Dietitian

**Dietitian - Grade 1 Ballarat**

**Casual Position**

**About Grampians Health**

Grampians Health was established 1 November 2021, bringing together Edenhope and District Memorial Hospital, Stawell Regional Health, Wimmera Health Care Group and Ballarat Health Services to deliver safe, sustainable, healthcare tailored to changing workforce and community needs, for the long term.

This partnership follows years of strong collaboration and close partnerships between the four health services. Together, we will deliver better healthcare, enhance services and advance careers, closer to home, now and into the future.

A career with Grampians Health means you are connected and are part of a team providing quality healthcare to rural and regional communities. Our communities are diverse, as is our workforce, with expert clinical staff from across the world choosing to live and work in our beautiful region.

Grampians Health provides acute, maternity, mental health, allied health, aged care, administration and support services. This means your career will be as diverse and rewarding as you strive to be.

**About the Role**

This position is an exciting opportunity to join the dietetics’ team within Ballarat. The successful applicant will be a part of a growing Dietetics team working in the beautiful Grampians region. This opportunity will suit a new graduate, early career, or experienced Dietitian. With regional service provision, opportunities exist to build skill and experience in multiple areas including community-based programs, acute and sub-acute care. The opportunity to have a diversified case load means the successful applicant will be able to work within a range of different multi-disciplinary teams and have broad exposure to a range of health conditions. We work as one department and have a supportive, friendly environment. Our work includes clinical services, research, quality and improvement, food service and student education. We pride ourselves on having established Clinical Supervision.

**Skills and experience**
- Have eligibility for registration as a Dietitian with Dietitians Australia
- Be a positive and enthusiastic contributor to our multidisciplinary care team
- Committed to providing exceptional quality health care at all times.
- Comfortable working with a broad patient caseload, including a broad range of clinical diagnoses, patient age groups and demographics across multiple sites and outpatients
- Hardworking, hands on and diligent in approach;
- Ability to self-reflect and continue to build on clinical skills and capacity
- An active problem solver and work within the dietetics department to provide ‘exceptional’ patient care to our communities

**Grampians Health Culture & Benefits**

At Grampians Health, we recognise our staff are our greatest asset. We are committed to providing a safe and healthy environment for our staff, patients, residents, visitors, volunteers and contractors at all sites.
- Salary packaging for living expenses such as rent/mortgage plus meals, entertainment & holidays
- Discounted on-site parking
- Access to discounted health club membership
- Staff rewards and recognition programs

**Ballarat Region**
- Ballarat is the largest centre in Western Victoria and the states fastest growing inland city. Dubbed Australia’s most liveable city in 2020, Ballarat is home to first class education, fine dining and boutique shopping. Uniquely located within easy access to Melbourne, Geelong, Bendigo and the Western district, Ballarat is blessed with some of Australia’s most significant heritage buildings and natural landscapes.

**How to Apply**

All employees must be willing and able to wear Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) when required, which at a minimum is a surgical mask. Additional PPE requirements are role-dependent.

Grampians Health is a child safe organisation, committed to the safety and wellbeing of all children and young people.

**Selection Criteria**
- Essential : Have you received three doses of a COVID19 vaccine? If no, please provide further detail regarding doses received, booking dates and/or other relevant information.