Enjoy the Far North lifestyle while working with our Nutrition and Dietetics Department, Allied Health Services team as a Dietitian. The Cairns Hospital Nutrition and Dietetics Department provides a friendly, supportive, professional environment with opportunities for career progression. Department staff are responsible for providing high quality services across the continuum of care to client/patient groups both within CHHHS and for patients from the Torres and Cape catchment areas who receive care at Cairns Hospital. The Department values a well-trained workforce with opportunities for participation in a range of professional support and development activities. Staff are committed to providing contemporary, evidence-based practice and research or project management opportunities may arise.

Job details

The Cairns and Hinterland Hospital and Health Service covers a large geographic area with a diverse and growing population. The Health Service provides a wide range of primary care, acute and specialist services.

Our staff are a part of the community we serve, and we strongly believe that health outcomes are enhanced by involving our community in the planning and evaluation of local health services.

About us:

Our values were developed by our staff, patients and community. They guide our work and actions every day. Our staff are part of the community we serve. We believe that we can improve health outcomes by involving our community in the planning and evaluation of their local health services.

About your opportunity:

In this position you will deliver Nutrition and Dietetic clinical services commensurate with level of clinical experience on a rotational basis, in accordance with prescribed professional and ethical standards. This may include the provision of weekend services as requested. This position may require staff to work across various Cairns Hospital sites including Cairns Hospital, Gordonvale Hospital, the Subacute Facility in Oregon Street and provision of relief to the rural hospital sites across the CHHHS.

About your role:

• Manage an appropriate caseload using high level time management and prioritisation skills including the maintenance of accurate patient records and recording departmental statistics.
• Proportionate with level of experience assist in the development and/or review of clinical practices, procedures and protocols. Participate in local quality and service improvement activities using the principles of evidence-based practice under the guidance of senior staff.
• Provide clinical education and clinical practice supervision to dietitian students and less experienced dietitians, and provide support and guidance to nutrition assistants, work experience students and other relevant staff.
• Work cooperatively and effectively by maintaining timely and open communication (including accurate documentation and reporting) within multi-professional teams, with patients, their families/carers and other health professionals, supervisors, students, food service staff and researchers as required.
• Be an active and flexible participant of the nutrition and dietetic department by supporting the Director of Nutrition and Dietetics and various team leaders, with the expectation to endorse senior decision making processes.

As a Cairns and Hinterland Hospital and Health Service employee, not only will you receive competitive remuneration, you will also have access to:

• Generous superannuation
• Salary packaging
• Annual incremental increases
• Career training and development
• Flexible work arrangements
• Wellness programs

Vaccine Preventable Diseases (VPD) evidence as required for your employment in accordance with legislation/government policy and Directives.

For more information about this role, please refer to the attached Role Description.

Why choose Cairns?

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You can find out more about why it's so great to work at Cairns and Hinterland here: https://www.health.qld.gov.au/cairns_hinterland

Further information

We are committed to building inclusive cultures in the Queensland public sector that respect and promote human rights and diversity.

Applicants are to apply online. If the information requested in the ‘how to apply’ section is not provided, you may not meet the requirements for further consideration of your application.

Documents

Before applying for this vacancy please ensure you read the documents below.

• CAH632777 Role Description (PDF, 541KB)
  Role Description
  
  1. CHHHS Information for Applicants v.20 (PDF, 939KB)
  Information Package for Applicants
  
  Documentation preparation guide (PDF, 229KB)
  Information Package for Applicants