Dietitian - Community Care Nutrition | Part-time Temporary

Act-Government; Canberra; On-site; AUD 52,000 - 62,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

Salary packaging

Flexible conditions

Employee assistance

Onsite Physiotherapists

Job summary

Canberra Health Services' Community Care Nutrition Service is seeking a Health Professional Level 1 Dietitian for a temporary 4-day-per-week role (29.4 hours) for two months, with a possible extension, based in Canberra.

You will deliver nutrition assessments, interventions, care planning and education to adults living in the community, support patients and carers to manage malnutrition and chronic disease, and collaborate with GPs and allied health staff to improve health outcomes.

Qualifications

• Degree in Nutrition and Dietetics plus eligibility for Dietitians Australia.
• Current driver's licence.
• This is a temporary 2-month role with potential extension.

Responsibilities

• Deliver nutrition assessments, interventions, care planning and education to adults living in the community.
• Support consumers and their carers in managing nutrition-related conditions, including malnutrition and chronic disease.
• Collaborate with GPs, allied health professionals and community organisations to optimize nutrition care.

Skills

Nutrition assessment

Dietetic interventions

Care planning

Patient education

Education

Degree in Nutrition and Dietetics

Job description

Dietitian - Community Care Nutrition
Part-time Temporary

• Competitive pay rates and excellent working conditions within a tertiary hospital.
• Salary Packaging with many options that provide full fringe benefits tax concessions.
• Flexible working conditions
• Access to Employee Assistance Program.
• Access to onsite Physiotherapists.

About the Role:

This is a fantastic opportunity for an enthusiastic early career Dietitian to join the Community Care Nutrition Service at Canberra Health Services. We are seeking a motivated Health Professional Level 1 Dietitian for a temporary 4-day-per-week position for two months, with the possibility of extension.

Working as part of an experienced and supportive nutrition team, you will deliver nutrition assessments, interventions, care planning and education to adults living in the community. You will support consumers and their carers to manage a range of nutrition-related conditions, including malnutrition, gastrointestinal disorders and chronic disease, while helping them achieve the best possible health outcomes through patient-centred care.

Community Care Nutrition provides personalised nutrition services to adults across the ACT and maintains a broad scope of clinical practice. The team works closely with consumers, carers, GPs, allied health professionals and community organisations to address health and psychosocial barriers to optimal nutrition. Committed to the Canberra Health Services values of Reliable, Progressive, Respectful and Kind, the service focuses on innovation, continuous quality improvement, research and excellence in care.

This role offers an excellent opportunity to develop and strengthen clinical skills in a supportive environment that values professional growth, clinical supervision and staff wellbeing. You will contribute to a high-performing and inclusive team dedicated to improving health outcomes for people living in the Canberra community.

To be successful in this role, you will hold a Degree in Nutrition and Dietetics and be eligible for membership with Dietitians Australia. A current passenger vehicle driver's licence is also required.

A merit pool may be established from this recruitment process and will remain valid for 12 months. This pool may be used to fill similar roles/ future vacant positions at the same level across CHS.

Please note prior to commencement successful candidates will be required to:

• Comply with Canberra Health Services Occupational Assessment, Screening and Vaccination policy.
• Comply with CHS credentialing and scope of clinical practice requirements for allied health professionals.

Note: This is a temporary position available for a period of two months with the possibility of extension. This is a part-time position (29.4), and the salary noted above will be paid pro-rata.

Note: Under the ACTPS employment framework you may be placed in another role where required for the efficient administration of the service.

Where an offer of employment is for a fixed-term period, any related temporary contracts within the Territory will be issued in compliance with the requirements and applicable exceptions outlined in the Fair Work Act.

Canberra Health Services (CHS) is focussed on the delivery of high quality, effective, person centred care. It provides acute, sub-acute, primary and community‐based health services, to the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) and surrounding region. More information can be found on the CHS website .

Our Vision: creating exceptional health care together
Our Role: to be a health service that is trusted by our community
Our Values: Reliable, Progressive, Respectful and Kind

CHS is committed to workforce diversity and to creating an inclusive workplace. As part of this commitment, we welcome applications from all diversity groups. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people with disability and people who identify as LGBTQIA+ are particularly encouraged to apply.

The ACT public service is committed to closing the gap, underpinned by the belief that when Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people have a genuine say in the design and delivery of policies, programs and services that affect them, better life outcomes are achieved. More information can be found here ACT Closing the Gap Implementation Plan - ACT Government Transparency Portal .

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Note

This is a temporary position available for a period of two months with the possibility of extension.