Experience

The Food Clinic - Nutrition & Dietitian Services

• Australia
• Health, Wellness & Fitness
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Director & Consulting Dietitian

  • Jul 2012 - Present

  The Food Clinic provides dietitian services to individuals, groups and organisations.Owned and operated by Accredited Pracitisng Dietitian Denise Burbidge. The Food Clinic has consulting rooms in Essendon, Toorak and Heidelberg Heights, Victoria. Services for organisations include education sessions and menu development and review. The Food Clinic provides dietitian services to individuals, groups and organisations.Owned and operated by Accredited Pracitisng Dietitian Denise Burbidge. The Food Clinic has consulting rooms in Essendon, Toorak and Heidelberg Heights, Victoria. Services for organisations include education sessions and menu development and review.



BlueCross Aged Care

• Australia
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Quality Co-ordinator

  • Jan 2017 - Jun 2020

  Key Achievements• Dedicated member of commissioning team taking the Residence from building site with no staff, equipment or furniture to full occupancy aged care Residence with 178 residents, day respite programs and 250 staff. • Achieving 100% Accreditation compliance across both the old and modern Aged Care Standards• Overseeing the implementation of the IDDSI dysphagia diet changes across both food services and clinical care. • Project planning for the Clinical Care Management System software rollover including, budgeting, staff training, data migration planning and roster backfilling

• Food Services

  • Apr 2016 - Jul 2017

  Key Achievements• Supporting 54 residents in their day to day nutrition requirements and making their day by catering to individual choices. Designing innovative recipes for food fortification and nourishing options.



University of Melbourne

• Australia
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Food Services Consultant - Dairy & Fracture Study

  • Oct 2015 - Dec 2016

  Responsible for implementing and overseeing the provision of at least 4 dairy serves per day for the duration of the Dairy and Fracture Study Intervention at selected Residential Aged Care Facilities. Tasks include: Menu modification and design, recipe modification and design, working with food service staff to plan and implement a food supply and managing allocated budget. Responsible for implementing and overseeing the provision of at least 4 dairy serves per day for the duration of the Dairy and Fracture Study Intervention at selected Residential Aged Care Facilities. Tasks include: Menu modification and design, recipe modification and design, working with food service staff to plan and implement a food supply and managing allocated budget.



Greensborough Nutrition

• Private Practice Dietitian

  • Apr 2015 - Mar 2016

  Providing 1:1 clinical care and support for people with diabetes, heart disease, obesity, gastrointestinal issues and associated conditions. Providing 1:1 clinical care and support for people with diabetes, heart disease, obesity, gastrointestinal issues and associated conditions.



Leading Nutrition

• Chief Dietitian

  • 2013 - 2015

  As Chief Dietitian at Leading Nutrition, Denise oversees the provision of quality care, the development of new resources and programs among our team of national aged care dietitians and contributes to innovation as part of the company management team. As an Accredited Practising Dietitian, Denise provides evidenced based clinical care and evaluates care outcomes. Denise currently provides clinical and food service support to residential aged care homes, food service providers and other industry related organisations. Other tasks of the chief dietitian include, staff supervision and development, contributing to media publications, reviewing industry nutrition polices and guidelines, public speaking and overseeing our national aged care training programs.

• Senior Dietitian

  • 2010 - 2013

  • Clinical Care Provision and Pathways• Food Service Consultancy, Audits and Menu Reviews• Clinical Supervision and Leadership• Recruitment and Performance Management• Service Innovation• Facilitating training workshops and conferences across four states, impacting staff from hundreds of aged care providers

• Consultant Dietitian

  • 2008 - 2010

  Clinical and Food Services Contracted Dietitian Services to aged care homes, private hospitals and individual clients.



Montsalvat

• Volunteer

  • May 2012 - Dec 2013



Bass Coast Community Health Service

• Community Dietitian

  • 2011 - 2012



La Trobe @ Beechworth

• Hospitality Services

  • Jun 2001 - Jan 2008

  Hotel services, front of house assistant, functions, restaurant and conferences. Hotel services, front of house assistant, functions, restaurant and conferences.