Are you ready to take your expertise in nutrition and dietetics to the next level? As a Senior Dietitian with Darling Downs Health in Toowoomba, you’ll play a leading role in shaping patient care and delivering high-quality nutritional support. Working within a multidisciplinary team, you’ll help improve health outcomes by applying evidence-based practices, guiding clinical decisions, and mentoring others in a collaborative healthcare environment.

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What your day will look like….

Your day will involve working with patients to assess nutritional needs, develop tailored care plans, and provide expert dietary guidance. You'll collaborate with other health professionals to ensure a holistic approach to patient care, contribute to clinical governance, and support service improvements through research and education. Whether mentoring junior staff, refining clinical practices, or engaging with families and carers, your expertise will drive better health outcomes and enhance the patient experience.

Let's talk about you!

Our ideal candidate will be someone who can inspire the following:

• Compassion – you will engage with others and demonstrate empathy, care, kindness, support and understanding.
• Integrity – you are open, honest, approachable, equitable and consistent in everything we do.
• Dignity – you treat others with respect, display reasonableness and take pride in what you do.
• Innovation – you embrace change and strive to know more, learn more and do better.
• Courage – you respectfully question for clarity and have the strength and confidence to Speak Up.

Why Us?

Darling Downs Health's (DDH) region is a large geographic area covering approximately 90,000 square kilometres across Southeast Queensland. We are one of the largest employers in the region, with a diverse team of more than 6,000 staff. We deliver frontline health services across our 30 facilities and care for nearly 300,000 people, support the birth of almost 3,000 babies and perform more than 15,000 breastscreens.

We offer rewarding career opportunities across a wide range of clinical and non-clinical areas throughout our health service and pride ourselves on providing a work culture that values and respects diversity in the workplace. We also believe that all our employees should be treated fairly, with dignity and with respect.  DDH is committed to providing a safe, secure, supportive, and inclusive workplace.

Benefits!

• Competitive wages, salary packaging and leave entitlements
• A diverse work culture
• Career development
• Professional development opportunities
• Education opportunities, Study and Research
• Paid parental leave
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Discounted Private Health Insurance
• Fitness Passport
• Work-Life Balance, Variety and Flexibility
• Generous Salary Sacrificing

Next step….

Applicants are to apply online and supply the requested documentation.

Find out more about us!

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Further information

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

For more information about Darling Downs Health, please go to www.health.qld.gov.au/darlingdowns

Documents

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

• DD2505638918 Role Description (PDF, 795KB)
  Role Description
  
  Candidate Application Guide (PDF, 198KB)
  Information Package for Applicants