CORU Registered Dietitian or AFN Registered Nutritionist, Clinical Specialist or Senior Dietitian Grade (Part-time) 2025DOH04

Reference

2025DOH04

Category

Health and Social Care Professionals

Grade

3999 Health and Social Care Professionals Unclassified

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HSE

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Secondment

Important Information

This job is in the HSE.

County

• All

Location

Department of Health

Contract type

• If and when

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It is expected that the successful candidate will demonstrate excellent interpersonal, communication, collaboration and influencing skills. Supervised by the Policy Advisor in Nutrition and Obesity (CORU Registered Dietitian) in the Head of Health and Wellbeing programme, the Dietitian will have the following key responsibilities (please note that this list is indicative and not exhaustive):

* Engage with food-based organisations to establish if they have had nutritional and dietetic input to support them in the design of menu options available in the school food programme.

*Multi-stakeholder engagement to examine the process involved in delivery of the school meal programme which includes, but is not limited to Department of Social Protection, Department of Education, HSE, FSAI.

* Collect data on menu options from participating food-based organisations and construct a database.

* Complete a desktop review of compliance with Nutrition Standards using dietary modelling complimented with dietary analysis on recipes provided by FBO’s.

* Update the HI Nutrition Standards to remove the option of foods that are high in saturated fat salt and sugar in liaison with the Nutrition technical subgroup under the auspice of the Obesity Policy and Action Plan Implementation Group (OPIOG) and Healthy Eating Subgroup (HESG).

* Conduct site visits to a selection of participating schools to examine meals provided, meals selected by children, review of optional extras being offered and review of waste: food and other.

* Conduct surveys with both parents and children participating in the school meals programme to determine satisfaction with meals provided and explore opportunities for redesign or improvement of menu options.

* Develop menu options and recipe ideas with dietitians and chefs in the FBO’s. Menu options should include options that will cater for children with certain dietary restrictions such as allergy, coeliac disease etc.

* Design a suite of menu options for smaller food-based organisations who will not have regular access to nutrition and dietetic support.

* Develop an online training module to highlight key nutritional issues to be considered in menu design for children.

* Devise a screening tool for Department of Social Protection (DSP) employees so that they can check compliance to the nutrition standards on school visits as part of the audit review process.

* Evaluate training module with FBO’s and implemented monitoring system with DSP.

Closing date

03/06/2025 01:00:00

Proposed interview date

Week Commencing 9th June

Application details

'Applicants should submit a succinct CV (maximum three pages) highlighting relevant experience accompanied by a signed cover letter (maximum one page). The cover letter should set out their reasons for considering themselves qualified and suitable for the role. The CV should include the names of two referees but please note that they will not be contacted in advance of securing the candidate’s permission.

Applicants should note the importance of these two documents in terms of providing clear, concise, and relevant supporting information specific to this role.

Applications should be sent by email to Health_Secondments@health.gov.ie by midnight on Tuesday, 3rd June 2025.

Applications received after the closing date will not be considered.

Informal enquiries

'Health_Secondments@health.gov.ie, Ilona Gannon, HEO

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