Dietitian Assistant
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- Allied Health Assistants
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- REQ560313 Requisition #
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- 1 day ago Post Date
🤝 Make a real impact on patient health with hands-on nutrition care
🥗 Blend food, care & communication in a rewarding support role
📚 Grow professionally through training, mentoring & development
Make a difference every day! Support nutrition care, assist patient meal choices, monitor intake, and deliver simple diet education under clinical supervision in a fast-paced hospital setting.
Employment Type: Permanent Full Time
Position Classification: Allied Health Assistants
Remuneration: $60,747.33 - $68,682.12 per annum
Hours Per Week: 38
Location: Westmead Hospital
Where you'll be working
Western Sydney Local Health District (WSLHD) provides primary, secondary, and tertiary health care across multiple LGAs and the Greater Western Region, driven by the core values of collaboration, openness, respect, and empowerment.
- Serves Auburn, Blacktown, The Hills Shire, Holroyd, and Parramatta LGAs.
- Committed to "better health services for the people of western Sydney and beyond."
- Health care facilities include Mount Druitt, Blacktown, Auburn, Westmead, and Cumberland Hospitals.
- Emphasises delivering high-quality care and related services in diverse settings.
What you'll be doing
Join our team as a Dietitian Assistant and play a hands-on role in patient care, food services, and clinical nutrition support. Key responsibilities include to:
- Support at-risk patients with nutrition screening and meal choices
- Deliver simple diet education and monitor food intake
- Liaise with food services to ensure quality patient meals
- Receive clinical supervision and ongoing development
- Contribute to patient care plans and quality improvement initiatives
How to Apply
Apply online by submitting your resume and addressing the criteria listed below by providing examples that demonstrate your ability before the closing date.
Essential Criteria:
- Qualification: Nutrition Qualification including: Certificate III in Health Service Assistance (Nutrition and Dietetics) or Certificate IV in Allied Health Assistance (Nutrition Stream), or relevant University nutrition qualification.
Selection Criteria:
- Demonstrated understanding and application of provision of clinical support to the Clinical Dietitian.
- Demonstrated knowledge and understanding of therapeutic diets.
- Demonstrated knowledge and experience in the use of CBORD Diet Office program and its role in hospital nutrition provision.
- Demonstrated good written and verbal communication skills.
- Demonstrated ability to work within a team.
- Ability to work a rotating roster including weekends and public holidays.
Requisition ID: REQ560313
Applications Close: 21st May 2025
Need more information?
- Discover more about the application process.
- Review the detailed Position Description insights into role requirements and criteria.
- Explore the selection process, employment checks, outcomes and notifications.
- For inquiries about the role, contact Katharine Jones on Katharine.Jones1@health.nsw.gov.au or phone (02) 8890 3384 (Mon-Fri 8am-3pm)
People with disabilities who meet the selection criteria are encouraged to apply; and where required, WSLHD will implement reasonable adjustment consistent with industry standard.
Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people are encouraged to apply. Stepping Up aims to assist Aboriginal job applicants by providing information about applying for roles in NSW Health organisations. For more information, please visit https://www.steppingup.health.nsw.gov.au/
Westmead hospital car parking allocation model is changing. There is a waitlist for parking for new staff commencing at Westmead Hospital. This does not apply for staff with disability.
Please note: To be eligible for permanent appointment to a position in NSW Health, you must have an Australian citizenship or permanent Australian residency.
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