Use your passion for nutrition to make an impact!

Contribute to patient care by providing clinical support services delegated by and under the supervision of a Dietitian.

Temporary Full-time opportunity for up to 4 months based at Ripley!

Job details

About West Moreton Health

West Moreton Health is one of Queensland's most diverse and rapidly evolving health services, delivering health care to over 300,000 people across Ipswich, Boonah, Gatton, Laidley, and Esk.

We provide preventative and primary healthcare services, ambulatory services, acute care, sub-acute care, oral health, mental health and other specialised services, including prison and youth detention health services, and alcohol and other drugs services to the region.

At West Moreton Health, our employees apply our shared values to every aspect of their work. This helps make sure our workplaces are effective, inclusive and empower our employees to reach our goals.

As a Child Safe Organisation, at West Moreton Health:

• We prioritise children and young people being seen, heard, and safe in every interaction.
• We create inclusive environments where the voices and needs of children and young people are valued and respected.
• We believe safeguarding is shared responsibility, upheld by every member of our organisation.

Come and join a connected team of over 6,000 professionals delivering compassionate, community-based care across the West Moreton region.

What it's like to work with us | West Moreton Health

What you'll be doing

The key responsibilities of the role include:

• Implement and monitor nutritional care according to predetermined guidelines and under the supervision of an Accredited Practising Dietitian.
• Conduct nutrition screening, meal audits and patient reviews that include, but are not limited to the following: completing malnutrition screening, collecting patient's food preferences, conducting meal-time audits and supplement tolerance reviews. Provide feedback to dietitians on findings, escalate concerns to dietitians as per guidelines and assist in discharge planning.
• Provide education for clients on therapeutic diets as delegated by a dietitian (e.g. high energy and high protein eating) using predetermined guidelines and handouts.

What we're looking for

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

• Demonstrated ability to provide a defined range of assessments and clinical interventions under supervision and direction of a Dietitian and undertake operational and administrative duties relevant to the position.
• Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively and work collaboratively with clients and the multidisciplinary team, with a good understanding of own scope of practice.  
• Demonstrated ability to use initiative and assume responsibility for the assigned workload, including the use of effective and efficient planning and organisational skills.
• Demonstrated ability to effectively engage in professional development and supervision as well as contribute to service improvement activities in order to ensure the delivery of high quality care.

Mandatory Requirements

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

Why choose us

• Purposeful work that makes a meaningful impact.
• Professional development opportunities.
• Career pathways with support to step into senior roles.
• Wellbeing supports including peer networks, flexible work options, EAP and dedicated mental health programs.
• Competitive benefits including salary packaging and up to 12.75% super.

To apply

For further information regarding this role, please download and read the attached Role Description,#EveryoneIsALeader Framework 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.

• WM688341_07 Dietetic Assistant_RD (PDF)
  
  Joining the West Moreton Health Community (PDF)