Mental Health - Dietitian, Grade 2

Reference Number: 43389:  Mental Health - Dietitian, Grade 2  Employment Type: On Going Full Time (FT)  Location: Northern Health (All Campuses) 
 

About Northern Health:

As an organisation we have a clear focus on how we service and partner with our community, including our strategy of helping the community stay well when at home. Our reputation of community minded, inclusive and progressive is matched to none. 

Northern Health is located in the rapidly growing northern suburbs with projected growth the biggest in the state. With a booming, culturally rich and diverse community, and less than an hour’s drive from the CBD, Melbourne’s North is fast becoming the place to be!

The Opportunity:

Grade 2 Dietitian North West Area Mental Health

The position requires approved training, experience and expertise in nutrition and dietetics with a commitment to high standards of patient care.

• The dietitian will undertake a direct clinical role across the AMHS including community, sub-acute and acute sites.
• There will be a focus on the provision of nutrition support for consumers with severe mental illness who are at risk of or experiencing metabolic syndrome and severe eating disorders.
• The role requires experience in the provision of group work and education.
• The role provides support and education to staff across the multidisciplinary teams, and contributes to the orientation and training of staff.
• There is an expectation the dietitian contributes to innovation in quality improvement, service evaluation and research.
• They will have the ability to engage with people experiencing severe Mental Health issues, and must understand risk issues in Mental Health.

 To be successful in this role you will have:

• As per Medical Scientists, Pharmacists and Psychologists Enterprise Agreement would normally have at least 7 years' experience post graduating and demonstrated experience in a range of clinical areas.
• Demonstrated experience in the management of consumers with severe mental illness including eating disorders.
• Demonstrated experience supervising students and junior clinicians.
• Demonstrated high level of interpersonal and communication skills.
• Personal integrity and commitment to live and practice the Northern Health values
• Experience in individual and group counselling.
• Ability to demonstrate effective presentation skills for the purpose of education for staff, students and consumers.
• Demonstrated commitment to professional development with a minimum of 30 hours CPD per year.
• Experience working collaboratively with other health care team members, particularly in the area of Mental Health and Eating disorders.
• Ability to work independently and part of a multidisciplinary team.
• Demonstrated competence using computer applications such as Microsoft Office and Excel.

Next Steps. . . 

If this opportunity sounds like the next step in your career, then we would love to hear from you. Please click on the 'Apply' button and follow the prompts.

For detailed role information, please refer to the key result areas, major responsibilities and selection criteria located within the Position Description below.

Gr2 Dietitian NWAMHS - PD

Alternatively, for further details please contact;

Seema Thowfeek, Clinical Dietitian (NWAMHS) via:

Tel: 9355 9700

Applications close 31st March 2024

Why work at the Northern Health?

We offer a range of benefits to support and reward staff both personally and professionally, which includes:

• Health and Wellbeing programs, including our ‘Thrive’ program
• Flexibility in the workplace and extra leave options and support
• An inclusive and culturally safe space
• State of the art facilities and campus partnerships
• A commitment to ongoing professional development through our ‘Learning Labs’
• Access to salary packaging, EAP and our online library

Work with us! Northern Health is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to attracting and retaining a diverse workforce which reflects the community we serve. Applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, as well as applicants who are LGBTIQ+, who have different abilities, or are from culturally and Linguistically Diverse Backgrounds are encouraged.

All employees of Northern Health must comply with the health service’s Staff Health / Workforce Immunisation procedure (as amended from time to time) together with any relevant State Government and Departmental directives. This requires all employees to be vaccinated for various diseases such as, but not limited to influenza and Covid-19.