Casual Nutrition Assistant — Therapeutic Diets

Queensland Government; Brisbane; Presencial; AUD 39.000 - 44.000; A tiempo parcial

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Superannuation up to 12.75%

Descripción de la vacante

West Moreton Health is seeking a Nutrition Assistant (Casual) in Brisbane to support dietary service delivery for patients, including meal orders, dietary information management, and assisting dietitians with nutrition screening and menu planning.

The role requires basic knowledge of hospital food service systems, good computer literacy, and strong organisational and communication skills to work in a multidisciplinary health setting.

Formación

• Basic knowledge of hospital food service systems and the ability to acquire knowledge in the principles of nutrition, therapeutic application, and food safety compliance requirements.
• Sound computer literacy skills, including basic knowledge of medical and nutrition terminology.
• Effective organisation skills including the ability to complete work schedules within timeframes and meet service deadlines, whilst remaining flexible to respond to changing needs.
• Sound communication and interpersonal skills to work collaboratively as a team member in a multidisciplinary health setting, including a good understanding of own scope of practice in complex work environment.
• Understands, contributes to and accurately follows quality systems and procedures.

Responsabilidades

• Follow procedures and undertake routine tasks such as correctly completing meal orders for patients, providing information regarding menu options and guidance for therapeutic and allergen diets, dietary information management, collating production information and updating food service staff regarding meal and therapeutic diet requirements.
• Oversee accuracy of, and support main meal and mid-meal service, ensuring safety of therapeutic and allergen diets and checking dietary compliance and quality.
• Arrange and regularly monitor the provision of therapeutic menu items, escalating nutrition care concerns to dietitians as per guidelines.
• Perform other delegated duties requested by the Dietitian Team Leader Food Services to assist with improving nutritional status, safety and satisfaction of patients. E.g. conducting nutrition screening, updating menu frameworks.

Conocimientos

Nutrition knowledge

Food safety

Descripción del empleo

West Moreton Health is seeking a Nutrition Assistant (Casual) in Brisbane to support dietary service delivery for patients, including meal orders, dietary information management, and assisting dietitians with nutrition screening and menu planning.

The role requires basic knowledge of hospital food service systems, good computer literacy, and strong organisational and communication skills to work in a multidisciplinary health setting.