Dietitian Grade 2 Community Rehabilitation

Location: Melbourne | Eastern Metropolitan

Job type: Full time

Organisation: Monash Health

**Salary**: Salary not specified

Occupation: Health and Allied Health

Reference: 57296

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Dietitian to join the Monash Health Community Rehabilitation Team.

**About Monash Health**

**Community Rehabilitation**

Community Rehabilitation offers client-centred, goal driven rehabilitation services to maximise a client’s independence, health and well-being following acute illness or injury. Community Rehabilitation consists of large interdisciplinary teams that work with the client to achieve their rehabilitation goals and provide home and centre-based therapy.

**Job Summary**
- Full time ongoing, job share P/T encouraged to apply.

The Grade 2 Dietitian provides dietetic services in Monash health Community Rehabilitation team, with the aim of improving patient outcome and / or facilitating discharge. This position is based within Dandenong and Springvale Community Rehabilitation; however, travel to and work at any of the Monash Health sites will be required. The incumbent will be required to work in any clinical area at any or all campuses of Monash Health as and when required. Such a requirement may be a temporary arrangement, on an ad hoc basis, or a permanent change.

**What You Need**:

- Bachelor of Nutrition and Dietetics or Masters of Nutrition & Dietetics (or recognised equivalent)
- Eligible for membership of the Dietitians Australia (DA) and the Accredited Practising Dietitian (APD) program.
- Current Drivers Licence
- Working with Children’s Check
- Relevant clinical experience.

**About You**
- You lead by example, thrive working in a dynamic, fast paced environment and are truly passionate about delivering a high standard of evidence-based care to all clients.
- You are enthusiastic, compassionate, and able to work collaboratively
- You are an advocate of Monash Health’s Strategic Guiding Principles
- You are excited to be accountable for managing portfolios in our relentless pursuit of excellence

**What We Offer**:

- Access to Monash Health in-house learning portals to further expand your acute clinical skills & knowledge base
- A supportive learning environment
- Great team comradeship, learning opportunities & community connection
- Dedicated support for professional development and improving research skills
- Exciting opportunity that provides variety and flexibility
- Ongoing supervision and professional development
- Avenues to further develop your leadership skills
- Mentorship and career guidance
- Support to attend relevant forums and conferences
- A supportive learning environment, should you wish to undertake postgraduate studies\
- Access to benefits including salary packaging options that increase your take-home pay
- Access to onsite subsidised staff car parking
- Comprehensive Employee Assistance Program (EAP).

**How to Apply**

Monash Health recognises the value of equal employment opportunity and is committed to patient safety and promoting fairness, equity and diversity in the workplace. At Monash Health we are relentless in our pursuit of excellence and work to our six guiding principles.

Offers of employment can only be made once all required probity checks have been completed. These include:

- reference checks;
- a clear Police Check conducted within the last three months;
- a current Victorian Employee Working with Children’s Check (or proof of payment for same);and
- proof of immunisation.

A request to conduct probity checks does not guarantee that an offer of employment will be made.

Under the Victorian Public Health orders, all employees working within the Public Health system must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 and Influenza and are required to provide acceptable evidence of their vaccination status. The current orders require evidence of three doses for COVID-19.