Dietitian - Mental Health Inpatient Units

About the role:

We are looking for an experienced Dietitian to join us in this critical role to provide Nutrition and Dietetics services to inpatients including Acute, Sub-Acute and Older persons within the Mental Health services.

You will be responsible for:

• Working with consumers individually and in groups to provide education, consultation and support to colleagues.
• Assessing nutritional status and developing diet plans.
• Provision of nutritional guidance, support and education to relevant Mental Health staff, consumers, families and carers.
• Provision of evidence-based clinical nutritional care of clients with mental health conditions, with a high level of clinical expertise and knowledge in Dietetic practice for patients with mental health conditions.
• Monitoring, reviewing and developing relevant clinical nutrition policies and protocols

Our ideal candidate will demonstrate:

• Recognised tertiary qualifications in Nutrition and Dietetics, enabling eligibility for full membership of the Dietitians Association of Australia
• Knowledge and understanding of current nutrition and dietetic best practice, including dietetics issues specific to the mental health setting
• Understanding of the principles of mental health recovery and demonstrated experience and skills in care planning and working collaboratively with consumers, families and carers.
• Capacity to deliver educational groups to consumers, families and carers

More information:

1) Click here for the Position Description