Julie Leake
Mount Cotton,QLD
Summary
I'm an accredited Practicing Dietitian with 5 years experience across a wide range of paediatric settings including acute, outpatient, community and private sector to support optimal growth and nutrition for children. I consistently work with integrity and compassion and strive for excellence through continually seeking relevant professional development activities.
- Collaborative, compassionate and approachable member of the multidisciplinary team
- Completed multiple quality improvement projects, guideline development, guideline revisions, work instruction developments and involvement in new service implementation project (Community Allied Health Service)
- Experienced placement supervisor for student dietitians
- Thrive in challenging, fast-paced settings
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Senior Dietitian
Child Development Services
06.2022 - Current
- Provision of clinical assessment and nutritional intervention for children with development concerns across community services in the greater Brisbane area.
- Contributed to child development formulations by completion of nutritional assessments using child development lens.
- Active member of Micronutrient Deficiency working group within Queensland Child and Youth Clinical Network. The group's aim was to develop a guideline to support clinicians in screening of children for micronutrient deficiencies. This has led to publication of Micronutrient Deficiency Clinical Practice Guideline (CPG) that is currently available online through the Royal Children's Hospital.
- Conducted education sessions for a variety of other healthcare professionals within the child development team for a range of topics including feeding assessments, supporting children with Avoidant Restricted Food Intake Disorder (ARFID) to optimize patient outcomes and to support awareness of the role of dietitian within child development program.
- Completed multiple quality improvement activities including currently working within a team conducting an audit to determine number of children diagnosed with ARFID and number of children who meet criteria for diagnosis of ARFID but are not diagnosed. This will form understanding of whether the child development program are sufficiently including diagnosis for ARFID as per the DSM-V criteria for children referred to the service.
- Served as a liaison between dietitians and other healthcare providers to support cohesive and optimal care planning.
- Triage dietetic referrals in accordance with child development services referral guidelines for dietetics.
- Support families to link with appropriate private therapists in accordance with individual growth and dietary concerns, child and/ or family goals and the individual's developmental diagnosis.
- Supervised student dietitians, fostering professional growth and skill development.
Senior Dietitian
Brisbane Paediatric Nutrition
01.2022 - Current
- Provision of clinical assessment and intervention services for children and their families in a private setting. This includes NDIS participants and private referrals for a range of referral reasons.
- Provision of necessary reports to NDIS participants to advocate for ongoing dietetic funding within their plan based on participant goals.
- Enhanced patient satisfaction and outcomes by providing personalized nutrition plans and dietary counselling.
- Developed educational materials for patients, improving their understanding of dietary requirements and healthy lifestyle choices.
- Collaborate with a range of healthcare professionals including medical teams, other allied healthcare teams, school nurses to ensure comprehensive care plans and optimize nutritional outcomes.
- Implement evidence-based practices to improve overall nutritional health within the community setting.
Paediatric Dietitian
Queensland Children's Hospital
08.2020 - 10.2022
- Managed various inpatient caseloads including endocrine, gastroenterology, Bone Marrow Transplant, ketogenic diet.
- Obtained credentialing for dietitian-led ordering of parenteral nutrition and gained significant experience with the commencement, monitoring and cessation of parenteral nutrition for paediatric patients.
- Managed various outpatient multidisciplinary team clinics including weight management, neurology / ketogenic diet, type 1 diabetes, Prada Willi Syndrome, Inflammatory Bowel Disease.
- Managed a dietitian-only outpatient clinic.
- Revised the paediatric refeeding guideline using the updated evidence from ASPEN which is currently available on QHEPS.
New Graduate Dietitian
Logan Hospital
07.2019 - 07.2020
- Provided dietetic assessment and intervention for paediatric patients admitted to the Children's Inpatient Unit.
- Provided dietetic assessment and intervention for infants admitted to the Special Care Nursery.
- Managed dietitian-led outpatient clinics and provided relevant assessment and dietary interventions using the relevant evidence-based guidelines.
- Worked with dietitian assistants to ensure appropriate diet-codes and nutritional supplements were provided to children admitted to the Children's Inpatient Unit.
- Contributed to daily ward rounds to advocate for nutritional care as relevant.
Education
Bachelor's of Nutrition And Dietetics With Honours -
Griffith University
Gold Coast, QLD07.2019
Skills
- Proficient with use of integrated electronic medical record (iEMR), CBORD, Patient Flow Manager (PFM), Microsoft suite
- Paediatric Nutrition Specialization across various caseloads
- Completed Cultural Competency in Nutrition course and significant experience working with range of cultures
- Credentialed for dietitian-led ordering of parenteral nutrition (PN) for paediatric patients
- Completion of 'Take the Lead' course in 2022 (program initiative through Centre for Leadership Excellence)
Certification
- Accredited Practicing Dietitian.
- Credentialed for ordering of parental nutrition for paediatric patients.
- Completion of Modulife Crohn's Disease Exclusion Diet (CDED) expert training.
- Completion of online modules "Working with Paediatric Feeding Disorder (PFD)".
- Completion of "Take the Lead" program (through Clinical Excellence in Leadership.
- Enrolled in Unit 2 for Certificate in Paediatric Nutrition and Dietetics through Royal Children Hospital (May 2024).
References
Carolyn Nasser Ayala Rogany
Team Leader Supervisor & Clinical Lead
Child Development Service - QCH Queensland Children's Hospital
T: 0448 156 266 T: 07 3068 5870
E: Carolyn.Nasser@health.qld.gov.au E: Ayala.Rogany@health.qld.gov.au
Amy Thompson
Supervisor and Owner
Brisbane Paediatric Nutrition
T: 0422 403 311
E: info@brisbanepaediatricnutrition.com
Timeline
Senior Dietitian
Child Development Services
06.2022 - Current
Senior Dietitian
Brisbane Paediatric Nutrition
01.2022 - Current
Paediatric Dietitian
Queensland Children's Hospital
08.2020 - 10.2022
New Graduate Dietitian
Logan Hospital
07.2019 - 07.2020
Bachelor's of Nutrition And Dietetics With Honours -
Griffith University
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