Dietitian- 6 month contract

• Join our enthusiastic team of allied health professionals and work in a supportive not-for-profit organisation. Enjoy a varied & diverse caseload and gain a wealth of clinical experience!
• Enjoy an attractive salary starting from $78,000 (commensurate with experience) + super and up to $15,900 salary sacrificing!
• Excellent range of additional benefits include a flexible working environment, 17.5% leave loading, 5 weeks annual leave, access to funding to assist with paid professional development AND relocation assistance!

Come for the life experience, stay for the lifestyle

North and West Remote Health (NWRH) is seeking a dietitian to join our Townsville team on a full-time basis for 6 months. Applications from all experience levels, from fresh graduates to seasoned experts, are encouraged.

 As part of a supportive, diverse, and multidisciplinary team, you’ll provide dietetic services in collaboration with a range of specialists. You'll get to treat based on clinical need without the barriers that are often present in private practice funding, offering long-term treatment and prevention strategies.

Working with a diverse range of clients, you'll have the chance to see the real difference your work makes as you enable rural communities to live and receive high-quality holistic care.

Why join us?

• A highly variable clinical case load guarantees extensive exposure to a wide range of clinical presentations, allowing you to experience all areas of your discipline early in your career.

• NWRH graduate positions are well supported with structured internal and external supervision and mentoring by discipline-specific senior clinicians.
• NWRH has a great team culture with many early career professionals across our business readily accessible and eager to provide collaborative peer support.
• NWRH employs a large multidisciplinary team that you will work with, and alongside, at all times. You will learn about other health disciplines’ roles, holistic health care and existing referral pathways to, maximise care and clinical outcomes for clients.
• NWRH aims to nurture clinicians through supporting extensive professional development, career growth and leadership prospects.

  Day-to-day responsibilities will include:

•  Clinical and health promotion
• Provide high quality, evidence based clinical dietetic advice across the lifespan and broad range of clinical presentations, including but not limited to chronic disease management, IBS/IBD, weight management, allergy and intolerance, paediatric growth and neurodiversity, malnutrition
• Navigate clinical service delivery and key performance indicators by utilising a range of funding bodies, including NDIS

• Participate in the planning and implementation of outreach community education and health promotion activities

 Quality improvement 

• Participate in quality improvement initiatives to maintain and improve clinical standards
• Actively engage with senior staff and management to report gaps in service delivery and propose innovative solutions to problems

 Communication and stakeholder engagement 

• Provide reliable and consistent correspondence to referrers, including GP’s, to report diet-related goals and objectives
• Liaise with a range of community organisations to support integrated and holistic service delivery
• Work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team of allied health professionals

 New Graduates are encouraged to apply!

We love our work- so will you!

Whether you are looking for a change of scenery, a new adventure or a chance to give back to the community, this is an opportunity to make a real and valuable contribution. Kick start your professional career, whilst gaining invaluable rural and remote healthcare experience.

Successful candidates will receive an attractive remuneration package starting from $78,000 (commensurate with experience) + super and a host of further benefits including:

•  Salary sacrificing options up to $15,900;
• Leave loading of 17.5%;
• Partnership with Health Workforce QLD to support professional development costs
• 10 days professional development leave
• Consistent clinical support and supervision
• 5 weeks annual leave; and
• Relocation assistance.

For further questions please contact Allied Health Team Leader, Lynette Reville at Lynette.Reville@nwrh.com.au

Please Note:

•  You must have the right to live and work in Australia to be considered for this role;
• You will be required to travel by road and/or in small planes to communities distant from your catchment area on a regular basis, so must be comfortable with this aspect of the role.
• A 'C' Class Driver's License (Manual preferred) is also an essential requirement
• All final applicants will be asked to consent to a criminal record check, and NDIS Worker Screening Check, and Blue card (if not AHPRA registered).
• Indigenous Australians are strongly encouraged to apply; and
• We encourage people with disabilities who have relevant skills and experience to apply for any advertised vacancies.

 Have a fantastic lifestyle and work-life balance whilst making a real difference to those living in the community.

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