Dietitian (Lvl 1/2) - Transitional Aged Care Program - Perm FT/PT

at  South Western Sydney Local Health District

Employment Type: Permanent Full Time or Part Time, up to 38 hours per week
Location: Fairfield Community Health Centre
Position Classification: Dietitian Level 1/2
Remuneration: $35.77 - $51.04 per hour
Requisition ID: REQ495505
Application Close Date: 23/06/2024
Interview Date Range: 26/06/2024 – 03/07/2024
Contact Details: Rebekah Culbert – 0456 224 909 | Rebekah.Culbert@health.nsw.gov.au

ABOUT THE OPPORTUNITY

SWSLHD Transitional Aged Care Program (TACP) is seeking a Level 1 / 2 dietitian to support their community and/or residential teams in providing high quality clinical dietetic assessment and intervention to older adults who are accessing the program.
TACP is a unique program focused on the reablement of older adults living in the community. Working with clients, their carer’s, the TACP multidisciplinary team and other relevant stakeholders, you will be contributing to holistic care that ensures better health outcomes and quality of life over a time-limited period post-discharge from hospital.
This position will be based in Fairfield LGA.

TRANSFORMING YOUR EXPERIENCE

Transforming Your Experience (TYE) is SWSLHDs key strategy to always positively transform your, our patients, our consumers, our staffs and our communities experiences across our organisation and services. Our vision is that our care is always safe, high quality and personalised and all our staff are supported and empowered to achieve their full potential. SWSLHD upholds the CORE Values – Collaboration, Openness, Respect and Empowerment.

TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR PERMANENT APPOINTMENT TO A POSITION IN NSW HEALTH, YOU MUST HAVE AN AUSTRALIAN CITIZENSHIP OR PERMANENT AUSTRALIAN RESIDENCY.

At South Western Sydney Local Health District we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer, where we don’t just accept differences but we honour and support it. Committed to providing a working environment that thrives and values diversity, we encourage people of ️ Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander ️ background, people with a disability and people from the LGBTQI+ community to apply.
SWSLHD is committed to driving a child safe culture that upholds children and young people’s rights. We strive to ensure children and young people feel safe, supported and included in their care. Existing staff of SWSLHD and those seeking employment are required to take the safety, welfare and wellbeing of children and young people seriously while taking action to keep them safe from harm and abuse.
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This position is responsible for providing patient centered and high quality nutrition services to patients in SWSLHD including providing nutritional care to patients as per caseload; provide and participate in education and evaluation; supervise students as appropriate; and participate in ongoing professional development, quality improvement and research as required.