At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead a team of Dietitians to deliver high-quality nutrition services for children and families.
- Company: Children's Health Queensland, a leader in paediatric healthcare and research.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, professional growth, wellness programs, and flexible work-life balance.
- Other info: Join a diverse team committed to inclusive practices and community health.
- Why this job: Make a real difference in children's health while developing your leadership skills.
- Qualifications: Advanced clinical expertise in dietetics and strong leadership abilities.
The predicted salary is between 63000 - 77000 $ per year.
In this role you will create systems to sustain high quality delivery for children, young people and families in accordance with the Children's Health Queensland Leadership Excellence Framework and the Queensland Public Service and the CHQ values.
Your contribution will include:
- Clinical Practice
- Independently apply advanced level clinical expertise, specialised techniques and professional judgement to a complex caseload and provide clinical direction and advice to support evidence based clinical decision making and quality patient care by less experienced Dietitians.
- Deliver clinical food service consultancy to health practitioners and provide expert advice and authoritative counsel on clinical food service to key stakeholders with regard to non-operational clinical food service matters.
- Communication / Team Participation
- Work cooperatively and engage in effective communications with clinical service providers, service managers and clinical team leaders to facilitate early access to Nutrition and Dietetic services and support effective service delivery, appropriate discharge, good clinical outcomes and stakeholder satisfaction.
- Provide specialist advice regarding clinical food services to clinical service providers, service managers and health care consumers making key contributions to cross-discipline planning, delivery and evaluation of clinical services.
- Leadership / Service Improvement
- Actively pursue further relevant professional development and take a lead role in the development and delivery of relevant competency training and skill development programs targeted at less experienced Dietitians and assistant staff; pre-entry Nutrition and Dietetic student placements; and education programs for other professionals, patients and their families/carers in the area of clinical food services and nutrition support.
- Work in partnership with the Dietetics leadership team to plan, develop, operationalise and coordinate Dietetics and Food Services taking responsibility for day-to-day management of a diverse team including resource allocation, operational and clinical practice supervision, performance appraisal and performance management.
About Children's Health Queensland Hospital and Health Service (CHQ HHS)
Children's Health Queensland is a recognised leader in paediatric healthcare, teaching and research, delivering a full range of clinical services and training, tertiary and quaternary care and health promotion programs to children and young people from across Queensland and northern New South Wales.
Inclusion and diversity
To encourage inclusive practices in recruitment, we are committed to increasing our Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Workforce and building inclusive cultures that respect and promote human rights and Workforce Diversity and Inclusion. CHQ is an equal opportunity employer.
Some of the great benefits of working at CHQ HSS
If you're looking for a rewarding career, and you're excited to contribute to the development of Australia's best paediatric health service, come and join the team at CHQ and enjoy a range of benefits including:
- Opportunities for professional growth and development
- Competitive renumeration
- Annual pay increases
- 12.75% employer superannuation contribution
- 17.5% annual leave loading
- Salary packaging
- Employee wellness and assistance program
- Work/life balance, variety, and flexibility
You can find out more about why it's so great to work at CHQ HHS here.
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