Dietitian - Casual

at  Northern Beaches Hospital

ABOUT NORTHERN BEACHES HOSPITAL

Northern Beaches Hospital provides world-class, Level 5 delineation services for both public and private patients. The hospital features 486 beds, 50-bed Emergency Department, 20-bed general and cardiothoracic ICU, 14 state-of-the-art theatres including cardiac catheter labs, world-class education centre, doctors lounge and excellent staff facilities including café and car parking.
From cardiothoracic surgery and neurosurgery to luxury maternity and excellent emergency care, Northern Beaches Hospital has a wide range of services that can help you build a healthcare career in your chosen field.
We are proud to be home to some of Australia’s leading clinical specialists and a training ground for the clinicians of the future. The Northern Beaches Clinical School is an innovative partnership with the Faculty of Medicine, Health and Human Sciences at Macquarie University. NBH also has partnerships with other tertiary education institutions including well-respected nursing schools.
Northern Beaches Hospital offers staff opportunities to gain unique experience in a growing teaching hospital. Our culture is diverse, friendly and open to ideas.
We are looking for Dietitians to join the casual pool at Northern Beaches Hospital. You will have nutrition and dietetics experience working in an acute hospital setting and be passionate about your work!

You will:

• Provide a high standard of clinical care to admitted inpatients
• Provide small group education to specific population groups
• Work in partnership with Medical Officers and other members of the multidisciplinary healthcare team to provide assessment and evidence based interventions
• Provide dietary counseling and education to a variety of different patient populations
• Contribute to quality improvement and education programs

Selection Criteria:
1. Tertiary qualifications in Nutrition and Dietetics that meet the requirements for full membership of the Dietitians Association of Australia.
2. Recent and relevant clinical dietetics experience across a range of different clinical specialty areas in a comparable inpatient acute care setting.
3. Up-to-date knowledge and skills in nutrition and dietetic practice, including the inpatient acute care setting
4. Demonstrated high level written and verbal communication, and interpersonal skills, and the ability to proactively engage with patients/clients to enhance service delivery
5. Demonstrated ability to work independently and also as part of a multidisciplinary team whist maintaining a high volume workload in a fast paced environment.
6. Demonstrated ability to prioritise and manage workload demands, meet deadlines and complete activities within scope of practice.
7. Demonstrated commitment to quality improvement and the application of evidence based practice.
8. Demonstrated commitment to continuing professional development and workplace education.

Employee Benefits: Our OneHealthscope rewards program gives you access to a range of wellness benefits, as well as discounted onsite parking at Northern Beaches Hospital and access to Fitness Passport! Wellness benefits including a wide offering of holistic support through our Employee Assistance Program and free services including medical examination of employees and discounted Healthscope services for permanent Healthscope employees and members of their immediate family.

• One Healthscope rewards program with national deals and discounts for travel, health insurance and banking offers.

Application Enquiries: Despina Phieros, Acting Dietetics Manager, despina.phieros@healthscope.com.au or 02 9105 5028