Grade 2 Dietitian - Allied Health

Job Requisition ID:  3571
Legal Entity:  Monash Health
Location: 

Dandenong, VIC, AU, 3175

Employment Type:  Full Time Fixed Term (Parental Leave)
Posting Date:  4 Feb 2025

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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 Dietician Grade 2 on a full-time, fixed-term basis until March 2026, based across both Casey and Dandenong Hospital.

 

In this role you will provide dietetic services within Monash Health Adult Inpatient services and clinics with the aim of improving patient outcome and/or facilitating discharge. You will actively contribute to the Nutrition and Dietetic and multidisciplinary teams by providing best practice clinical care, sharing knowledge and participating in teaching and supervision of students (undergraduates and/or postgraduates), mentoring and/or supervision and participate in research and quality project activities and food service and administrative responsibilities and portfolios as delegated.  

 

About Us:

This role is within the Nutrition and Dietetics Department that services Casey Hospital and Dandenong 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.

 

About You:

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

  • Experience in acute dietetics and enteral nutrition
  • Demonstrated clinical reasoning and prioritisation skills
  • Excellent group facilitation skills
  • Confident communication that escalates care, articulates handover and discharge plans
  • Demonstrated accountability whilst working autonomously
  • Critical Care competency preferred
  • Minimum 2 years acute experience preferred

Mandatory requirements of the role: 

  • Dietitians Australia accredited dietetics degree or hold a Dietitians Australia mutually recognised dietetics degree from New Zealand or have passed the Dietitians Dietetic Skills Recognition (DSR) process
  • Eligibility for membership of Dietitians Australia
  • Eligibility for Accredited Practising APD Program
  • Availability to work after hours (evenings to 9pm) to facilitate cardiac rehabilitation
  • Current Drivers Licence  

 

In Return

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

  • A fun, friendly, supportive and cohesive team
  • Genuine career progression pathways

For a confidential discussion and to explore the opportunity further, please call Raisa Shaikh on 0414954507.

Position Description documents 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: 12 February