Your role at St John of God Bendigo Hospital
You will work alongside the Multi-disciplinary team to provide clinical nutrition and dietetic services to clients using advanced clinical practice skills. Ensures practice is in accordance to the Dietitians Australia (DA) Professional Standards and Code of Conduct and SJGHC policies and guidelines.
The Position
* Provides a senior nutrition and dietetic service to patients/clients and or carers on an individual or group level for both inpatients and or outpatients including management of more complex patients.
* Coordinate the provision of special dietary requirements of patients/clients.
* Provide consultation and support to medical, nursing, catering and allied health professionals within the Division, and external agencies, as appropriate.
* Uses expert nutritional knowledge acts as a consultant to the hospital catering service to inform menu development and compliance with the relevant hospital Nutritional standards.
* Document patients’ medical nutrition therapy in the approved manner.
* Participate in multidisciplinary activities e.g. team meetings, ward rounds, or case conferences, as required.
* Participate in the delivery of education programmes within the dietetics service and for other caregiver groups.
* Develop and review dietary education resources.
Minimum Qualifications:
You will have a tertiary qualification in Dietetics and be eligible for full membership with Dietitians Australia (DA) and evidence of Accredited Practising Dietitian (APD) status.
To succeed you will demonstrate the ability to plan and implement assessments and appropriately apply evidence-based practice and dietetic knowledge to patient/client management, treatment interventions and discharge planning at an advanced level of practice.
Above all, patient care will be at the core of everything you do, committing to and supporting our Mission and Values.
We can offer you:
* Salary: $59.57 to $68.07 per hour (including casual loading) plus 11.5% superannuation.
* Casual Position available.
* Salary packaging up to $18,550 on a range of benefits such as mortgage, rent, meal entertainment, holiday accommodation or other everyday living expenses as well as options to salary package benefits above the FBT cap on items such as:
o Novated leasing.
o Work-related expenses.
o Self-education.
o Additional superannuation.
* A healthy work-life balance through flexible work options, additional purchased leave and well-being programs.
* Employee discount on St John of God Hospital & Medical Services and Private Health Insurance.
* Employee support through our dedicated free Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
* Access to a range of Lifestyle, Health & Wellbeing rewards and discounts.
* Opportunities for post-graduate course support.
* Dynamic multidisciplinary team.
For enquiries about this position, applicants should contact Ganesh Kuppa, Allied Health Manager (03) 5434 3216.
Application closes on 29th April 2025.
At St John of God Health Care, we celebrate diversity and warmly welcome applications from people of all backgrounds.
Our commitment is to create a safe and nurturing environment for all children and vulnerable individuals in our care and proactively take steps to protect them from abuse, ensuring their safety and well-being.
Our inclusive culture fosters an environment that is respectful and secure, welcoming and accessible, and unified through our diverse community.
All caregivers employed by St John of God Health Care are required to be vaccinated from Influenza in order to fulfil the requirements of the role. #J-18808-Ljbffr