Dietitian

**Grade Dietitian 2**:

- **Fixed term, Full time (40 hrs per week with ADOs)**:

- **Work allocation: general paediatrics and mental health**:

- **Located primarily at Austin campus**:

- **Start date: 3 April 2023, end date 2nd February 2024**:

- **Pay **range **$45.96 - $52.00** **per** hour **+** **salary packaging + **super** **+ higher qualification allowance **if **applicable.**

Austin Health is the major provider of tertiary health services, health professional education and research across three campuses in the North East of Melbourne and state-wide. We have a highly engaged, diverse and collaborative workforce that is unified by our purpose, which is to help people live healthy and fulfilled lives.

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**About the Nutrition and Dietetics Department**

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Our department is a vibrant and fast-paced environment with a team of 42 staff (34 EFT) across three sites. We function as one department and work in a supportive and friendly environment. We provide service to inpatients, outpatients and home/community programs, spanning acute care, sub-acute care and rehabilitation. Our Dietitians are experts in medical nutrition therapy and are organised into clinical streams, each with a senior leader: specialist medicine, ICU/surgical/gastro, oncology, paediatrics and mental health, sub-acute & rehab. Other key activities across our department include staff education and development, student training, quality improvement, research and food service.

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**Details of position**

This position is based primarily on the Austin site and will work as part of our Paediatrics and Mental Health stream. The workload will primarily include general paediatrics, Type 1 diabetes, eating disorders, child & adolescent mental health and adult mental health. Workload allocation will be across both inpatient and ambulatory settings, and may vary according to operational needs across the stream and the department. The workload allocated to this position will be reviewed regularly and may change at the end June if funding received specifically for paediatric inpatient eating disorder caseload management ceases.

***About you**:
Ideally, you’ll have:

- Sound clinical nutrition knowledge in a variety of areas with demonstrated depth of knowledge in managing patients with Type 1 diabetes and eating disorders.
- Demonstrated understanding of hospital food service systems and how to work effectively with food service staff.
- Demonstrated ability to provide leadership and to work effectively in a team environment.
- Demonstrated high-level communication skills.
- Effective counselling skills and commitment to patient-centred care.
- Demonstrated organisational skills, efficient workload management and ability to prioritise.

**Our benefits**:
Working at Austin Health means enjoying a strong sense of purpose, engaging in meaningful work every day. Our people also receive a variety of rewarding benefits, including:

- Greater take-home pay through generous salary packaging
- A suite of wellness initiatives designed to support you, including discounts on fitness memberships and health insurance, and a comprehensive wellbeing program
- Mentoring and career development opportunities
- Onsite childcare, easy access via public transport, car parking and end of journey facilities for cyclists
- Five weeks annual leave

**Inclusion at Austin**:
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**How to Apply**

Register on the Austin Careers site and upload your CV, cover letter, proof of dietetic qualification and proof of COVID vaccinations.
- Health insurance