Senior Dietitian - Food Services
Senior Dietitian - Food Services
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Job Description
We are very excited to offer a highly sought-after Senior Dietitian - Food Services position to join our incredible team at Epworth! In this part time (.8 EFT) role you will be responsible for providing dietetics and nutrition expertise to the food services teams across all our Epworth sites to ensure the provision of food of the highest nutritional standards to our patients. You may also be required to provide clinical care to support caseload management. You will be part of and work collaboratively with our clinical dietitians strengthening relationships with food services streamlining and standardising hospital policies and procedures and promoting evidence-based nutrition management. The position reports to the Manager Speech Pathology & Dietetics Continuing Care and Support services (CCSS).
You will make an impact by:
- Providing the Food Services teams with nutritional advice analysis support and education.
- Collaborating with the head chefs and site-based food dervices teams to ensure that menu options and special dietary requirements for all our patients adhere to and comply with nutritional content the IDDSI Framework and food allergy/allergen safety criteria
- Monitoring and ensuring compliance against food nutrition standards policies and procedures
- Participating in the ongoing professional development of self colleagues and the wider Epworth HealthCare community
- Providing supervision education and support to Grade 1 & Grade 2 AHAs and students
- Participating actively and positively in the area of health and safety to reduce all hazards and incidents within the workplace
To be successful in this role you will bring:
- At least seven years experience working as a dietitian
- Strong communication skills
- A supportive and engaging manner that enables you to easily build rapport with our teams internal and external stakeholders patients as well as their families
- Proven experience in and commitment to service improvement and the ability to engage and influence others to achieve improved service delivery
- Experience working with Meal Management Systems and iPM
- Previous clinical experience as a Dietitian in a hospital or community setting
- Knowledge and understanding of National Standards and ACHS Accreditation Standards
Position Description Inherent Requirements
All candidates must include a cover letter as well as their most current resume. Early applications are encouraged with advertising to continue until this role is filled.
Qualifications :
- Bachelor/Masters of Nutrition and Dietetics or equivalent
- Eligible for full membership of Dietitians Australia (DA)
- Eligible for Accredited Practising Dietitian (APD) Program
Additional Information :
At Epworth its a community. Its the sense of belonging and being part of an organisation and a team that works to make sure that every patient matters. In addition to this you will have access to:
- Epworth HealthCare offers our employees salary packaging benefits of $15900 pre-tax annually plus an optional $2650 meals and entertainment allowance.
- The largest educational scholarship program of its kind in Australia!
- Ability to purchase up to four additional weeks of leave
- Reduced cost of health services for you and your family at Epworth
Enquire / Apply
Sound interesting To apply click the Im Interested button to attach your CV and cover letter.
We will review applications as we receive them.
For more information refer to the attached position description or contact or phone (03) or Jane Panaccio - Manager Speech Pathology & Dietetics Continuing Care and Support services (CCSS) on 0.
It is a condition of employment with Epworth HealthCare subject to reasonable exemptions that you have had an annual Influenza vaccination where this is required under Epworth policy.
As a child safe organisation all successful applicants are required to satisfactorily clear a National Police Check (conducted by Epworth) and may be required to hold a valid employee Working with Children Check (provided by you).
At Epworth we believe inclusion and diversity are essential to our culture and values. We focus on fairness and opportunity for all across race ability ethnicity gender age sexuality cultures and beliefs that reflect the communities we work in. At Epworth we care.
Remote Work :
No
Employment Type :
Part-time
Employment Type
Part-time
