Manager Nutrition & Dietetics

Calvary; Newcastle City Council; On-site; AUD 98,000 - 101,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary packaging options

On-site parking

Fitness Passport

Employee Assistance Program

Leave entitlement transfers

Gender neutral parental leave

Job summary

Calvary Mater Newcastle is seeking a Dietitian at Level 5 Years 1–2 to lead the Nutrition and Dietetics Department. The role focuses on strategic direction, operations, and equitable nutrition care for inpatients and oncology outpatients.

Ideal candidates hold a Nutrition & Dietetics degree with eligibility for professional membership, possess extensive clinical experience, and demonstrate strong leadership and stakeholder engagement in a complex healthcare setting.

Qualifications

• Bachelor or postgraduate degree in Nutrition & Dietetics eligible for Dietitian’s Association of Australia membership.
• Extensive clinical Dietetics experience with advanced knowledge and complex patient management.
• Demonstrated leadership and workforce management and ability to build a collaborative team.
• Experience leading planning, delivery and improvement of Nutrition and Dietetics services.
• Operational management capabilities across resources, finance and service performance.
• Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills across disciplines.
• Postgraduate leadership training or significant health service management experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Nutrition and Dietetics Department strategy and operations.
• Collaborate with multi-disciplinary leaders to coordinate high-quality nutrition care.
• Drive clinical governance, evidence-based practice and service outcomes evaluation.

Education

Bachelor or postgraduate degree in Nutrition & Dietetics

Extensive clinical Dietetics experience

Leadership and management capability

Workforce management and staff development

Stakeholder engagement and collaboration

Clinical governance and quality improvement

Operational management of resources and risks

Health service leadership experience

Job description

Join Calvary Mater Newcastle Where Compassion Meets World-Class Care!

• Salary Classification Dietitian Level 5 Yr 1 - 2
• Remuneration: $71.27- $73.00per hour + superannuation + annual leave loading +salary packaging options

The Head of Nutrition and Dietetics is responsible for the overall management, strategic direction and operations for the Nutrition and Dietetics Department at Calvary Mater Newcastle. The position works collaboratively with multi-disciplinary leaders and teams across the hospital to plan, coordinate and deliver high-quality equitable nutrition care to inpatients, and outpatients undergoing cancer treatment.

About you

• Hold a bachelor or post graduate degree in Nutrition & Dietetics that provides eligibility for full membership of the Dietitian’s Association of Australia or other qualifications deemed equivalent by the employer
• Extensive clinical Dietetics experience, with advanced clinical knowledge and demonstrated capability in the management of complex patients and provision of expert clinical advice
• Demonstrated leadership and management capability, including workforce management, staff development, performance management and the ability to build a positive, collaborative and accountable team culture
• Demonstrated ability to lead the planning, delivery and continuous improvement of Nutrition and Dietetics services, incorporating clinical governance, evidence-based practice, quality improvement and evaluation of service outcomes
• Demonstrated operational management capability, including effective management of workforce, financial and other resources, competing service priorities, risk and service performance
• Highly developed communication, collaboration and stakeholder engagement skills, including the demonstrated ability to build effective multidisciplinary relationships, influence decision-making and lead service improvement and change
• Postgraduate qualifications and/or significant experience in health service leadership or management within a complex acute healthcare environment.

For further information about this role please contact Julie Steffner **************@health.nsw.gov.au

Why work for Calvary?

We are an Affiliated Health Organisation providing services to both public and private patients primarily from the Hunter New England area. Our health services and clinics include Oncology, Coronary Care and Cardiology, Surgery, Intensive Care, General Medicine, Research and 24/7 Emergency Care.

We are a world class leader in research in oncology, toxicology, psychiatry and palliative care research. Our researchers work in partnership with our nurses, clinicians and patients, as well as universities, affiliated organisations and charities, both locally and globally.

We work together to be a source of healing, hope and nurturing to the people and communities we serve. As we work, our values are visible in how we act and treat each other. We care for our people by providing a safe, equitable, inclusive and welcoming work environment that respects each individual and their contribution to our purpose of ‘Being for Others’.

In addition to an enriching work environment, our staff benefit from:

• Up to $15,900 in salary packaging options plus extra savings with meal entertainment packaging and novated car leasing
• On-site parking
• Fitness Passport and Employee Assistance Program
• Leave entitlement balances transfer for NSW Health employees
• Gender neutral parental leave

This role requires the successful applicant to:

• Have unlimited working rights in Australia
• Successfully complete pre-employment checks including reference checks, work rights, criminal history check and WWCC checks to ensure suitability for the role
• Provide evidence of immunisation as required for the role