Allied Health Assistant, Nutrition and Dietetics
Core
Support paediatric and adult patients requiring enteral nutrition by facilitating the provision of nutritional products and equipment as part of the Home Enteral Nutrition (HEN) team.
Role type
Allied Health Assistant (Nutrition and Dietetics)
Builds
Home Enteral Nutrition services for patients
Domain
Healthcare / Clinical Nutrition
Deliverable
physical/clinical work
Required skills
Home Enteral Nutrition (HEN) patient care, nutritional product and equipment logistics, clinical duties under supervision, administrative and ordering duties, multidisciplinary team collaboration
Preferred skills
Certificate IV in Allied Health Assistance, NDIS accreditation, IT proficiency, ability to manage demanding workload
Technologies
Information technology systems
Responsibilities
Facilitate provision of nutritional products and equipment to HEN patients; perform clinical duties under supervision of an Accredited Practising Dietitian; handle administrative and ordering duties for HEN clients; collaborate with patients, families, and multidisciplinary teams to coordinate care
Seniority
Mid-level, supervised IC