AddressEmployment Type: Temporary Part Time up to 14.Feb.2025 (12 months from commencement date)
Position Classification: Dietitian Lvl 3
Remuneration: 108595 - 112114 - full time equivalent base salary range (excludes super, leave loading and salary packaging)
Hours Per Week: 16
Requisition ID: REQ457395
Sydney Children's Hospitals Network is the largest paediatric health care entity in Australia. We care for thousands of children each year in our hospitals and in their homes — with one purpose in mind — to help young people live their healthiest lives.
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An exciting new opportunity for a Level 3 Paediatric Dietitian to utilise research skills to develop the nutritional service for Inflammatory bowel disease at The Children's Hospital at Westmead
- An eligibility list will be created for future temporary part time vacancies.
What you'll be doing
Experience in paediatric dietetics, and in paediatric Inflammatory Bowel Disease is desirable. The role is temporarily funded and therefore the establishment of sustainable pathways is a critical focus. The successful candidate will be expected to utilise research skills for audit, policy, service development and research. Of particular importance will be the development, monitoring and evaluating of outcome measures for the service. These will be used to build a case for ongoing funding for this post. The candidate will be expected to work autonomously within professional practice guidelines as well as adhering to an overall framework of the policies and procedures of the Children’s Hospital at Westmead.
The clinical load of this level 3 dietitian will be focussed on IBD within Gastroenterology Medicine. The level 3 dietitian however will be expected to provide cover across the gastroenterology service in both the inpatient and outpatient setting at times of reduced staffing, as directed by the Manager of the Nutrition and Dietetics Department in collaboration with the Gastroenterology lead consultant.
The level 3 dietitian provides consultation in their specialty of gastroenterology to other health professionals across the area, geographic region or clinical network both within and beyond the Sydney Children’s Hospital Network.
The Nutrition and Dietetic Department aims to work in partnership to advocate for optimized nutrition for children through evidence based clinical care, education, research and leadership. We specialize in addressing the unique nutritional needs of children from neonates to adolescents, across a range of clinical domains. Our primary aim is to optimize the growth and nutritional status of all children with chronic and complex medical conditions, including IBD.
- Eligible for full membership of the Dietitians Association of Australia
- Extensive post graduate clinical experience in a range of clinical areas, specifically Gastroenterology
- Excellent negotiation, decision making and advocacy skills including the ability to interact constructively and collaboratively with a diverse range of stakeholders, throughout all organisational levels
- Ability to provide in-depth advice and education to enhance service delivery and to guide and support others in providing service excellence
- Ability to apply advanced reasoning skills and independent professional judgement when dealing with situations of a novel, complex or critical nature
- Ability to initiate, lead, complete and share quality improvement initiatives and service evaluation processes and lead ongoing quality improvement activities with other staff, including in the establishment of an MDT Model of care considering patient reported outcome and experience measures.
- Demonstrated commitment to ongoing clinical and professional learning
SCHN is an Equal Opportunity Employer that values diversity - we acknowledge the vibrancy that a diverse workforce brings to enhance both our workplace culture and our service delivery to children, young people and their families and carers. We encourage all suitably qualified applicants to apply. If you identify as an Indigenous Australian or as a person with a disability, please contact us if you would like some more information about our recruitment process.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are encouraged to apply. We recognise the value of Aboriginal staff providing health care to Aboriginal children and families that access the services we provide at the Sydney Children’s Hospitals Network. Aboriginal job applicants are encouraged to visit the NSW Health Aboriginal Recruitment tool, Stepping Up to assist in preparing your application.
Please refer to the Application Guide and NSW Policy Directive PD2022_030 Occupational Assessment Screening and Vaccination Against Specified Infectious Diseases for vaccination requirements.
All NSW Health workers are required to have completed a primary course (2 doses) of a COVID-19 vaccine which has been approved or recognised by the Therapeutics Goods Administration (TGA).
Acceptable proof of vaccination is the Australian Immunisation Register (AIR) Immunisation History Statement or AIR COVID-19 Digital Certificate. Booster doses are highly recommended for all health care workers who have completed the primary course of COVID-19 vaccinations.
This position requires a Working with Children Check (WWCC) issued by the Office of the Children’s Guardian. For more information on how to apply for the clearance, please visit the Office of the Children’s Guardian Website https://ocg.nsw.gov.au/
NSWHealth is committed to child safety in line with the Child Safe Standards
Applicants holding visas with working rights may be considered for temporary appointment (up to the expiry date of their visa) where no suitable local applicant is identified.
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For role related queries or questions contact Shoma Dutt on **********@health.nsw.gov.au
If you are Aboriginal or Torres Strait islander wishing to apply for this role and want to speak with an Aboriginal person/representative from the Sydney Children’s Hospital Network please contact Wayne Dargan on 0486012***.
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Applications Close: 29/01/2024
