About the Irish Heart Foundation
The Irish Heart Foundation is a community of people who fight to protect the cardiovascular health of everyone in Ireland. Together we are working to eliminate preventable death and disability from heart disease and stroke, and to support and care for those living with these life-changing conditions. We work to achieve this by:
About the programme
The Happy Heart Healthy Eating Award is a unique health promotion programme created by the Irish Heart Foundation in the mid-1990s. We have continuously developed the programme over the past 25+ years with the support of the HSE. In partnership with the HSE, catering facilities in healthcare services are assisted and supported to:
Further information on the Happy Heart Healthy Eating Award is available on our website.
Role description
We wish to engage a dietitian for sessional work on this programme. The successful candidate will carry out catering audits in staff restaurants with the aim of enabling the restaurants to provide and promote healthy options to staff. During the onsite visit, he/she will also provide general advice and support to workplaces that are implementing the health promotion programme.
It is anticipated that the successful candidate will be required to work in primarily the Connacht area for approximately 1 day/month, although the location and frequency may vary. Full training will be provided, in advance of work commencing and on an ongoing basis. It is expected that the individual would commit to at least one year with the Foundation, following completion of initial training.
Essential Requirements
Desirable Criteria
Further information on the Happy Heart Healthy Eating Award is available here.
Interested parties should submit a cover letter and short CV to Zhanna Keane, programme administrator to zkeane@irishheart.ie.
Informal queries to Zhanna Keane at above email.
