Grade 2 Dietitian

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Embark on a rewarding career and be part of a team where your dedication makes a difference in people’s lives.

About the Role:

Join our team as a Grade 2 Dietitian on a full time ongoing basis based across Monash Medical Centre (Clayton) and The Victorian Heart Hospital.

Working within the clinical areas of critical care (ICU) and cardiac care, you will utilise your extensive clinical knowledge and skills to embed yourself as a valuable member of the multidisciplinary team and provide evidence based, patient-centred and outcome-focussed care to Monash Health patients.

Key Responsibilities include:

• Deliver best practice, patient-centred dietetic care
• Supervise and mentor dietetic students and Grade 1 dietitians
• Contribute to innovation in quality improvement and research activities
• Actively participate as a core member of the multidisciplinary team 

About Us:

This position is within the Nutrition and Dietetics Department that services Monash Medical Centre, Moorabbin Hospital and the Victorian Heart Hospital.  We are a large, integrated and cohesive team that is empowered and supports each other to deliver patient-centred, effective and evidence-based care. Travel and work between Monash Health sites is required.

About You:

To ensure your success in this role you will bring the following demonstrated skills, experience and knowledge:

• Experience in acute dietetics (including enteral nutrition and parenteral nutrition support)
• A patient-centred evidence-based approach to patient care
• A forward-thinking approach to improve processes and outcomes – your ideas matter to us
• Confident communication skills that progresses and/or escalates care, articulates handover and discharge plans
• Experience supervising students (preferred)
• Completion of critical care competency (preferred)
• Experience in cardiac care (preferred)
• Minimum 2 years acute experience (preferred)

Mandatory requirements of the role:

• An approved undergraduate or post graduate degree in Nutrition and Dietetics
• Eligibility for membership of the Dietitians Australia and the APD program. 
• Current Drivers Licence  

In Return

You’ll be joining Victoria’s largest healthcare network and be a part of:

• A supportive and cohesive team of clinicians within a larger multidisciplinary setting 
• Genuine career progression and professional development 
• Continual opportunities to use your drive for innovation to develop services to meet the changing landscape within the broader healthcare system 

For a confidential discussion and to explore the opportunity further, please call Stephanie Rados (Manager of Nutrition and Dietetics Monash Medical Centre and  Moorabbin Hospital) on 0421 828 319.

Position Description can be found here and here. 

We recognise the value of equal employment opportunity. We are committed to patient safety, promoting fairness, equity and diversity in the workplace and to Child Safe Standards. At Monash Health we are relentless in our pursuit of excellence and work to our six guiding principles and our five ICare values.

How to Apply

Applications are accepted via the Monash Health online EHub system. For information including how to apply and probity check requirements, please click here for the ‘Application Guide’

Applications will be screened upon receipt and selection activity may commence prior to the closing date. 

Applications close: 8 June, 2025