Dietitian - Osteoporosis Refracture Prevention Clinic

**Employment Type**: Permanent Part Time
**Position Classification**: Dietitian Level 1/2
**Location**: Nepean Hospital
**Remuneration**: $37.03 - $52.83 per hour
**Hours Per Week**: 11.5
**Requisition ID**: REQ540158
**Applications Close**: 05/02/2025
- With _**_CORE _**_Values of _**_C_**_ollaboration, _**_O_**_penness, _**_R_**_espect and _**_E_**_mpowerment,_
- working with us will ensure your professional life is provided every opportunity to succeed_
- and develop in your chosen career role._

**About Us**
Nepean Blue Mountains Local Health District (NBMLHD) is a wonderful place to expand your career and grow your skills and knowledge. As a recognised leader in the healthcare industry, we provide a range of public health services to the Nepean, Blue Mountains, and Lithgow Region.

Nepean Hospital is a teaching hospital that provides tertiary referral services in emergency care, coronary care, diagnostics, gynaecology, paediatric, neonatal intensive care/ICU, maternity, mental health, rehabilitation, and surgery. The Nepean Campus has recently experienced tremendous growth and aims to support communities within and outside of Sydney’s western suburbs, providing world-class clinical facilities, services, and care.

A Permanent Part time opportunity is now available for a Dietitian to join the Allied Health Professional Team, located at Nepean Hospital.

The occupant of the position is responsible for the provision of high quality, evidence-based Nutrition and Dietetics Services to outpatients and staff of the Osteoporosis Refracture Prevention (ORP) clinic.
Your role as the Dietitian will be responsible for:

- High level of clinical expertise and knowledge in general clinical Dietetics
- Evaluating and developing the Dietetic ORP services to outpatients and other clients/staff
- Regular and ongoing quality improvement activities
- Attending relevant clinical and department meetings (ward rounds, case conferences, lectures, professional development sessions, staff meetings)
- Designing and implementing nutritional counselling/education programs for patients and staff as required
- Participating in Dietetics student supervision and teaching as required.

**Benefits available to eligible NBMLHD employees**
- Opportunity for extra tax savings through Salary Packaging
- Novated Leasing
- Great education opportunities through Education Training Service which offers over 110 courses each year
- Access to our Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for staff and family members
- Fitness Passport

**What you will bring to the role**
- Tertiary qualifications in Nutrition and Dietetics and eligible for full membership of the Dietitians’ Association of Australia
- Up-to-date knowledge and skills in nutrition and dietetic practice
- Current experience as a clinical dietitian, with post graduate experience
- Demonstrated evidence of excellent oral and written communication skills, including experience and confidence within multi-disciplinary teams
- Demonstrated ability to work successfully both as part of a team and independently, while managing a high paced and high volume workload
- Experience in nutrition related quality improvement projects focusing on improvements in clinical patient care and/or services
- Current Driver's Licence and willingness to use for work purpose travel

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