Description
Permanent full-time position
Senior Dietitian, Level 4
Opportunity to lead a small, skilled team
Complex neurological caseload
Supportive MDT
About us..
Royal Rehab is a leading provider of rehabilitation services in brain and spinal cord injury. Our services also include neurological and general rehabilitation, supported independent living and specialist disability services. Our vision is a world without limits for people with disability, illness and injury.
Royal Rehab is renowned for our focus on research and innovation and sits uniquely as a provider of advanced rehabilitation and disability services including supported accommodation, private rehabilitation hospitals, a purpose-built resort for people with spinal cord injury and community services.
About the role..
Exciting opportunity for a passionate Senior Dietitian/Professional Leader to join our friendly team at Ryde. This position aims to represent Dietetics within Royal Rehab and provide a high standard of clinical practice across the dietetics discipline to the clients of Royal Rehab, Ryde.
Key responsibilities include:
Provision of specialist dietetic and nutrition care to clients across Royal Rehab Ryde. This includes clients in the Spinal Injury Unit, Brain Injury Unit and Royal Rehab Private Hospital or any other business unit that requires dietetic cover to meet operational needs.
Ensuring high quality, timely dietetic services to clients in line with evidence-based principles.
Providing strong clinical supervision and support to a team of dietitians and students.
Fostering a culture of practice development, evidence-based practice, research, and professional development.
Monitoring the service resources and working with the Clinical Operations Managers to address resource gaps.
Providing professional leadership for the dietetics and food services interface.
Acting as the resource for food services with a commitment to undertake quality projects and audits to compile evidence for accreditation standards.
About you..
We seek a self-motivated and skilled dietitian with:
Essential Criteria:
Tertiary qualifications in Nutrition and Dietetics with active Accredited Practicing Dietitian (APD) status.
Extensive clinical experience (> 5years) working as a dietitian with people with complex disability across a variety of settings.
Advanced clinical and food services skills with a solid knowledge of nutrition standards.
Advanced ability to translate therapeutic diet specifications into simple menu choices tailored to clinical demographics with high level skills in CBORD menu management system.
Demonstrated active interest and participation in quality and research activities.
An interest or previous experience in leading a team of dietitians.
High level interpersonal communication, time management and organizational skills.
A commitment to personal and professional development.
Desirable Criteria:
Experience working in a rehabilitation setting.
Class C Driver’s licence.
What we offer..
Salary packaging + benefits (including Fitness Passport & HCF Private Health Insurance discounts)
Competitive remuneration
Friendly and close-knit team environment
Supportive and experienced leadership team
Genuine career opportunities
We know diversity makes Royal Rehab a great place to work and we are committed to building an inclusive workplace culture that reflects the people we serve. We encourage applications from diverse community groups including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, LGBTIQA+, people with a disability and people from culturally diverse backgrounds.
What's next…
Address the essential criteria in your cover letter and CLICK HERE TO APPLY NOW!
Please note, only applicants that address this criteria will be considered.
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The successful applicant will be required to undergo pre-employment checks including but not limited to a current criminal record check working with children check, employment history and referee checks.
*All final applicants for this position will be requested to provide evidence of their COVID-19 vaccination immunisation record or medical exemption certificate as part of the recruitment process* We do not provide sponsorship and no agencies please.
Further Enquiries:
Dimity O’Leary, Director Community & Allied Health
Phone: 0412 214 682
Email: Dimity.OLeary@royalrehab.com.au
Closing Date: Sunday 12th February 2023
