Chief Dietician Grade 1 Job at Department of Health in Observatory

Job Title: Chief Dietician Grade 1
Reference Number     BUl G3/2014 Post: 10
Component     Department of Health Job
Core Title: Health Associated Sciences and Support Personnel
Institution: Groote Schuur Hospital, Observatory

Service benefits:

    13th cheque, employer’s contribution to the pension fund, housing and medical aid allowance.

Requirements
Minimum educational qualification:

    Appropriate qualification that allows registration with the Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA) as a Dietitian.

Registration with a professional council:

    Registration with the HPCSA as Dietitian.

Experience:

    A minimum of 3 years appropriate experience in Dietetics after registration with the HPCSA.

Competencies (knowledge/skills):

    Teaching and presentation skills.
    Human resource and supervisory experience.
    Organisational and planning skills with experience.
    Good verbal and communication skills with a proficiency in at least two of the three official languages of the Western.
    ICU and paediatric clinical management.

Duties (key result areas/outputs):

    Assist with the development of a clinical dietetic service for the nutritional management of paediatric and adult ICU patients, as well as referred in-and out- patients through nutritional assessment, dietary prescription, dietary implementation, patient monitoring and family counselling.
    Develop or revise nutritional treatment protocols and policies in specialist areas.
    Render a support service to the head of the department of dietetics.
    Assist with the administrative and human resource management of the department of dietetics.
    Assist with the management of enteral and infant feed service.
    Identify needs, manage and participate in professional training and development of knowledge and skills in the department.
    Educate ward and clinic staff and compile patient educational material.

Deadline Date: 14.02.2014
How to Apply:

Salary     R 312 084 per annum
Salary Level     OSD
Applications To    

The Chief Executive Officer:
Groote Schuur Hospital
Private Bag X4
Observatory
7935
(For the attention: Ms N Mbilini)