Dietitian

About the role:

We are pleased to announce an exciting opportunity to join Qatar Airways Group Medical Division as a Dietitian. 

This role will manage a clinical caseload and will promote the health and wellbeing of Qatar Airways Staff through evidence-based nutritional assessments and the provision of dietary strategies and therapies as part of our comprehensive lifestyle medicine programs and initiatives.

Role accountabilities:

• Develop and conduct needs assessments through surveys, focus groups, etc. to identify key dietary concerns and opportunities to improve dietary options to various Qatar Airways Staff Groups.
• Undertake clinical dietetic assessments and use clinical reasoning to determine the appropriate therapeutic interventions and advice.
• Implement evidence-based dietary principles founded on the pillars of Lifestyle Medicine to improve and enhance the nutritional status, dietary options and dietary choices of Qatar Airways Employees.
• Formulate and deliver individualized programmes based on evidence-based principles and practice.
• Promote a caring and respectful environment in which all clients can expect a high quality and professional dietetic service.
• Communicate effectively with patients to obtain informed consent prior to assessment and any treatments.
• Provide clients with information to facilitate their understanding and equip them in making healthy, informed dietary choices subject to their individual needs.
• Identify potential pathologies and appropriately refer cases to medical colleagues and/or allied health professionals in line with a comprehensive, multi-disciplinary care pathway.
• Prepare and deliver group sessions to support the education and empowerment of Qatar Airways staff.
• Engage and facilitate multi-disciplinary case discussion to improve and optimize patient care.
• Use evidence-based practice, quality improvement methods and research to inform, measure and evaluate own practice.
• Engage with the wider lifestyle medicine and human performance team through regular participation and active contribution in team meetings and program updates.
• Receive referrals and provide interdepartmental support to the primary care and aeromedical teams to expand the remit and quality of services offered.
• Act as ambassador for dietetics and advocate for supportive workplace culture that values and prioritizes employee health.
• Comply with all regulatory training and continuous professional requirements to maintain a dietetic license within the state of Qatar.

To be successful in this role you will need:

• Minimum bachelor’s degree or equivalent with 4 years of job-related experience.
• Hold a dietetic license from Department of Healthcare Professions in Qatar or be eligible to fulfil the criteria to obtain dietetic license.
• Experience in delivering group dietary and/or weight management programs.
• Experience in developing educational/motivational training content.
• Excellent command of English Language and excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to utilize IT/Technology effectively including MS Office and online learning platforms.
• Passion for health and wellness with a desire to empower others.

Application Guidelines

Employees must submit applications through internal vacancies portal (via GEMS) only.

Please see below for all eligibility and requirements for internal applications and please note that any applications not meeting the criteria will not be processed.

• All internal candidates can only have three active applications at any point in time.
• All internal candidates must have completed a minimum 10 months in their current role in order to apply for a new role
• All internal candidates with an active final warning letter will be automatically disqualified from the recruitment process
• If you are a Deck Crew (Qatar Airways & Qatar Executive) candidate, you would require a NOC to apply for this role.