Dietitian Senior Food Services

About West Moreton Health

West Moreton Health is one of Queensland's most diverse and rapidly evolving health services, delivering health care to over 300,000 people across Ipswich, Boonah, Gatton, Laidley, and Esk.

We provide preventative and primary healthcare services, ambulatory services, acute care, sub-acute care, oral health, mental health and other specialised services, including prison and youth detention health services, and alcohol and other drugs services to the region.

At West Moreton Health, our employees apply our shared values to every aspect of their work. This helps make sure our workplaces are effective, inclusive and empower our employees to reach our goals.

As a Child Safe Organisation, at West Moreton Health:

• We prioritise children and young people being seen, heard, and safe in every interaction.
• We create inclusive environments where the voices and needs of children and young people are valued and respected.
• We believe safeguarding is shared responsibility, upheld by every member of our organisation.

Come and join a connected team of over 6,000 professionals delivering compassionate, community-based care across the West Moreton region.

What it's like to work with us | West Moreton Health

The key responsibilities of the role include:

• Oversee and maintain clinical food service systems and processes including management of the electronic patient menu management system (ePMMS), therapeutic diets and menus, including compliance with State-wide and local KPIs for WMH.
• Deliver high level practice in clinical food services to provide high quality and effective systems and processes and to apply clinical food service expertise to address complex clinical foodservice and/or workflow concerns.
• Lead and collaborate on the development of evidence-based clinical food service practices, procedures and protocols within WMH using the principles of evidence-based practice with a high degree of independence.

What we're looking for

Our ideal candidate will be someone who can demonstrate the following:

• High level knowledge, expertise, and skill in clinical food service systems and processes.
• High level knowledge, expertise, and skill in delivering Nutrition and Dietetic clinical services to inpatient and/or outpatient areas as allocated and required.
• Ability to communicate effectively and to work cooperatively with multidisciplinary teams including internal and external stakeholders regarding service delivery and improvement opportunities.
• Ability to provide novel solutions to complex clinical problems through the adaptation or modification of established procedures.
• Ability to initiate, plan and evaluate clinical and /or food service quality improvement initiatives.

Mandatory Requirements

• Vaccinated against, and remain vaccinated against, certain vaccine preventable diseases (VPD) as outlined in the Health Employment Directive NO. 01/16
• Appointment to this position requires proof of qualification, or equivalent in Nutrition & Dietetics and eligibility to hold the Accredited Practising Dietitian (APD) credential.

Why choose us

• Purposeful work that makes a meaningful impact.
• Professional development opportunities.
• Career pathways with support to step into senior roles and leadership.
• Wellbeing supports including peer networks, flexible work options, EAP and dedicated mental health programs.
• Competitive benefits including salary packaging and up to 12.75% super.
• A lifestyle you'll love in a region that blends rural charm, natural beauty and city convenience.

To apply

For further information regarding this role, please download and read the attached Role Description and Information Packages. You will need to submit your Cover Letter, CV or Resume, including the names and contact details of two referees and a short response (maximum 1-2 pages) on how your experience, abilities, knowledge and personal qualities are relevant to the role.

Applications to remain current for a period of 12 months and may be used to fill a similar vacancy.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are strongly encouraged to apply for all West Moreton Health vacancies.