Dietitian(10590)

Reporting to the Principal Dietitian, you will be responsible for providing quality nutrition and dietetic service to patients residing in the community. Primary Responsibilities: • Adopts a patient-centered approach and principles of the social determinants of health for patient management. • Provides nutrition assessment, nutrition support, counselling and eucation to patients and carers, individually or in groups (specialised discipline). • Provides nutrition intervention based on various therapeutic diets through different modes of communication (eg. phone/virtual/home visit/centre visit consultation). • Reviews nutrition progress and documents patient management (specialised discipline). • Participates in multidisciplinary team discussion for patient care. • Organises and participates in delivery of nutrition education programmes for patients, carers, public, community providers and healthcare professionals. • Act as mentor for junior Dietitians on issues regarding nutrition and Dietetics when applicable. • Supervise junior Dietitians and/or Dietetic Technician. • Develops and updates patient education materials for nutrition counselling and education. • Reviews literature for evidence based nutrition guidelines and update Dietitians. Secondary Responsibilities: • Leads and participates in approved nutrition related research. • Facilitates and particpates in continuing professional development to maintain professional standards and technical skills. • Supervises, guides and assesses students in approved clinical teaching programmes. • Provides leadership in quality improvement programmes. • Plans and executes training and orientation programmes for students and new Dietitians. • Participates in departmental meetings. • Provides guidance to administrative staff. • Manage financial issues where applicable. • Handle customer's feedback and manage complaints. • Any other administrative and clinical related duties, as required. Requirements: • Bachelor of Science in Nutrition and Dietetics. • Completed clinical dietetic internships in approved institutions. • Dietetic experience in public healthcare institutions will be an added advantage. • Ability to apply nutrition/dietetic knowledge to patient management appropriately. • Basic Financial knowledge in non-financial professionals. • Familiar with specialised dietetic disciplines. • Good supervisory and leadership skills. • Good communication and interpersonal skills. • Knowledge with food service operations. • Demonstrates practical application of nutrient analysis computer package. • Ability to plan, conduct and evaluate education sessions. • Commitment to continuing professional development. • Ability to work effectively as part of a multi-disciplinary team. • Customer service oriented.