Dietitian - Community

Job Requisition ID: 3472
- Legal Entity: Monash Health
- Location: Cranbourne, VIC, AU, 3977
- Employment Type: Full Time Fixed Term (Parental Leave)
- Posting Date: 31 Jan 2025

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**Embark on a rewarding career and be part of a team where your dedication makes a difference in people’s lives.**

**About the Role**:
Join our team as a Paediatric Dietitian Grade 2 - Child and Family Program - Community on a full-time, fixed-term basis, parental leave cover until March 2026 at the Monash Health - Cranbourne Integrated Care Centre.

In this role you will work within the community health directorate and will be required to provide efficient, high-quality service across the region in various settings. You will function as a member of a dynamic multi-disciplinary team, working closely with team members from the Child family program to promote an integrated and holistic service.

**About Us**:
Child and Family Program including Healthy Mothers and Healthy babies and School Readiness Program is comprised of numerous disciplines that focus on the assessment and delivery of child and family focused care.

The program consists of Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists, Speech Pathologists, Dieticians, Exercise Physiologist, Podiatrists and Psychologists, Counsellor, Social Worker, Family Support worker and Community Development workers.

The team is committed to working with communities, families and individuals who have poor health outcomes and to providing high quality, multidisciplinary programs which embrace child and family centred practice, evidence based practice and the Social Model of Health.

We are presently seeking a Grade 2 Paediatric Dietitian to join our team within the Child and Family Program.

**About You**:
To ensure your success in this role you will bring the following demonstrated skills, experience and knowledge:

- Dedicated to safe best practice & quality care
- Committed to delivering patient centred care & a patient advocacy
- Enthusiastic, compassionate & able to work collaboratively

Mandatory requirements of the role:

- Dietitians Australia accredited dietetics degree
- Eligible for DA membership and Accredited Practicing Dietitian (APD) status
- Working with Children Check
- Drivers Licence

**In Return**

You’ll be joining Victoria’s largest healthcare network and be a part of:

- A fun, friendly, supportive and cohesive team
- Genuine career progression pathways
- Continual opportunities to use your drive for innovation to develop services to meet the changing landscape within the broader healthcare system

For a confidential discussion and to explore the opportunity further,** please call Hayley Jones on 0409 268 590.**

**Position Description can be found**here** and**here**.**

We recognise the value of equal employment opportunity. We are committed to patient safety, promoting fairness, equity and diversity in the workplace and to Child Safe Standards. At Monash Health we are relentless in our pursuit of excellence and work to our six guiding principles and our five ICare values.

**How to Apply**

Applications will be screened upon receipt and selection activity may commence prior to the closing date.

**Applications close: 3 March 2025