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• Central Adelaide Local Health Network, Various locations
• Salary WHA-4  $29.11 - $29.42 per hour plus 25% casual leave loading
• Salary AHA-2   $17.65 - $22.06 per hour plus 25% casual leave loading
• Casual

About the Role

WHA-4

Join our team as a Nutrition Support Casual at the Royal Adelaide Hospital (RAH) and play an essential role in delivering an efficient and effective patient meal service. As a Diet Monitor, you will be responsible for administering patient menus, meal ordering, and ensuring dietary needs are met, especially for those with complex diets. You will liaise with food services staff, assist with audits, and contribute to the training and development of trainee staff and work experience students, making a direct impact on the quality of patient care.

This role offers an exciting opportunity to support a dynamic nutrition team in a fast-paced hospital environment. You will help ensure the smooth delivery of meals, while gaining valuable experience in the healthcare sector. If you are passionate about nutrition and patient care, and want to contribute to an effective allied health team, this is the perfect opportunity to make a real difference.

AHA-2

As a Nutrition Support Casual at TQEH, you will play a key role in ensuring the smooth running of our patient meal service. Your responsibilities will include administering patient menus, ordering and modifying meals, and liaising with food services and clinical staff. You will also be involved in checking and following up on patients with complex diets, assisting with audits, and supporting the training of trainee staff and work experience students. This is a dynamic role where your attention to detail and communication skills will directly impact patient care.

In addition to meal service duties, you will support the Nutrition and Dietetics team in delivering high-quality allied health services to patients and clients. Under the guidance of an allied health professional, you will contribute to the ongoing delivery of care, enhancing patient experiences and outcomes. This is an exciting opportunity for individuals passionate about nutrition and healthcare to make a difference in a fast-paced and supportive environment.

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About CALHN

The Central Adelaide Local Health Network includes South’s Australia’s major quaternary facility, the Royal Adelaide Hospital, The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, the Hampstead Rehabilitation Centre, and the Repat Health Precinct. We also deliver mental health services at Glenside Health Services and at a range of other locations across the metropolitan and regional areas.

We’re looking for talented staff to join us and help us to shape the future of health through world-class care and world-class research and achieve our vision of being in the top 50 health services in the world and top 5 in Australia.

Benefit of Joining CALHN

At CALHN, we're dedicated to your career satisfaction and wellbeing, offering tailored benefits for healthcare professionals, including:

• Salary Attractions: Flexible options for salary packaging covering living expenses, meal and entertainment allowances, and novated leasing.
• Flexible Work Arrangements: The South Australian public sector promotes diversity and flexible ways of working including part-time. Applicants are encouraged to discuss the flexible working arrangements for this role.
• Health and Fitness Benefits: Access to Fitness Passport, a discounted workplace health and fitness program available to CALHN staff and their families. 
• Career Opportunities: Explore career growth within the SA Health system with opportunities for skill development and movement across various metropolitan and regional sites. 
• Employee Assistance Program: Confidential counselling and support services are available via our Employee Assistance Program.

Join CALHN for a fulfilling career bolstered by comprehensive benefits and unwavering commitment to your success.

Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

CALHN is an Equal Opportunities employer committed to providing an inclusive workplace that embraces diversity and inclusion for all employees. We strongly encourage applications from people of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent, culturally diverse backgrounds, disability, all genders, and LGBTQI+ community.

Application Information:

• Please refer to the role description for essential educational/vocational qualifications that may be required.
• Appointment will be subject to a satisfactory Criminal History Check and compliant Immunisation screening as indicated in the role description.
• SA Health Services are required to implement the Addressing vaccine preventable disease: Occupational assessment, screening and vaccination policy in the workplace.

Please note that unsolicited applications from recruitment agencies or third parties will not be accepted for this position.

Job ref:  888752

Enquiries to:

Emily Teo
Email only : emily.teo@sa.gov.au

Application Closing Date

11:55 pm  Friday 3 January 2025

Refer to the SA Health Career Website - How to apply for further information

 888752 RD AHA-2.pdf

 888752 RD WHA-4.pdf

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