MHDA Dietician in Broken Hill

Employment Type: Permanent Full Time

Position Classification: Dietitian Level 2

Remuneration: $98,936 - $113,301 pa + superannuation

Hours Per Week: 38

Location: Broken Hill

We really aren’t that far away - only 3 hours’ drive from Mildura, 5 hours from Adelaide or a short flight from anywhere in Australia with everything you need right at your front door! Broken Hill truly is a town like no other with a supportive community that will welcome you with open arms.

What you'll be doing:

• Provide quality Dietetic care to the Mental Health Inpatient services in the Broken Hill Health Service, including the Mental Health Inpatient Unit (MHIPU) and Mental health Prevention and Rehabilitation Centre (MHPARC).
• Monitor metabolic parameters and social factors that may impact on the client's nutritional status.
• Demonstrate professional knowledge of recovery concepts and principles and commitment to facilitate recovery for consumers.
• Maintain nutritional knowledge and skills in mental health disorders to provide nutritional care which is in line with evidence-based practice.
• Work with the multidisciplinary team, food services, consumers, families and carers to ensure diet plans are suitable and realistic.

What is on offer:

• 5 weeks paid annual leave per year
• 12 paid ADOs per year
• Salary packaging (pay less tax) and enjoy up to $9k for living expenses + $2.6k meal & entertainment.
• Novated leasing
• Fitness passport
• Corporate rates at local gym (YMCA)
• Professional development through frequent online and face-to-face learning opportunities.

About the Far West LHD:

The Far West Local Health District is one of 15 LHDs under NSW Health, providing high quality public health services to the communities in far west NSW. Our vision is to create excellence in rural and remote healthcare. Key to our success of course, is our people. Our workforce is inclusive and diverse. We employ well over 800 clinicians and support staff across our 9 health facilities in Broken Hill, Balranald, Dareton, Ivanhoe, Menindee, Tibooburra, Wentworth, White Cliffs and Wilcannia.

How to apply:

To be considered for this position, please ensure you address the selection criteria in the application as thoroughly as possible:

• Bachelor or post graduate degree in Nutrition and Dietetics, enabling eligibility for full membership of the Dietitians Australia and at least 3 years clinical experience as a dietitian.
• Knowledge and understanding of current nutrition and dietetic best practice, including dietetics issues specific to the mental health setting.
• Demonstrated ability to work autonomously and provide dietetic assessment and interventions in a mental health setting.
• Understanding of the principles of mental health recovery and demonstrated experience and skills in care planning and working collaboratively with consumers, families and carers.
• Demonstrated capacity to deliver educational groups to consumers, families and carers.
• Demonstrated high level interpersonal and written communication skills, with a proven ability to communicate with colleagues, consumers, families, carers and service partners.
• Demonstrated computer literacy.
• Class C Driver’s License and willingness to travel for work purposes.

At Far West Local Health District we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer, where we don’t just accept differences, but we honour and support it. Committed to providing a working environment that thrives and values diversity, we encourage people of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander background, people with a disability and people from the LGBTQI+ community to apply.