Dietician - Mental Health Therapy Services

3 weeks ago


Geelong, Australia Barwon Health Full time

**Employment Status**

Permanent Part Time

**Program**

Mental Health Drug and Alcohol Services

**Location**

MH - Mental Health & Wellbeing Local

**Hours Per Fortnight**

32

**Position Summary**
- **Be recognised** as part of a highly skilled and experienced team of mental health clinicians and lived experience workforce in a dynamic and integrated mental health service.
- **Be challenged** by delivering new therapy services for people accessing our local mental health and well-being service
- **Be rewarded** by working in an innovative, supportive and collegial environment.

**About the facility**

The Mental Health Therapy Services develops and provides specialist assessment, consultation and evidenced-based therapies as part of consumer’s treatment within Barwon Health's Local and Area Mental Health services.

**About the role**

The senior dietician will provide specialist assessment and treatment as a part of our interprofessional team of psychologists, occupational therapists, speech pathology, exercise physiology and peer workers; improving MH outcomes for consumers. You will support expanded delivery of our therapy services into the local MH and Well-being service, and input into service development as a part of the MHTS leadership team. You will work collaboratively with peer workers, well-being staff, community clinicians, inpatient staff and psychiatrists to ensure people receive comprehensive care that helps consumer feel better. As a senior dietician you will provide expert support and supervisory input to staff and students working across a range of therapeutic modalities including lifestyle programs drawing on nutritional psychiatry and eating disorder treatment.

**About the culture**

Be part of an innovative, growing interprofessional team in a supportive and collaborative environment.

**Barwon Health staff benefits**
- Flexible working arrangements
- Professional development
- Access to employee wellness program
- Salary packaging
- Social club
- Doorstep to the Great Ocean Road, Bellarine Peninsula and the Surf Coast

**About the Geelong Region, AUSTRALIA**

Sitting within one of Victoria’s six regional health centres, Barwon Health serves the community of Greater Geelong and beyond. Victoria’s second largest city after Melbourne Derived from the local Wathaurong Aboriginal name for the region Djilang, Geelong is thought to mean ‘land’ or ‘cliffs’.
- Enjoy a range of lifestyle choices including inner city, coastal, suburban and rural homes at affordable prices.
- High standard of schooling options throughout the area
- A stone throw from the Surf Coast and Great Ocean Road
- Appreciate beautiful parks, rivers, walks and wineries

To find out more about the Geelong region, visit our Moving to the Region page on the Barwon Health website.

**Diversity and Inclusion**

At Barwon Health we are committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce where we value each person’s uniqueness. We embrace diverse life experiences and the perspectives of our people, whilst providing high-quality health care to all members of our community, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, religion, cultural background, disability, or sexual orientation.

We are also proud to be Totally Smoke Free.

**_ This role must be fully vaccinated for Covid -19 and influenza and meet the requirements of the Barwon Health immunisation policy._**

**Selection Criteria**

Essential: Can you please list Barwon Health's values?
Essential: Can you please choose one of Barwon Health's values and describe a situation in the workplace where you have displayed this value?
Essential: Registered dietician with years of experience for grade 3 role as per EBA
Desirable: Experience in working with consumers with moderate-severe mental illness including eating disorders
Desirable: Experience working with multidisciplinary teams and wide range of stakeholders
Essential: I agree, to commence employment, I am required to meet Barwon Health’s immunisation requirements (including full Covid-19 and Influenza vaccination) set out in the Staff Immunisation Policy. I acknowledge that meeting this requirement is mandatory and a condition of employment subsequently offered.

**Contact Person**

Amy Langbein

**Contact Person Job Title**

Manager Mental Health therapy services

**Contact Number**

0448 377 500

**Closing Date**

18/12/2023



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