Allied Health Assistant

**Reference Number**:2445

**Category**:Allied Health

**Department**:Nutrition and Dietetics

**_Are you a current Austin Health employee? _**
- **Great opportunity for a suitably qualified Allied Health Assistant who enjoys a diverse range of work in a large dietetics team.**
- **Casual Grade 3 Allied Health Assistant available to start from 29 January 2025**
- **Pay range as per classification IN30 with a casual rate of $41.59 per hour**
- Austin Health is the major provider of tertiary health services, health professional education and research across three campuses in the north-east of Melbourne and state-wide. We have a highly engaged, diverse and collaborative workforce that is unified by our goal to help people live healthy and fulfilled lives.

**About the Nutrition and Dietetics Department**
- We are part of the Allied Health division, which employs over 1,000 health professionals across 27 disciplines, broadly known as the therapies and sciences, who work as key members of the multidisciplinary team aiming to provide the best outcomes for patients via preventing, diagnosing and treating a range of healthcare conditions.
- The Nutrition and Dietetics department has 50 staff members across three sites - Austin (acute care), Repat (sub-acute care) and Talbot (rehabilitation), providing services to inpatients, outpatients and home & community programs. We operate as one department and come together for staff meetings and continuing education. Our work environment is vibrant and fast paced and we are a friendly and supportive team. We have many highly skilled and experienced dietitians who lead our clinical teams and department-wide portfolios

**About the role**
- The Allied Health Assistant plays an integral role in supporting the Dietitians and in the treatment of patients. You will undertake a range of tasks - clinical, non-clinical and/or administrative - as delegated by the Dietitians, across various inpatient and outpatient services as required. Your role will involve undertaking nutrition screening, implementing low risk interventions, monitoring nutrition interventions and assisting in discharge education and planning to ensure ongoing high-quality care. You will be empowered to work within the structure of the duties delegated by the Dietitian and encouraged to be self-directed and autonomous.
- You will receive formal supervision, training and support via the allocated Dietitian/s. You will be expected to travel across campus as required and adopt a flexible approach to clinical caseload management and the provision of care during periods of planned and unplanned leave. You may be expected to adopt flexible working hours as required.

**About you**
- You will have excellent communication skills and a strong commitment to excellence in patient care. You’ll bring energy and drive to your work and have a keen interest in developing your skills.
- To be successful in this role, you'll bring with you:

- Successful completion of Certificate IV in Allied Health Assistance (Nutrition & Dietetics) from a Registered Training Organisation or equivalent, or be working towards an Undergraduate or Postgraduate Degree in Nutrition.
- Demonstrated interpersonal skills that promote team engagement.
- An ability to work autonomously, problem solve and self-manage competing demands.
- A willingness to undertake a broad range of clinical and non-clinical duties.
- An understanding of the basic theoretical principles of the work undertaken by dietitians working in an acute hospital setting.

**Our benefits**
- Working at Austin Health means enjoying a strong sense of purpose, engaging in meaningful work every day. Our people also receive a variety of rewarding benefits, including:

- Greater take-home pay through generous salary packaging
- A suite of wellness initiatives designed to support you, including discounts on fitness memberships and health insurance, and a comprehensive wellbeing program
- Mentoring and career development opportunities
- Onsite childcare, easy access via public transport, car parking and end of journey facilities for cyclists

**Work with us**

**Interested in finding out more about this opportunity? Read the**position description** for further details.**

**Application closing date: Sunday 19 January 2025