Your new role: As an Advanced Allied Health Assistant, you will play a key part in supporting high-quality patient care within the Nutrition and Dietetics team, providing advanced clinical assistance and coordination under the direction of allied health professionals. This role will work under the direction of the Senior Mental Health Dietitian and provide services to patients admitted to PAH Addiction and Mental Health Unit. In this role, you will: Supervise and coordinate allied health assistants working within Nutrition and Dietetics. Contribute to interprofessional teams through communication, feedback, case discussions and collaborative service delivery. Prepare and /or implement individual or group treatment programs for patients with complex conditions under the supervision and direction of the therapists and report on patient performance as required. About you: You will be a motivated and collaborative allied health assistant who is passionate about delivering safe, person-centred care and supporting patients within addiction and mental health settings. You will bring: Demonstrated experience delivering advanced delegated clinical interventions and supporting patients with complex needs. Strong communication skills with the ability to work effectively within an interprofessional team and operate clearly within your scope of practice. Proven ability to manage workload, prioritise tasks, meet deadlines and adapt to changes in service demand. A commitment to high-quality, accurate work and continuous improvement, alongside the ability to support, mentor and guide less experienced assistants. Check out our quick tips and application essentials! What we can offer you: We offer a family-friendly work environment that supports you in making the most of Queensland's laid-back lifestyle. We are renowned for teaching and research excellence with strong relations with Queensland's leading tertiary institutions. We want to empower you to build a long-term career, with countless opportunities to learn and grow, no matter your role * You'll have all the benefits of working for Queensland's world-class public health system including generous leave entitlements, attractive salary and remuneration packages, salary packaging and access to relevant professional development allowances and/or leave, study and research assistance, corporate discounts and employee wellness programs. INTEGRITY | COMPASSION | ACCOUNTABILITY | RESPECT | ENGAGEMENT | EXCELLENCE Our values were created by employees for employees to shape our culture and inspire positive interactions in the workplace. Diversity of ideas, skills, traditions, and customs is celebrated as one of our greatest strengths. Having a workforce that reflects and understands the needs and expectations of our community is important to delivering safe, kinder, and more inclusive care. We recognise our strength comes from the diversity of our people and so we encourage people of all genders, ethnicities, ages, abilities, languages, sexual orientation, and family responsibilities to apply.We are Metro South Health: We are the major public healthcare provider for Brisbane's south side, Logan, Redlands, and the Scenic Rim operating five major hospitals and a range of community, specialty, and state-wide healthcare services. We are bold, innovative, collaborative, inspiring. We save lives, change lives, and make the world a better place. We are part of and proud of the community we serve. We are better together.
