Senior Dietitian

Mackay Hospital and Health Service; Mackay Regional; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive wages

Flexible working arrangements

Education opportunities

Study and Research

Job summary

Mackay Hospital and Health Service in Mackay, Queensland, is seeking a Senior Dietitian for a temporary role in the Nutrition and Dietetics Department at Mackay Base Hospital. You will deliver high-level nutrition and dietetic services across clinical areas within Queensland Health.

As the senior member of a small clinical team, you will support colleagues, contribute to service development and education, and help ensure service coverage across MHHS.

Responsibilities

• Independently deliver high level nutrition and dietetics services across a variety of clinical areas to Queensland Health clients within the MHHS.
• Provide support and act as a resource person across the MHHS for dietetic service delivery, quality improvement, service development, food services, and clinical education, and through representation on relevant committees or portfolios.
• Be the senior member of a small clinical team, providing direct and indirect support to team members to enable service sustainability and optimisation as well as ensuring service coverage across all teams.

Job description

Mackay Hospital and Health Service – Mackay QLD

The Nutrition and Dietetics Department at the Mackay Base Hospital is seeking applications for a Senior Dietitian to join their team on a temporary basis.

Your opportunity

• Independently deliver high level nutrition and dietetics services across a variety of clinical areas to Queensland Health clients within the MHHS. This semi-rotational position works collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams to ensure the provision of quality nutrition and dietetic services to patients within the Health Service across the care continuum.
• Provide support and act as a resource person across the MHHS for dietetic service delivery, quality improvement, service development, food services, and clinical education, and through representation on relevant committees or portfolios.
• Be the senior member of a small clinical team, providing direct and indirect support to team members to enable service sustainability and optimisation as well as ensuring service coverage across all teams.

About the Team

Our Nutrition and Dietetics Service delivers care to patients, both children and adults, throughout our hospital departments as well as in outpatient, community and rural settings. As experts in nutrition, our Dietitians provide education and practical support to enable patients to make dietary choices that will maximise their health and wellbeing.

About our Hospital and Health Service

Mackay Hospital and Health Service has 6 hospitals, 2 multi-purpose health services and 4 community health centres that employ more than 3,500 staff. The district covers an area of approximately 90,000km2 and provides services to patients and their families in Bowen, Cannonvale, Clermont, Collinsville, Dysart, Glenden, Mackay, Middlemount, Moranbah, Proserpine and Sarina.

Some of our great benefits on offer

• Competitive wages, salary packaging and leave entitlements
• Flexible working arrangements
• Education opportunities, Study and Research