Senior Dietitian

Senior Dietitian page is loaded## Senior Dietitianlocations: Bendigo, Victoriatime type: Full timeposted on: Posted Todaytime left to apply: End Date: November 27, 2025 (26 days left to apply)job requisition id: JR-13787**Your position at St John of God Bendigo Hospital**We are seeking applications for a passionate and experienced **Senior Dietitian (Grade 2)** to join our dynamic Allied Health team at **Bendigo** on a **permanent full-time** basis. In this role, you will primarily provide clinical nutrition services across **inpatient rehabilitation, medical, surgical, oncology, and ICU** settings, while also managing a small outpatient caseload. Working Monday to Friday, you will be part of a friendly and supportive team committed to delivering high-quality, patient-centred care.As a key member of our multidisciplinary team, you will apply advanced clinical practice skills to deliver evidence-based nutrition and dietetic interventions that optimise patient outcomes. You will also play a leadership role in mentoring and developing junior staff and students, contributing to a culture of continuous learning and clinical excellence.**The Position*** Provides a senior nutrition and dietetic service to patients/clients and or carers on an individual or group level for both inpatients and or outpatients including management of more complex patients.* Coordinate the provision of special dietary requirements of patients/clients* Provide consultation and support to medical, nursing, catering and allied health professionals within the Division, and external agencies, as appropriate.* Uses expert nutritional knowledge acts as a consultant to the hospital catering service to inform menu development and compliance with the relevant hospital Nutritional standards.* Document patients’ medical nutrition therapy in the approved manner.* Participate in multidisciplinary activities e.g. team meetings, ward rounds, or case conferences, as required.* Participate in the delivery of education programmes within the dietetics service and for other caregiver groups.* Develop and review dietary education resources.* Participate in other Divisional activities as assigned.* Supervise, instruct and assess dietetic junior caregivers, and students in approved clinical teaching programs in liaison with the Supervisor/Manager* Promotes professional values and ethics in clinical practice.* Demonstrates consolidated, current knowledge of research, evidence-based practice in Nutrition and Dietetics and related clinical areas.You will possess a Tertiary qualification in Dietetics and eligible for full membership with Dietitians Australia (DA). You will also have proven experience in providing clinical education and supervision to junior staff and students, fostering a collaborative learning environment and contributing to the development of clinical capability within the team.The successful candidate will demonstrate advanced clinical expertise in planning and implementing comprehensive nutritional assessments, applying evidence-based dietetic practices to support effective patient management, treatment interventions, and discharge planning.Above all, patient care will be at the core of everything you do committing to and supporting our Mission and Values.**We can offer you*** Salary: **$95,432 to $114,129 (pro-rata for part-time) plus 12% Superannuation*** **Permanent full-time role working 38 hours per week, part-time applications will also be considered.*** **Salary packaging up to** **$18,550** on a range of benefits such as mortgage, rent, meal entertainment, holiday accommodation or other everyday living expenses as well as options to salary package benefits above the FBT cap on items such as: + Novated leasing + work related expenses + self-education and + additional superannuation* 5 weeks annual leave* A healthy work-life balance through flexible work options, additional purchased leave & well-being programs* Employee discount on St John of God Hospital & Medical Services and Private Health InsuranceFor all enquiries contact please contact Berni Thomas, Allied Health Manager on 0499076521.If suitable applicants are identified advertisement may close prior to listed date and screening/interviews may commence throughout the advertising process.*At St John of God Health Care, we celebrate diversity and warmly welcome applications from people of all backgrounds.**Our commitment is to create a safe and nurturing environment for all children and vulnerable individuals in our care and proactively take steps to protect them from abuse, ensuring their safety and well-being.**Our inclusive culture fosters an environment that is respectful and secure, welcoming and accessible, and unified through our diverse community.**All caregivers employed by St John of God Health Care are required to be vaccinated from Influenza in order to fulfil the requirements of the role.*At St John of God Health Care we support you to be the best health care professional or support worker you can be. With strong team environments, opportunities for development and promotion, and where our leaders are visible and accessible. As one of the largest Catholic providers of health care services in Australia, St John of God Health Care is a great place to work with loads of opportunities, benefits to support you, and a great work life balance. Our caregivers come from diverse backgrounds and belief systems and you don’t need to be Catholic to work with us.
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