Job Responsibilities
Provide quality Dietetic care to the Mental Health Inpatient services in the Broken Hill Health Service, including the Mental Health Inpatient Unit (MHIPU) and Mental Health Prevention and Rehabilitation Centre (MHPARC).
Monitor metabolic parameters and social factors that may impact on the client's nutritional status.
Demonstrate professional knowledge of recovery concepts and principles and commitment to facilitate recovery for consumers.
Maintain nutritional knowledge and skills in mental health disorders to provide nutritional care which is in line with evidence‐based practice.
Work with the multidisciplinary team, food services, consumers, families and carers to ensure diet plans are suitable and realistic.
Benefits
* 5 weeks paid annual leave per year
* 12 paid ADOs per year
* Salary packaging (pay less tax) and up to $9k for living expenses + $2.6k meal & entertainment
* Novated leasing
* Fitness passport
* Corporate rates at local gym (YMCA)
* Professional development through frequent online and face‐to‐face learning opportunities
Qualifications
* Bachelor or postgraduate degree in Nutrition and Dietetics, enabling eligibility for full membership of Dietitians Australia and at least 3 years clinical experience as a dietitian.
* Knowledge and understanding of current nutrition and dietetic best practice, including issues specific to the mental health setting.
* Demonstrated ability to work autonomously and provide dietetic assessment and interventions in a mental health setting.
* Understanding of the principles of mental health recovery and demonstrated experience and skills in care planning and working collaboratively with consumers, families and carers.
* Demonstrated capacity to deliver educational groups to consumers, families and carers.
* Demonstrated high level interpersonal and written communication skills, with a proven ability to communicate with colleagues, consumers, families, carers and service partners.
* Demonstrated computer literacy.
* Class C Driver's License and willingness to travel for work purposes.
Equal Opportunity Statement
At Far West Local Health District we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer, where we don't just accept differences, but we honour and support it. Committed to providing a working environment that thrives and values diversity, we encourage people of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander background, people with a disability and people from the LGBTQI+ community to apply.
NSW Health acknowledges the people of the many traditional countries and language groups of New South Wales. It acknowledges the wisdom of Elders past and present, and pays respect to all Aboriginal communities of today.
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