Dietician – Braeside Hospital – Sydney NSW

• Permanent part time role – 32 hours a fortnight

• Located at Braeside Hospital, Prairiewood NSW

• HammondCare is a NSW Health affiliated organisation with continuity of entitlements

HammondCare is an independent Christian charity that exists to improve quality of life for people in need.
We specialise in aged and dementia care, palliative care, rehabilitation, mental health services for older people, and other related health and aged care services. HammondCare seeks to embed evidence-based best practice in its services and we provide these services through home care, sub-acute hospitals, community based healthcare, residential aged care and Dementia Services Australia.
Bringing these health, hospital and aged care services together, HammondCare has been able to develop innovative, flexible care models designed to serve people with complex health or aged care needs, regardless of their circumstances.

The role of the Dietitian is to work within the Mission and Mission in Action of HammondCare to ensure a high standard of Dietetics service is provided to patients of the Hospital, along with appropriate support and advice to their carers. The Senior Dietitian will participate as a member of the multi-disciplinary team to ensure a patient centred, evidence based, continuous quality improvement work environment that is consistent with the values and ethics of HammondCare and Dietitian’s Association of Australia.

• Provision of effective and efficient Dietetics service to clients and appropriate support and advice to their carers

• Participate as a member of the multi-disciplinary team in assessing patients’ level of functional and care needs, setting nutrition goals and providing appropriate intervention

• Participate as a member of the HammondCare team and the local Allied Health leadership team in the application of the organisation’s Mission and values to the pursuit of its objectives in a client centred, continuous quality improvement work environment

• Provide leadership within allocated specialty area including supervision of allocated staff and students in the performance of their duties and the provision of the highest standards of quality care

• Advocate for the role of nutrition across the organization, including staff health promotions

• Provide a consultative service to catering (including Diet Aides) and IT staff to support HammondCare’s food culture

• Commitment to engage and align with HammondCare’s Christian Mission, Motivation and Mission in Action

• A tertiary qualification in Nutrition and Dietetics acceptable to Dietitians Association of Australia

• Eligible for APD status through Dietitians Association of Australia

• Minimum 1-2 years clinical experience in Nutrition and Dietetics

• Experience in student supervision

• Extensive knowledge or experience in food service menu management

• Significant practical experience or Extensive Knowledge in providing Nutrition and Dietetics Services in a Rehabilitation, Aged Care or Palliative Care setting. Experience across inpatient and outpatient/ community settings would be desirable

• A current driver’s licensed and safe driving record

• Willingness to travel between HammondCare’s sites and services

• Demonstrated effective communication and interpersonal skills (written and verbal)

• Demonstrated organisation and time management skills

• Demonstrated ability to work independently and as part of a multidisciplinary team

• Empathy and patience

• Strong administrative and computer skills

• Experience working in a multi-cultural environment

• An understanding of Work Health and Safety policies and procedures

As HammondCare is a NSW Health affiliated organisation, all NSW Health transferrable entitlements will be recognised by HammondCare, in accordance with the Public Health System.

https://careers.hammond.com.au/jobs/dietician-palliative-care-prairiewood-nsw-australia

For any specific queries not answered by the information pack, please contact Sunil Mathew (Operations Manager & Director of Nursing) at smathew@hammond.com.au .

All short listed applicants for these positions will be asked to consent to a criminal record check, immunisation staff screening & vaccination compliance checks.

Closing Date: 6th March 2022