• Riverland Mallee Coorong Local Health Network, Community Health
• Location - Murray Bridge or Berri
• Salary $114,314 - $124,449 p.a. - AHP4
• Ongoing Full Time

Overview

Are you a clinical expert in Dietetics looking to make a significant impact in a dynamic healthcare environment? Join the Riverland Mallee Coorong Local Health Network as the Senior Manager, Dietetics, and play a crucial role in enhancing our Allied Health services.

Key Responsibilities:

As the Senior Manager, you will:

• Oversee the operational and professional management of the Dietetics services.
• Lead the development of skilled, evidence-based practices within the Dietetics team.
• Collaborate with key stakeholders to ensure service delivery is informed by the best available evidence.
• Facilitate human resource processes, ensuring compliance with Clinical Supervision policies and credentialing requirements.
• Drive quality improvement initiatives and support professional training across care settings.
• Respond to workforce development needs, ensuring our communities have access to high-quality, respectful, and person-centered care "our people caring for our communities".
• Initiate research and service quality improvements in alignment with national and state health reforms.
• Provide clinical supervision and leadership to the Dietetics staff and collaborate with other Allied Health Senior Managers.

Essential Criteria

To be successful in this role, applicants must hold a recognised qualification within a relevant Allied Health profession and be eligible for (full) membership of the relevant Professional Association. For those professions requiring Registration, all requirements must be fulfilled to achieve and maintain current registration with the Australian Health Practitioner Registration Agency (AHPRA). For self-regulated professions, it is desirable to participate in the professional associations’ accredited continuous professional development program.

A higher qualification in a relevant area such as health service management, professional specialisation / clinical education will be highly regarded.

About our Region

The Riverland Mallee Coorong Local Health Network, called RMCLHN for short, supports more than 70,000 people living in country South Australia in the towns and surrounds of Renmark, Paringa, Berri, Barmera, Waikerie, Loxton, Pinnaroo, Lameroo, Karoonda, Mannum, Murray Bridge, Tailem Bend, Meningie, Tintinara and Coonalpyn.  Click here for more information about working for RMCLHN.

• We will provide support, both personally and professionally
• Give you access to a range of education and training opportunities designed to enhance your role
• Offer flexible work arrangements to better balance work, personal life, and family commitments
• Provide an inclusive workplace culture that values diversity, ensuring every employee feels a sense of belonging and safety
• Offer salary sacrifice benefits,  watch a short video about what salary packaging is.
• Provide Relocation Support, where applicable. For information about Relocation Support working for SA Health can be found here.

Important Information

The South Australian public sector promotes diversity and flexible ways of working part-time.  Applicants are encouraged to discuss the flexible working arrangements for this role.

Appointment will be subject to a satisfactory Criminal History Check and appropriate immunisation requirements.

Check(s)

• DHS Working With Children Check (WWCC) 
• DHS National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) Worker Check 
• National Police Certificate (NPC) for employment involving unsupervised contact with vulnerable groups required for this position (E.g. aged care employment or work involving vulnerable clients)

Immunisation Risk for this position is - Category A

SA Health Services are required to implement the Addressing vaccine preventable disease: Occupational assessment, screening and vaccination policy in the workplace.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants are encouraged to apply. Job ref: 878693.

Enquiries

Hilary Harrison
Senior Manager Podiatry
Phone: 8535 6800
E-mail: hilary.harrison@sa.gov.au 

Application Closing Date

11 October 2024 - 11.55PM

Attachments

878693 Senior Manager Dietetics Role Description.pdf

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