Dietitian

Queensland Health; Longreach Regional; On-site; AUD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Superannuation 12.75%

Salary packaging

Annual leave loading 17.5%

Job summary

Central West Hospital and Health Service is seeking a dietitian to join a rural generalist team in Longreach, delivering nutrition and dietetic care across acute, aged care, community and outreach settings.

You will gain increasing independence with clinical supervision tapering as skills grow, contributing to education and research that shape community health outcomes.

Job description

Are you ready to create healthy futures together?

Start a new journey in Longreach where you will be part of a collaborative healthcare team providing contemporary nutrition and dietetic care, while contributing to service improvement, education, and research that shapes community health outcomes.

Patient Centred Care for our Central West communities

We care about people | We champion safety and quality | We act with integrity and accountability | We are a capable and confident workforce | We strive to improve

What's involved – In this role, you will have the opportunity to work within a rural generalist model of care as part of a multidisciplinary team, providing high-quality, responsive and flexible dietetics clinical services across acute, aged care, community and outreach settings. You will be supported to practice with increasing independence, with the level of clinical supervision reducing as your skills and experience grow.

About Central West Hospital and Health Service: Our diverse and rewarding work environment is as unique and dynamic as Central West Queensland itself. Our far-reaching health services cover a region of almost 20.6 percent of Queensland, encompasses seven local government areas, and reaches 18 unique and lively communities.

Expansive in the true sense of the word, the region opens new horizons painted in red earth, blue sky and burnt orange sunsets. It might feel miles away from urban life, but we are just a two-hour flight from Brisbane – well within reach of the city and South East Queensland's beautiful beaches.

As a Central West Health employee, your benefits include:

• generous employer superannuation contribution up to 12.75%;
• salary packaging to increase your take home pay;
• 17.5% annual leave loading;

The locals will tell you a role with Central West Health is more than just a job, and a life in central west Queensland is as iconic as the region that defines it. Be prepared to be embraced by warm, welcoming, and close-knit communities, and caring for and living among the people you work with to make a difference in their lives and yours, every day.

For more insight into what Central West Health has to offer, check out our YouTube channel: Central West Hospital and Health Service.

It is a condition of employment for this role for the employee to be, and remain, vaccinated against measles, mumps, rubella, varicella and hepatitis B during their employment.