Dietitian, Grade 2, Full Time Temporary

**Employment Status**

Temporary Full Time

**Program**

Community Health Rehab & Palliative Care

**Location**

McKellar Centre

**Hours Per Fortnight**

80

**Position Summary**
- Provide high quality care to patients in Inpatient Rehabilitation
- Contribute and collaborate within a multidisciplinary team
- Full time temporary position 80hours a fortnight accruing ADO - Job-sharing will be considered

**About the facility**

Barwon Health’s McKellar Centre located only minutes from the centre of Geelong. It is situated on a vibrant community asset with parkland surrounds. The centre offers a range of rehabilitation services that enable people to make a dynamic recovery. It is a 100 bed inpatient facility offering rehabilitation in palliative care, geriatric evaluation and management, stroke, trauma, orthopaedic and amputee service. We have state-of-the-art facilities concerning assistive technology and education facilities.

The Nutrition & Dietetics team provide clinical services to inpatients and outpatients across all clinical services at McKellar Centre. Our services promote the concept of a cooperative teamwork model, where staff are expected to pursue clinical excellence, consumer-centre care and interdisciplinary teamwork. Additionally the team provide clinical placements for Deakin dietetics students and have a strong relationship with Food Services via our Food Service Dietitian.

**About the role**
- Provision of comprehensive, co-ordinated and integrated multidisciplinary services.
- Provision of consumer-centred care.
- Contribution to the development and delivery of high quality, cost-effective dietetics services.
- Contribution to meeting relevant performance indicators (KPI’s).

**About the culture**

Our staff group is friendly and social and enjoy working in a large department with other specialised staff and clinicians. We promote positive respectful relationships and strong working partnerships. As a team, we focus on providing the highest quality, patient centred care. Everything we do centres all services on the patient and is guided by our driving values: Respect, Compassion, Commitment, Accountability and Innovation.

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

**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 Jillong, 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 Barwon Health are proud to be Totally Smoke Free.

**_ This role must be fully vaccinated for COVID-19 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: Eligibility for full membership of Dietitians Australia
Essential: Accredited Practising Dietitian (APD) status
Essential: A current Victorian Driver’s License or equivalent
Desirable: Accredited Functional Independence Measure (FIM) clinician
Essential: Proven experience in one or more of the following: acute or subacute clinical nutrition and nutritional support
Essential: Demonstrated understanding and experience with health coaching concepts and practices

Essential: Ability to manage a demanding work load and prioritise accordingly
Essential: Sound knowledge of team function and ability to work and support a cohesive team
Essential: Ability to differentiate, accept and exercise appropriate mechanisms of internal and external communication and accountability
Desirable: 4 years of relevant clinical experience on rehabilitation
Desirable: Previous experience and/or interest in research
Desirable: Previous experience in supervising dietetic students and/or Grad