This position qualifies for a Recruitment Incentive Package up to the value of $10,000 (pro-rata part-time/temporary positions less than 18 months), and a reoccurring Annual Retention Bonus valued up to $10,000 (pro-rata part time), under the NSW Health Rural Health Workforce Incentive Scheme.

This scheme recognises the role key health workers play in enabling the delivery of rural and remote health services, and aims to provide incentives over and above award entitlements, to attract and retain staff in these areas.

To recognise ongoing service in this role, once the successful candidate has served a qualifying period, they will become entitled to a reoccurring Annual Retention Bonus valued up to $10,000 (as taxable income).
For more information, please discuss incentive options with the contact person for this role.

Employment Type: Permanent Full Time
Position Classification: Dietitian Level 3
Remuneration: $108595 - $112114 + Super
Hours Per Week:  38
Requisition ID:  REQ488831
Location:  Broken Hill NSW
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

• Provides senior clinical leadership and practice in the nutrition care in Renal, Oncology and Palliative Care areas with education/health promotion, counselling and nutrition support to outpatients, inpatients and groups within FWLHD. Travel to other areas within the FWLHD or telehealth services maybe required.
• This position is actively involved in and leads quality assurance and service development within Dietetics and Allied Health areas.

What is on offer

• 5 weeks paid annual leave every year
• Salary packaging (pay less tax!), this includes Remote Area Housing and Employee Meal Card
• Isolation & climate allowance
• Special rates at local gyms
• Support through advanced education & training
• A comfortable country lifestyle that supports balance & wellbeing

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. FWLHD has a mandate to provide the highest quality care and services to its communities using the latest clinical evidence and technological enablers. 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 (more than pubs)! 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 livability.

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.

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 soon!

How to apply   
To be considered for this position, please ensure you address the selection criteria in the application as thoroughly as possible

• Post graduate qualification or bachelor degree giving eligibility for full membership of Dietitians Australia and Class C NSW Drivers Licence or equivalent
• Advanced post graduate experience in a range of clinical areas and Evidenced based knowledge of dietetic practice in renal, oncology and palliative care, with experience in outpatient, inpatient and community health.
• Experience in managing complex caseloads, working across different multidiscipline teams and acting as a case manager/navigator.
• Demonstrated experience in providing a senior level of supervision to staff and/or students and resolve conflicts when they arrive
• Demonstrated experience in quality improvement, in planning, implementing, evaluating and reporting on services.

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.

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 Tracy Herlihy on
Applications Close: 30th June 2024 

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.

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