Join
our Nutrition and Dietetics team and support the delivery of secure,
high-quality nutritional care for hospital
inpatients.
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This is a Permanent Part
Time or Fixed Term Part Time appointment(s) with the posssibility
of extension(s) and/or permanency.
We currently have 0.4 Permanent
FTE available and 0.6 Fixed Term FTE available.
Applicants assessed as
suitable through this process will be considered for other
vacancies within the team (within the next 12
months).
About
the Role
We are seeking compassionate
dynamic candidates for the role of Allied Health
Assistants.
You will work under the
direction of Dietitians and as part of a
multidisciplinary team, to ensure patients receive appropriate
meals and dietary support while contributing to positive health
outcomes.
Your attention to detail and
ability to work effectively with a wide range of clinical and
support staff will be essential in helping provide high-quality
nutrition care for children and their families.
As an Allied Health
Assistant within our Dietetics Department, your responsibilities
will include:
Liaising
with dietitians, patients, parents / carers, speech therapists,
food services staff and nursing staff regarding special dietary
requirements and documenting special diets in medical
records.
Ensure
patient food allergies are accurately recorded in software
systems.
Creating
and coordinating individualised meal orders inpatients
according to their therapeutic dietary
requirements.
Liaising
with food service staff regarding ingredients used in recipes
and food stocks.
Participating in quality
improvement activities
Measuring height and
weight change and maintaining growth charts for
patients.
Assisting with menu
software updates and reporting and reviewing allergy meal
ingredients for compliancy & accuracy.
If you have skills
and experience relevant to this role, we encourage you to apply.
Further training and upskilling will be
provided.
How
to Apply
Applicants are requested to
apply online ().
Please ensure the email address provided is actively monitored as
it will serve as the primary communication channel throughout the
recruitment process.
Your ability to meet the
work-related requirements will be assessed throughout the
recruitment process.
For your written application
please provide the following:
A
statement addressing essential selection criteria
1-4 as per the Job Description Form, in 2 pages
maximum indicating your skills and experience relevant
to the position.
(View the applicant information
package and Job Description Form (JDF) attached for more
information, including the selection criteria).
(Please note that
examples of how you have applied your skills, knowledge and




experience help to demonstrate that you have met the selection
criteria).
A
current resume which summarises your
experience, qualifications and how you can meet the position
requirements.
Please
provide the name, email, and contact details
of two referees who can be contacted to
provide a reference.
Referees should include at least one
individual who has been or is your direct Line
Manager/Supervisor.
(We will contact you to seek your
confirmation prior to contacting your listed
referees).
These documents should be
complete and ready to attach prior to applying online.
Please
ensure you allow sufficient time to complete the online application
process as you will be required to answer various questions and
attach your documentation.
Selection
Criteria: Please see the attached Job Description
Form.
For Further Job
Related Information: We encourage you to
contact Nicole Steele – Senior Clinical and Food Service
Dietitianby phone ************ or
email ******
with any specific questions related to this role.
Help in submitting
your application: If you experience technical
difficulties while applying online, please contact Employee
Services on ******** for immediate assistance during business
hours.
Eligibility:
To be eligible for appointment, applicants must have valid
Australian work rights.
This includes visa holders.
Permanent
appointments may be made to individuals who hold citizenship,
permanent residency, or visas that enable ongoing employment in
Australia.
Sponsorship is not
currently available for this position.
Other
Conditions: WA Health engages staff in positions of trust
and responsibility.
WA Health policies require applicants to
undertake a criminal records screening and integrity checking as
part of the appointment process.
As well as undertaking a criminal
record screening and integrity checking, you may also be required
to undertake a working with children check (if required for the
role) and a pre-employment health assessment.
We may ask referees
to comment on your integrity and past demonstration of ethical
behaviour.
Please note that adverse information does not
necessarily disqualify an applicant but will be considered as part
of the appointment process.
WA Health is committed to
eliminating all forms of discrimination in the provision of
our service.




We embrace diversity and strongly encourage
applications from people from culturally diverse backgrounds and
people with disabilities.
In addition, we are
committed to growing our Aboriginal workforce as part of WA Health
Aboriginal Workforce Policy.
As a measure to achieve equality,
Section 51 of the Equal Opportunity Act **** applies to this
position and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples are
encouraged to apply.
Whilst this selection
process will initially be used to fill the above vacancy,
applicants found suitable for this position may be considered for
other 'similar' vacancies within CAHS and/or the wider WA public
sector.
In addition to this, should the successful applicant
decline or vacate the advertised vacancy, then the next most
suitable applicant may also be selected from this process.
Both of
these options remain valid for a period of twelve (12) months from
when the authorised delegate endorses the recruitment
decision.
About CAHS
The Child and Adolescent
Health Service (CAHS) is proud to be the leading service provider
for paediatric healthcare in Western Australia, as the State's only
dedicated health service for infants, children, and young people.
CAHS comprises three service areas: Perth Children's Hospital (PCH)
and Neonatology, Community Health, and Child and Adolescent Mental
Health Services (CAMHS).
With over **** employees,
our services are delivered at PCH and King Edward Memorial
Hospitals (KEMH), as well as across a network of more than 160
community clinics across the Perth metropolitan area.
For further information
about the benefits of working for CAHS, please click here and
for further information regarding CAHS' services, please
click here
CAHS
values: To achieve our vision of healthy
kids, healthy communities, CAHS is committed to providing a
workplace culture that is driven and shaped by our values of
Compassion, Collaboration, Equity, Respect, Excellence and Accountability.
During
the selection process you may be assessed on your ability to fulfil
the responsibilities of this position in accordance with the
values.
If you have any questions regarding this, please contact
the person named in this advert.
Support
for your interview process
CAHS is committed to
ensuring that our interview process meets the access needs of all
applicants.
If you require any reasonable adjustments to
accommodate a disability, enhance access, or support your inclusion
and success during the interview, please contact the CAHS Talent
Acquisition Team prior to your interview.
Lodgement is system
generated.
Any submissions on, or after, 4:00pm on the closing date
will not be accepted.
LATE OR EMAIL
APPLICATIONS CAN NOT BE CONSIDERED.

📌 Allied Health Assistant Dietetics (Perth)
🏢 Department of Health (WA Health)
📍 Perth