Employment Type: Temporary Full Time (until 30 June 2025)
Position Classification: Dietitian Level 2
Remuneration: $46.13 - $52.83 ph + Super
Hours Per Week: 38
Requisition ID: REQ548426
Location: Broken Hill NSW 2880
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. We can't wait to see you! Take a quick look at "Living and Working" in the Far West.
What You'll Be Doing
- To provide quality Dietetic clinical patient care and project management services to the Integrated Care Program in the Far West LHD (based at Broken Hill Health Service), including case coordination and key project work (focus on women’s health).
- Based in the Broken Hill Hospital, provide evidenced based dietary intervention in a therapeutic setting.
- Participate in all areas of assessment and treatment relevant to level of training and experience.
- Gain invaluable hospital experience in a rural setting, supported by the Dietetics Team Leader.
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
- Isolation & climate allowance
- Corporate rates at local gym (YMCA)
- Fitness Passport
- 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.
In the Far West LHD, we are working together to make a real difference to the health outcomes for our communities. We encourage you to consider joining our friendly team for a meaningful and rewarding career in rural and remote healthcare.
How To Apply
To be considered for this position, please ensure you address the selection criteria in the application as thoroughly as possible:
- Tertiary qualifications in Dietetics with eligibility for Accredited Practising Dietitian status with the Dietitians' Australia.
- Demonstrated application of professional and ethical boundaries to the delivery of patient care in the context of a multi-disciplinary team.
- Demonstrated application of evidence based practice and critical thinking to advocate for and implement individualised person centred care patient care.
- Demonstrated capacity to interact with others in a personable and professional manner and personally resolve conflicts when they arise.
- Demonstrated application of project management skills or working towards.
- Evidence of participation in own professional development and commitment to maintaining competence and enhancement of skills, and willingness to apply and share professional expertise with colleagues.
- Evidence of sound knowledge in Primary Health Care Models with experience working in nutrition and dietetics including health promotion, and ability to apply current evidence based practice.
- Ability to provide programs and interventions for people with complex or chronic diseases with a focus on women’s health.
The Welcome Experience
The Welcome Experience in Broken Hill connects you and your family with local people and local resources to help you settle in and feel at home in your new community faster.
Learn more at www.nsw.gov.au/welcomeexperience
Need more information?
- Click here for the Position Description
- Find out more about applying for this position
For role related queries or questions contact Rebecca Smith on Rebecca.Smith7@health.nsw.gov.au
Applications Close: 16 February 2025
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About
If you are an Aboriginal person and wish to obtain more information about applying for a role with us, please visit:
https://www.steppingup.health.nsw.gov.au/
Empower, listen and act together
Together, we can make a positive difference in the lives of all children, young people and families within our community to keep them safe from harm and to empower children's voices.
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.
