Dietitian Jobs in Ireland | HSE & Locum Dietitian Roles

Dietitian Jobs in Ireland | HSE & Locum Dietitian Roles

Join Your World for rewarding dietitian jobs across Ireland, including roles in HSE hospitals, primary care, community services and specialist clinics. Our dedicated Allied Health recruitment team connects experienced and newly qualified clinicians with opportunities across a wide range of clinical settings.

Whether you are looking for locum dietitian jobs, a permanent role or your first Staff Grade placement, we recruit for positions across hospital departments, community nutrition services, paediatrics, diabetes care and specialist dietetic clinics.

From Staff Grade roles through to Senior and Clinical Specialist dietitian positions, we support clinicians at every stage of their career by matching them with roles that suit their expertise, preferences and professional goals.

Dietitian Salary in Ireland (HSE Grades)

Salaries for Dietitians in the Irish public health service are governed by the HSE Consolidated Salary Scales. The following table reflects the rates effective from 1 June 2026 under Department of Health Circular 2/2026.

The Locum Advantage

For those seeking greater flexibility or enhanced earnings, we offer a wide range of locum dietitian jobs across various clinical settings. Choosing the locum route allows you to diversify your clinical portfolio while benefiting from competitive hourly rates and the freedom to manage your own schedule.

Clinical Specialisms in Dietetics

Dietetics is a diverse field requiring specific clinical competencies. We recruit for a variety of specialisms, ensuring your unique skill set is matched to the right department:

• Community Dietetics: Managing long-term conditions, home enteral feeding and malnutrition within primary care and community nutrition services.
• Paediatric Dietetics: Providing nutritional support for infants and children, including allergy management, faltering growth and metabolic disorders.
• Critical Care and Parenteral Nutrition: Working in ICU and HDU environments to provide complex nutritional support for critically ill patients.
• Diabetes Management: Supporting patients with Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes through education, structured programmes and carbohydrate counting.
• Mental Health and Eating Disorders: Specialist nutritional intervention within CAMHS or adult mental health services.

Service Settings

Our partnerships span the Irish healthcare landscape, providing you with access to roles in:

• Acute Settings: Working within HSE and voluntary hospitals or private hospitals, often focusing on inpatient wards, surgical recovery and oncology.
• Community Settings: Based in primary care centres and health centres, or conducting home visits to support patient independence and prevent hospital readmission.

Why Choose Your World for Dietitian Jobs in Ireland?

Established in Ireland in 2012 and part of the Your World Recruitment Group, Your World connects healthcare professionals with rewarding roles across the HSE, voluntary hospitals, Section 38 and 39 agencies, and private healthcare providers throughout Ireland. We offer more than a job board. We offer a career partnership built around your skills, goals and personal circumstances.

• Dedicated consultants: You will work with a dedicated consultant who understands dietetics, from enteral and parenteral nutrition to community and clinical specialisms.
• Nationwide opportunities: Access locum, temporary and permanent roles in Dublin, Cork, Galway, Limerick, Waterford and across every county in Ireland.
• Compliance support: Our compliance team manages your CORU registration checks, Garda vetting, references and onboarding documentation so you are ready for placement without delay.
• Fast, reliable pay: Simple timesheets and a payroll team dedicated to making sure you are paid accurately and on time.

Professional Standards and Registration

To practise as a Dietitian in Ireland, you must be registered with CORU, the regulator of health and social care professionals. We also value candidates who maintain membership of the Irish Nutrition and Dietetic Institute (INDI), ensuring you stay at the forefront of nutritional science and professional practice.