Dietitian - Surgical

**Title**:Dietitian - Surgical**:

- Location: Ringwood East, VIC, AU, 3135- Job Posting Date: 14 Nov 2024Do you work for Eastern Health currently? If so, please log in to Eastern Health Careers Employee Login using your network login details to see the full range of jobs available to you

**GRADE 2 DIETITIAN**
- Permanent Part-Time | 7.6 hours per week | Work-life balance
- Based at Maroondah Hospital, with willingness to travel to other EH sites as needed
- Opportunity to join an innovative and supportive Surgical dietetic team
- Are you a qualified & passionate _Dietitian_ looking for a new challenge?_
- Come join us at Eastern Health_

**Eastern Health**
Eastern Health is one of Melbourne’s largest public health services. We provide a range of emergency, surgical, medical and general healthcare services and have a proud history of serving a diverse community.
Our Healthier Together promise underpins our strategic plan - which is to serve the growing and changing needs of our community and to care about and develop our staff. We believe our people make the difference.

**About the role**
A position has become available within the Eastern Health dietetics team for a Permanent Part-Time Grade 2 Dietitian. The successful dietitian will work as directed, as part of the team of dietitians providing services to Eastern Health, primarily at Maroondah Hospital. Our team is made up of Dietitians working in Multidisciplinary teams across the Continuum of Care in Acute, Sub-Acute, Ambulatory and Residential Aged Care settings. We have a strong commitment to evidence-based practice and research, mentoring and staff support through regular clinical supervision and ongoing professional development.

**About you**
To be successful in this role you will possess:

- Eligible for membership of the Dietitians Australia (DA) and the Accredited Practising Dietitian (APD) program
- Holder of a current Driver’s Licence
- Well consolidated post-graduate experience, particularly in surgical
- Demonstrated multidisciplinary teamwork skills
- Demonstrated high level of written and verbal communication skills
- Demonstrated ability to develop evidence based and innovative dietetic services
- Demonstrated experience in the design and implementation of research and quality improvement activities
- Demonstrated commitment to continuing professional development and education

Please refer to the attached position description for further details of the role.

Vaccination against infectious disease is a mandatory requirement of this role. An offer of employment is conditional on you providing evidence that you are currently vaccinated against COVID-19 with booster & Influenza, prior to commencing employment.

**What we offer**

Eastern Health offers a variety of fantastic Employee Benefits, view the extensive range here
- Diverse and engaging career opportunities
- Friendly & supportive team
- Flexible working hours
- Salary packaging options
- Career progression in our teaching hospitals

**Next Steps**

**Good to know**:

- We are an equal opportunity employer and actively promote equality for people of all races, ethnicities, gender identities, sexual orientations, and for people living with disability - within the communities we serve and our Eastern Health team.
- We provide a culturally safe and welcoming environment for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander employees.
- As a child-safe organisation, we ensure child safety and wellbeing is embedded in our everyday culture.
- Vaccination and screening for immunity to vaccine-preventable disease is a mandatory requirement of this role.
- Advertising may end before the closing date.

Please

Contact Person: Jo McKinstry, Dietetics Manager

Contact Number: 0466781936

Job Posting End Date: 28/11/24

Just contact the Hiring Manager in the advertisement or call the Talent Acquisition Team on (03) 9955 7555 (Option 1)

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