Job Summary
Nua Healthcare Services (Nua) is one of Ireland’s leading Private Healthcare Providers, specialising in Residential and Supported Living Services, to both Children and Adults with a range of complex support needs.
We are currently seeking applicants who are interested in joining Nua Healthcare’s team at our new forensic mental health facility. At Nua Healthcare, we believe that having the highest quality of care is an absolute right of every individual we support.
We are committed to providing each individual we support with personalised care, and we encourage and facilitate their involvement throughout utilising associated decision-making processes where appropriate. Nua Healthcare’s multidisciplinary team has a broad range of clinical professionals such as Clinical Directors, Consultant Psychiatrists, Nurses from a psychiatric background, Psychologists, Occupational Therapists, Speech and Language Therapists and Behaviour Specialists amongst many others who support our care pathways across Ireland.
Job Objectives
We are seeking an experienced Dietician to join our team at Nua Healthcare and take a lead role in engaging with patients with a mental health disorder and assessing their needs within our mental health service.
This will include the following on a day-to-day basis:
Main Duties:
1. To co-operate with your employer and to comply with your responsibilities under the Mental Health Act 2001 and Mental Health Amendment Act 2018, the Safety Health and Welfare at Work Act 2005 and all associated standards, regulations, and codes of practice in so far as is reasonable and practicable.
2. To be familiar with and to adhere to all company policies and procedures.
3. To use company IT systems as instructed and to never share your passwords with another or do anything likely to result in the unutilised disclosure of and or personal data as defined under the General Data Protects Regulations (GDPR).
4. Engaging with patients and assessing their needs.
5. Obtain and evaluate nutritional history of the patients regarding food habits.
6. Complete written monthly nutritional assessments as well as comprehensive patient assessments for the patient's written care plans.
7. Monitors patient's adherence and response to nutrition therapy, and adjust therapy as needed to achieve and sustain an effective nutritional status.
The above Job Specification is not intended to be a comprehensive list of all duties involved and consequently, the post holder will be required to perform other duties as appropriate to the post.
Skills Requirement
Qualification :
8. Bachelor’s degree in nutrition, health, or a related field.
Experience:
9. Minimum 1 years’ experience in a similar role.
Skills:
10. Genuine respect and empathy for diversity and individuality.
11. Responsible and mature approach to work.
12. Experience of / with people with additional and/or complex needs.
13. Enthusiastic, proactive self-motivator who can provide holistic supports of the highest quality.
14. The ability to adapt to new environments.
15. Excellent problem solving and decision-making skills under pressure, ability to work on your own initiative.
16. Ability to set high personal standards of performance and delivery of desired results.
Benefits
17. Company Pension
18. Continuous Professional Development
19. Fantastic development & career opportunities
20. Life Assurance/Death-in-Service
21. Paid Maternity/Paternity Leave
22. Education Assistance
23. Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
24. Bike to work Scheme.
25. Refer/Retain a friend bonus.
26. Discounts with Retailers - Nationwide
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