Dietitian Senior in Tralee

About the Role

Enable Ireland provides services to over 13,000 children and adults with disabilities and their families from 43 locations in 14 counties. Covering childhood to adulthood our expert teams work with the individual and their family on a plan for each life stage. Our services for children and their families cover all aspects of a child's physical, educational, and social development from early infancy through adolescence. For adults we offer a range of services covering personal development, independent living, supported employment, social and leisure activities. The demand for our services continues to increase throughout Ireland. We have set ourselves the challenging goal of meeting these needs by providing a full range of high quality services, and expanding into local communities.

Enable Ireland, is an equal opportunities employer. We strongly advocate for fairness, respect, equality, diversity, inclusion, and engagement, and are dedicated to ongoing enhancement in these areas.

Enable Ireland delivers Children Services through Childrens Disability Network Team (CDNT) under the National Progressing Services (PDS) model for children and young people with complex needs arising from a disability. As a Lead Agency within this model, Enable Ireland has responsibility for the delivery of services to children assigned to Children’s Disability Network Teams (CDNT) within designated network areas. Services are provided in accordance with legislative and service delivery frameworks and requirements, within the resources allocated. As a senior member of the interdisciplinary team, the post holder will provide clinical nutrition services to Service Users referred by the Children’s services teams. This involves the provision of nutritional counselling and nutritional support to Service Users and their families and includes the initial consultation as well as ongoing review.

Requirements

Essential Criteria:

• Be registered, or be eligible for registration, as a Dietitian by the Dietitians Registration Board at CORU.
• Have 3 years full time (or an aggregate of 3 years full time) post qualification dietetic experience.
• 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.
• 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.
• On appointment practitioners must maintain annual registration on the Dieticians Register maintained by the Dietitians Registration Board at CORU.
• Valid driving licence for within the state/jurisdiction with access to own transport in order to deliver services across a large geographical area.
• Eligible to work in the state.

Desirable Criteria:

• Postgraduate experience of working with children with disabilities (in a community-based setting).
• Postgraduate paediatric dietetic experience.
• Postgraduate INDI Paediatric Course.
• INDI membership.

Details

Location: Tralee, County Kerry, Ireland

Contract Type: Full time, Temporary

Contract Hours: 35 hrs p/w

Salary: €63,313–€74,947 pro rata per annum

Annual Leave: 33 days pro rata per annum

Closing date: 12 Nov 2026 at 12:00 PM

How to Apply

To apply please download Job Description and Personal Specification for your information and complete the online form. CV’s will not be accepted.

Closing date for applications: Thursday 12th November 2026 at 12 Noon

Interview Date: To be confirmed