Job Description
Senior Bariatric Dietitian
The Bon Secours Hospital, a Centre of Excellence for Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery, seeks a skilled Senior Bariatric Dietitian to join its dynamic team.
The ideal candidate will have experience managing patients who have had bariatric surgery and/or previous experience in a weight management, obesity disease, or upper GI surgery service.
Main Responsibilities:
- Work closely with the bariatric multidisciplinary team to support individuals in their bariatric surgery journey.
- Manage a busy outpatient clinic caseload, including phone, virtual, and in-person consultations.
- Meet with individuals post-surgery on in-patient wards.
- Participate in multi-disciplinary team meetings, formulating treatment plans and managing post-op complications.
Requirements:
- Hold a qualification approved by the Dietitians registration board at CORU.
- Be registered with the Dietitians registration board at CORU.
- Maintain live annual registration with the Dietitians registration board at CORU.
- Have three years full-time experience in clinical dietetics, preferably in a hospital setting.
- Be able to communicate in English to the standard equivalent of level 7 of the International English Language Testing System.
About the Role:
This is a full-time, 6-month fixed-term contract opportunity to gain experience in bariatric surgery and a wide range of specialties.
Continuing professional development is actively encouraged and supported.
The successful candidate will have a strong work ethic and outstanding interpersonal and team skills.
Supervised specialist training can be offered for the right candidate.
The Bon Secours Hospital is the largest private hospital in Ireland, providing a range of specialties including Oncology, Haematology, Radiotherapy, and more.
The Dietetics Department is a dynamic team that strives to provide a quality service for both inpatients and outpatients.