Mental Health Drug & Alcohol Dietitian
Employment Type: Permanent Full Time
Position Classification: Dietitian Level 2
Remuneration: $95,131 - $108,943 + Superannuation
Hours Per Week: 38
Requisition ID: REQ642193
Location: Broken Hill
We really aren’t that far away - only 3 hours’ drive from Mildura, 5 hours from Adelaide or a short flight from anywhere in Australia with everything you need right at your front door!
Broken Hill truly is a town like no other with a supportive community that will welcome you with open arms. We can't wait to see you! Take a quick look at "Living and Working" in the Far West.
What you'll be doing
- Monitor metabolic parameters and social factors that may impact on the client's nutritional status
- Demonstrate professional knowledge of recovery concepts and principles and commitment to facilitate recovery for consumers
- Maintain nutritional knowledge and skills in mental health disorders to provide nutritional care which is in line with evidence-based practice
- Work with the multidisciplinary team, food services, consumers, families and carers to ensure diet plans are suitable and realistic
What is on offer
- 5 weeks paid annual leave per year
- 12 paid ADOs per year
- Salary packaging (pay less tax) and enjoy up to $9k for living expenses + $2.6k meal & entertainment.
- Novated leasing
- Fitness passport
- Corporate rates at local gym (YMCA)
- Professional development through frequent online and face-to-face learning opportunities
About the Far West LHD
The Far West Local Health District is one of 15 LHDs under NSW Health, providing high quality public health services to the communities in far west NSW. Our vision is to create excellence in rural and remote healthcare.
Key to our success of course, is our people. Our workforce is inclusive and diverse. We employ well over 800 clinicians and support staff across our 9 health facilities in Broken Hill, Balranald, Dareton, Ivanhoe, Menindee, Tibooburra, Wentworth, White Cliffs and Wilcannia.
In the Far West LHD, we are working together to make a real difference to the health outcomes for our communities. We encourage you to consider joining our friendly team for a meaningful and rewarding career in rural and remote healthcare.
About Broken Hill
A true “Oasis in the Outback”, Broken Hill is a thriving regional town in far west NSW full of diversity, history and character. Being Australia’s first city to be Nationally Heritage Listed, Broken Hill is a culturally rich town with a vibrant art scene with over 20 galleries! The unique attractions, festivals and beautiful natural landscapes see tourists flock from all over, but the ones who stay quickly fall in love with the place and its liveability.
With a population just shy of 20,000, Broken Hill is small enough to allow for a relaxed country lifestyle, while big enough to provide all the desired facilities of a regional hub including major supermarkets and retail stores, excellent schools (7 primary & 2 high), multiple gyms & aquatic centre, well-known fast food franchises and a plethora of trendy restaurants, pubs and cafés.
How to apply
To be considered for this position, please ensure you address the selection criteria in the application as thoroughly as possible:
- Bachelor or post graduate degree in Nutrition and Dietetics, enabling eligibility for full membership of the Dietitians Australia and at least 3 years clinical experience as a dietitian.
- Knowledge and understanding of current nutrition and dietetic best practice, including dietetics issues specific to the mental health setting.
- Demonstrated ability to work autonomously and provide dietetic assessment and interventions in a 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.
- Demonstrated capacity to deliver educational groups to consumers, families and carers.
- Demonstrated high level interpersonal and written communication skills, with a proven ability to communicate with colleagues, consumers, families, carers and service partners.
- Demonstrated computer literacy.
- Class C Driver’s License and willingness to travel for work purposes.
The Welcome Experience
The Welcome Experience in Broken Hill connects you and your family with local people and local resources to help you settle in and feel at home in your new community faster.
Learn more at www. nsw.gov.au/welcomeexperience
Need more information?
1) Click here for the Position Description
2) Find out more about applying for this position
For role related queries or questions contact Krystle Capper on Krystle.Capper@health.nsw.gov.au
Applications Close: 13th March 2025
Stepping Up
The Stepping Up Website is a resource designed to help Aboriginal job applicants apply for positions within NSW Health. If you are an Aboriginal person and wish to obtain more information about applying for a role with us, please visit:
https://www.steppingup.health.nsw.gov.au/
Empower, listen and act together
Together, we can make a positive difference in the lives of all children, young people and families within our community to keep them safe from harm and to empower children's voices.
At Far West Local Health District we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer, where we don’t just accept differences, but we honour and support it. Committed to providing a working environment that thrives and values diversity, we encourage people of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander background, people with a disability and people from the LGBTQI+ community to apply.
