• Employment Type: Permanent Full Time
  
• Position Classification: Allied Health Assistants
  
• Location: Nepean Hospital
  
• Remuneration: $60,747.33 - $68,682.12 per annum
  
• Hours Per Week: 38
  
• Requisition ID: REQ560719

With CORE Values of Collaboration, Openness, Respect and Empowerment, working with us will ensure your professional life is provided every opportunity to succeed and develop in your chosen career role.

About Us

Nepean Blue Mountains Local Health District (NBMLHD) is a wonderful place to expand your career and grow your skills and knowledge. As a recognised leader in the healthcare industry, we provide a range of public health services to the Nepean, Blue Mountains, and Lithgow Region. 

Nepean Hospital is a teaching hospital that provides tertiary referral services in emergency care, coronary care, diagnostics, gynaecology, paediatric, neonatal intensive care/ICU, maternity, mental health, rehabilitation, and surgery. The Nepean Campus has recently experienced tremendous growth and aims to support communities within and outside of Sydney’s western suburbs, providing world-class clinical facilities, services, and care.

An exciting opportunity has become available for a Dietitian Assistant to join the team at Nepean Hospital on a Permanent Full Time basis. The successful candidate will provide optimal nutritional care (with the guidance of a Clinical Dietitian) to all patients in wards assigned to them and act as a liaison between the Dietetics Department, nursing and food service personnel.

The Dietitian Assistant will be responsible for obtaining daily patient menu selections, entering menu selections into computer system, meal tray-line supervision, malnutrition screening and documentation, and ensuring meal and mid-meal accuracy.

If you are ready to grow your skills, knowledge and experience as a Dietitian Assistant, Apply Now!

Benefits available to eligible NBMLHD employees

• Accrued Day Off (ADO)
• Opportunity for extra tax savings through Salary Packaging
• Novated Leasing
• Great education opportunities through Education Training Service which offers over 110 courses each year
• Access to our Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for staff and family members
• Fitness Passport

NBMLHD is committed to achieving a diverse workforce and is an Equal Opportunity Employer and actively encourages diversity and inclusion within our workforce. We encourage and welcome applications from people of diverse backgrounds including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders; people living with disability; people from a Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) background; people who identify as LGBTQI+, people with a lived experience of mental health concerns and people of mature age. NBMLHD is committed to implementing the child safe standards.

For more information, please click here Child Safe Standards.

selection criteria

1. Dietary Practices Certificate or Certificate III in Health Service Assistance (Nutrition & Dietetics) or equivalent, or willingness to obtain
2. Knowledge and understanding of NSW-wide therapeutic diets, with experience using them in a hospital setting an advantage
3. Proven ability to provide consistently good levels of customer service to hospital patients
4. Demonstrated evidence of excellent oral and written communication skills, including experience within multi-disciplinary teams
5. Demonstrated ability to work both as part of a team and independently, while managing a high paced and high volume workload
6. High level computer skills in a wide variety of applications/programs, including experience with Diet Office/Food service IT systems
7. Skills, knowledge and experience in food safety
8. Current NSW driver’s licence, or equivalent

Employment of a temporary visa holder may only occur if no suitable permanent resident or citizen of Australia has been identified and must not exceed the duration or conditions associated with the current visa.

Need more information?

1. Click here for the Position Description
2. For role related queries or questions contact Rebecca Taylor on [email protected].