Senior Dietitian Stroke Service

<h2>Overview</h2> <p><strong>Post Title: </strong></p> <p>Senior Dietitian Stroke</p> <p><strong>Post Status: </strong></p> <p>Permanent</p> <p><strong>Department </strong></p> <p>Department of Nutrition &amp; Dietetics</p> <p><strong>Location: </strong></p> <p>Beaumont Hospital, Dublin 9  </p> <p><strong>Salary:</strong></p> <p>Appointment will be made on Senior Grade at a point in line with Government pay policy. (€63,279 - €74,509)</p> <p><strong>Reports to: </strong></p> <p>Dietitian Manager In Charge III</p> <p><strong>Hours of work:  </strong></p> <p>Full Time 35 Hours</p> <p><strong>Closing date for applications:</strong></p> <p>26/06/2025 @5.00Pm</p> <p> </p> <p><strong>Position Summary:</strong></p> <ul> <li>To work/function as an efficient and effective member of the dietetic team in Beaumont Hospital and the multidisciplinary team in Oncology and Haematology (assigned clinical area), with the aim of providing optimum nutrition and dietetic care to patients attending this service</li> <li>To be responsible for and provide a high quality dietetic service for all patients within their specialist clinical area</li> <li>To contribute to the continuing development of the dietetic service for patients in their assigned clinical area, by providing expert advice and guidance for other healthcare professionals. This involves attending meetings and actively participating in the multidisciplinary team as well as national and local strategic service planning groups</li> <li>To initiate and participate in nutrition related research in their assigned clinical area</li> <li>To perform such other duties appropriate to office as may be from time to time assigned by the Chief Executive Officer or a designated officer.</li> </ul> <h2>Responsibilities</h2> <p> </p> <p><strong>Principal Duties and Responsibilities:</strong></p> <p> </p> <p><strong>Planning, Organising &amp; Service Provision</strong></p> <ul> <li>To provide a nutrition and dietetic service to clients and their families/carers in the area of Critical Care and assigned clinical areas</li> <li>To be involved in development and dissemination of evidence based, best practice guidelines on dietetic care in Critical Care and other clinical care area locally, regionally and nationally</li> <li>To deliver care within the multidisciplinary team approach by regularly liaising with relevant personnel (medical, nursing, clinical and non clinical).</li> <li>To attend appropriate ward rounds and multidisciplinary meetings in order to provide expert advice at an appropriate level to clinicians, patients and carers</li> <li>To develop a planned approach to providing a dietetic service to Inpatients, Outpatients and Day Cases so that clients are assessed and advised appropriately</li> <li>To be able to use highly developed communication and teaching skills to educate and support a diverse and multicultural population with complex barriers to understanding</li> <li>To work with the surgical staff to ensure that patients and carers have consented to dietetic interventions</li> <li>To advise on suitable nutritional supplements, vitamins and minerals in consultation with the surgical staff</li> <li>To work in close co-operation with the catering department to ensure clients nutritional needs are met.</li> <li>To participate in Dietetic teams within the Department of Nutrition and Dietetics by providing dietetic cover as required for other members of the department during periods of leave, which may require attending St Joseph’s Hospital, Raheny or Raheny Community Nursing Unit</li> </ul> <p> </p> <p><strong>Education, Training &amp; Development</strong></p> <ul> <li>To work in close co-operation with the catering department to ensure clients nutritional needs are met.</li> <li>To act as a resource by participating in the education and training of dietetic colleagues, other health professionals and client groups as required</li> <li>To design, prepare and evaluate suitable educational resources used for both client and professional education</li> <li>To play an active role in the training and development of undergraduate dietitians</li> <li>To develop appropriate referral patterns and systems of prioritisation for this patient group</li> <li>To maintain a portfolio of 'Continuous Professional Development'.</li> <li>To be an active member of the Department of Nutrition &amp; Dietetics at Beaumont Hospital participating in departmental developments and attending regular staff and continuing professional development meetings</li> <li>To be actively involved in professional clinical groups, specifically those relating to the area of Upper Gastro-intestinal Surgery and any clinical area assigned</li> <li>To initiate and/or participate in departmental and multidisciplinary initiatives which develop services that enhance the standard of care to clients</li> </ul> <p><strong>Management and Administration</strong></p> <ul> <li>To maintain patient records and to collect statistics as