Patient Nutrition Support Assistant (Dietetics)

Health; Caboolture; Hybrid; AUD 50,000 - 52,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary packaging

Superannuation up to 12.75%

Flexible scheduling

Job summary

Queensland Health's Caboolture Hospital is seeking a Dietetic Assistant to support patient nutrition through menu planning, nutrition monitoring, therapeutic diet support and education. The role involves patient interaction, meal selection, and collaboration with dietitians and nursing staff to optimise outcomes.

You will work with computerised menu systems to record selections, monitor intake, and assist with ensuring diet safety and quality of care in a busy hospital setting.

Qualifications

• Experience in hospital nutrition support or food service

Responsibilities

• Assist patients to select meals meeting therapeutic and texture-modified diets.
• Monitor and record nutritional intake using computerised menu systems.
• Identify patients at nutritional risk and escalate to dietitians.
• Collaborate with dietitians, nursing and food service teams to ensure safe meal delivery.

Skills

Menu planning

Nutrition monitoring

Therapeutic diets

Patient education

Job description

Queensland Health's Caboolture Hospital is seeking a Dietetic Assistant to support patient nutrition through menu planning, nutrition monitoring, therapeutic diet support and education. The role involves patient interaction, meal selection, and collaboration with dietitians and nursing staff to optimise outcomes.

You will work with computerised menu systems to record selections, monitor intake, and assist with ensuring diet safety and quality of care in a busy hospital setting.