH

Contribute to the Department’s upskilling programme for Dietitians across specialties

Be responsible for own professional development and keep abreast of developments in Nutrition and Dietetics

Contribute to the enhancement of clinical practice through quality improvement initiatives, audit, and research

Contribute to the development, implementation, and evaluation of standards and policies relating to the Nutrition&Dietetic service

Carry out other duties appropriate to the post, as may be assigned by the Manager of Nutrition&Dietetics

Qualifications&Experience Required

Registered as a Dietitian by the Dietitians Registration Board at CORU, with proof of statutory registration

At least 3 years full‑time (or equivalent) post‑qualification clinical dietetic experience

Proficiency in the provision of artificial nutrition support (Enteral and Parenteral)

Experience in discharging patients from hospital on artificial nutrition support

Desirable

Member of the Irish Nutrition&Dietetic Institute

Full clean driver's licence

Experience supervising junior Dietitians, students, and/or therapy assistants

Recent relevant experience in a similar acute hospital setting

Evidence of service development or quality improvement experience

Recent evidence of continuing professional development

Reward&Recognition

Remuneration according to the Department of Health Consolidated Salary Scales, grade code 3395

Full‑time, pensionable, and permanent appointment

Annual leave entitlement of 29 working days per year (leave year: 1 April– 31 March)

Normal working hours: 35 hours over 5 days, with possible variation between 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. over 7 days for extended day services

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