Staff Grade Dietitian

Job Purpose

The Dietitian, Staff Grade will function as an efficient and effective member of the dietetic team with the aim of ensuring optimum delivery of a clinical nutrition and dietetic service to clients and ensuring appropriate follow up as necessary.

Organisational Context

The HSE has created six new health regions. Each region is responsible for providing both hospital and community care for the people in that area. Bringing community health services and hospitals together means we can take a more patient-centred approach to healthcare.

HSE Dublin North East provides health and social care to North Dublin, Louth, Meath, Monaghan and most areas of Cavan.

Community Healthcare Services are delivered through the HSE and its funded agencies to people in local communities, as close as possible to people’s homes.  Community Healthcare Services focus on keeping you well so that you can continue to live at home or close to home through our health promotion, disease screening, diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation programs. You can refer yourself to most Community Healthcare Services or through your GP, public health nurse, community mental health team, etc. Services include - Primary Care, Social Care - Older Persons, Social Care – Disabilities, Mental Health, Health and Wellbeing, Quality, Safety and Service Improvement.

HSE Dublin North East Region includes the following hospitals

• Beaumont Hospital
• Cavan General Hospital
• Connolly Hospital
• Louth County Hospital
• National Orthopaedic Hospital Cappagh
• Monaghan General Hospital
• Mater Misericordiae University Hospital
• Our Ladys Hospital Navan
• Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital
• Rotunda Hospital

The Louth Hospital group provides dietetic services across three sites Our Lady of Lourdes, Cottage Hospital & Louth County Hospital. Services are provided to acute medical & surgical patients, paediatrics and maternity in both an inpatient and outpatient capacity.

The staff Grade post will participate in the staff grade rotational program which allows for their professional development and enhancement of clinical skills in a wide range of areas such as surgery, acute medicine, paediatrics, stroke, elderly and oncology.

Essential Criteria

Dietitian students who are graduating in 2026 are eligible to apply for this campaign. 

1.Statutory Registration, Professional Qualifications, Experience, etc. a) Candidates for appointment must:

i) Be registered, or be eligible for registration, as a Dietitian by the Dietitians Registration Board at CORU. 

And

ii) 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.

And

iii) 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.

2.Annual Registration 

• On appointment practitioners must maintain annual registration on the Dietitians

          Register maintained by the Dietitians Registration Board at CORU. 

                                                              And 

• Practitioners must confirm annual registration with CORU to the HSE by way of

            the annual Patient Safety Assurance Certificate (PSAC).

Relevant Attachments:

Job Spec SGDIET2026

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