Dietitian Grade 2

Role

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This is a Fixed Term Part Time position to cover Parental Leave until August 2025, at FTE per fortnight, within the Nutrition and Food Services Department and the Diabetes and Endocrinology Department.

You will be responsible for the provision of high-quality nutritional care to paediatric patients with diabetes and their families within the inpatient and outpatient setting. This may include other specialties as required. Thsi role will also include rotation on the weekend oncall roster.

What you’ll achieve:

• Work as a member of a multi-disciplinary team to ensure patient care is integrated and effective
• Provide nutritional care and education to paediatric patients with diabetes (inpatients and outpatients) and nutritional support across a variety of specialist/medical units
• Build and maintain relationships with stakeholders, including food service and formula room staff, to ensure patient and ward needs are addressed effectively
  

Classification for this position with range from Grade 2 Year 1 to Grade 2 Year 4, AJ1-AJ4 (FTE base salary $92,627 to $104,811 per annum, plus superannuation)

Your skills and experience:

• Eligibility for full Membership of Dietitians Australia
• Eligibility for the Accredited Practising Dietitian Program
• Minimum postgraduate degree Bachelor of Nutrition and Dietetics or equivalent
  

If this sounds like you, click to view the position description.

About the Department:

The Nutrition and Food Services department at The Royal Children's Hospital incorporates the clinical dietetic service, the Main Kitchen that caters for inpatient meals and the Central Formula Room that produces formula, enteral feeds and fortifies expressed breast milk to meet the nutritional needs of patients.

What we offer:

• Salary Packaging – Increase your take home pay!
• Staff Wellbeing Hub

Other requirements:

• Current National Criminal Record Check, or willing to obtain
• Valid Working with Children Check
• Current NDIS Worker Screening Check, or willing to obtain
• Compliance with RCHs “Staff Immunisation - Prevention of Vaccine Preventable Diseases” procedure

Application process:

To apply, you will need a resume and a tailored cover letter outlining your skills, experience, and suitability for the position in line with the requirements of the position description

Shortlisting for this position will commence immediately, we encourage you to apply promptly!

Why work at the RCH?

RCH enjoys high employee engagement and is committed to staff safety and a positive culture through enactment of our Compact. We offer the opportunity to work in world-class facilities, surrounded by Royal Park and only a short tram trip from the heart of Melbourne city.

We also offer discounted staff parking, salary packaging, and an award-winning health and wellbeing program.

The RCH is committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people from culturally and/or linguistically diverse background, all members of the LGBTQI community and people with disability.

It is a requirement of your employment that you be fully vaccinated against Covid-19, and Influenza annually for Category A and B roles, in compliance with any public health orders in place at the relevant time, unless you have a medical exception in line with those public health orders, which has been accepted by The Royal Children’s Hospital. Applicants will be required to provide their Australian Government Immunisation History Statement, it is a requirement of the RCH to collect, record and hold vaccination information.

It is also a requirement of your employment that you comply with any direction given by The Royal Children’s Hospital that you be vaccinated against, or prove immunity to, any other disease, unless you have a relevant exemption

Are you ready to join our team?

Apply online by clicking on the “ Apply” button

Applications close 26 August 2024