Our Health Service is expanding. An exciting leadership opportunity has arisen within the West Moreton Health Nutrition and Food Services team for a new CA4 Senior Nutrition Assistant position.

• Multiple opportunities available!

Job details

About the role

This position will be located at the new Ripley Specialised Inpatient Services facility, which is introducing a new on-demand Food service model, supported by an Electronic Patient Menu Management System (ePMMS). The purpose of this position is to provide professional and operational management, clinical practice supervision and leadership for a team of Nutrition Assistants.

 Ripley Specialised Inpatient Services is a state-of-the-art facility that will deliver 90 additional beds in West Moreton as part of Queensland Health's Accelerated Infrastructure Delivery Program. The project will deliver a three-storey facility located on Botany Drive, South Ripley. It is located on the Ripley Health Campus and is co-located with the current Satellite Health Centre.

About you

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

• Clinical knowledge, expertise and skill in contemporary professional practice relevant to the services delivered by the work unit, commensurate with level of experience.
• Ability to apply established principles to routine nutrition assessment, implementation and evaluation of clinical services, with increasingly independent clinical judgement to more complex clinical decision making.
• Ability to use high quality verbal and written communication to work co-operatively within the interprofessional team to achieve the best patient centred outcomes.
• Ability to efficiently and effectively manage workload as well as participate in initiating and implementing quality and clinical service improvement activities.
• Ability to rapidly acquire knowledge and skills to participate in the clinical education and training of students.

Mandatory Requirements:

• Vaccinated against, and remain vaccinated against, certain vaccine preventable diseases (VPD) as outlined in the Health Employment Directive NO. 01/16

About West Moreton Health

 West Moreton Health is one of the most rapidly evolving health services in the south east corner, with a community growth expected to almost double to more than 588,000 by 2036. Our vision is for a robust hospital and health service that includes fit-for-purpose spaces, interconnected buildings, multi-disciplinary health services, research, education and community partnerships.

To read more on how West Moreton Health are committed to transforming and optimising our care, to meet the health care needs of our growing and diverse community –  Follow this link  

Benefits

• 17.5% annual leave loading (Additional allowances/entitlements may apply)
• 12.75 % employer contribution to superannuation
• Professional development
• Salary sacrificing options
• Wellness programs
• Employee Assistance Service (EAS).

To apply

Further information regarding this role please download and read the attached Role Description and Information Packages. You will need to submit your Cover Letter, CV or Resume including the names and contact details of two referees and a short response (maximum 1-2 pages) on how your experience, abilities, knowledge and personal qualities are relevant to the role.

Applications to remain current for a period of 12 months and may be used to fill a similar vacancy.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are strongly encouraged to apply for all West Moreton Health vacancies.

Further information

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

Documents

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

• WM651587_07 Nutrition Assistant Senior RD (PDF, 378KB)
  Role Description
  
  Joining the West Moreton Health Community (PDF, 301KB)
  Information Package for Applicants
  
  WMH Leadership Standards combined (PDF, 241KB)
  Information Package for Applicants