Dietitian (Undefined)

Location: Melbourne | Parkville

Job type: Full time

Organisation: The Royal Children's Hospital

**Salary**: $98,627 - $104,811

Occupation: Medical and Nursing

Reference: 11314

**About the Role**

This Full time, Fixed term position until the end of February 2025 within the Nutrition department is responsible for the provision of high quality nutritional care to paediatric patients and their families within the inpatient and outpatient setting.

This will include PICU, general medical / surgical units and a general outpatient clinic. It may also include other specialist/medical units as required and participation in 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.
- Willingness to meet the credentialing requirements of the RCH generally and the Nutrition & Food Services Department.
- Nutritional care of paediatric patients (inpatients and outpatients) across a variety of specialist/medical unit
- Communicate effectively with patients and families to ensure their understanding and that their needs and views are included in plans and actions.

Classification for this position will range from AJ1 - AJ4, Grade 2 Year 1 - Grade 2 Year 4 (base salary
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 **here** to view the position description.

**About the Department**

The Department of Nutrition and Food Services 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. We are also a registered NDIS provider and provide a variety of nutrition supports to our patients with a disability.

**What we offer**
- Salary Packaging - Increase your take home pay
- Employee Assistance Program and staff wellbeing hub
- Discounted on-site car parking

**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

**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.

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?**

Applications close **9 February 2024