Dietitian Grade 2

Grade 2 Dietitian - Transition to Adult Mental Health & Wellbeing

Are you a dietitian looking for an opportunity to learn and build on existing skills in a new clinical practice area?

Are you interested in a career in adult Mental Health Practice?

We have two grade 2 opportunities available across the Eastern Health catchment. Both are a combination of adult acute inpatient and community work, full time and permanent.

**Position 1**: Box Hill Hospital (acute mental health) and Central East Mental Health Service.

**Position 2**: Maroondah Hospital (acute mental health) and Outer East Mental Health Service.

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, including maternity, palliative care, mental health, drug and alcohol, residential care, community health and state-wide specialist services to people and communities that are diverse in culture, age, socio-economic status, population and healthcare needs.

About the role

Eastern Health is offering you the opportunity to undertake a twelve month allied health transition to mental health practice learning program. This is an excellent opportunity to contribute to enhanced mental health services for adults with serious mental health issues & their families.

The mental health program at Eastern Health and the learning and teaching directorate work in partnership to deliver an extensive range of highly regarded transition to practice programs.

The learning and teaching directorate and the mental health program will work in partnership to deliver this program based on the best available evidence and sector wide consultation for allied health mental health learning programs.

**Benefits of the program include**:
Placement in a supportive team within the Adult Mental Health Service.

Support from another dietitian and a discipline specific educator to facilitate your learning and development.

Permanent employment at Eastern Health in the Mental Health Program on completion of the 12-month transition program.

**The structured learning program incorporates**:
A focus on utilising the knowledge, skills and abilities that you bring from your existing experience in other areas of dietetics

A structured learning framework including a comprehensive learning plan, key competencies to work towards, protected learning time and professional development targeted to allied health clinicians transitioning to mental health practice.

Exposure to diverse areas of mental health practice via discovery days in other parts of the mental health program.

10 days of professional development leave plus individual and group supervision.

Learn more about one of our mental health dietitians in the program and the work recently showcased in dietitians week here

About you

To be successful in this role you should possess the following:
Recognised tertiary qualification in Dietetics

Eligible for membership of Dietitians Australia and the Accredited Practicing Dietitian Program.

Participation in Accredited Practising Dietitian program of DA or ability to demonstrate that equivalence to APD requirements are maintained on an annual basis.

Relevant theoretical knowledge, experience and skills in the provision of evidence based dietetics assessment, intervention and treatment.

Demonstrated ability to develop evidence based and innovative dietetic services

Understanding of, and/or experience in delivering, recovery oriented mental health practice.

Demonstrated experience in managing a complex caseload and comprehensive discharge planning using a client-centred approach.

Knowledge of the Mental Health Act and other relevant legislation, policies, plans and strategic directions of public mental health services

Demonstrated ability to skilfully engage consumers in the development and implementation of individualised plans designed to promote, foster and sustain personal recovery.

A commitment to working with consumers from a wide range of cultural and social backgrounds and to providing services that are family and gender sensitive.

Knowledge of the mental health sector, including roles and workings of mental health teams and relevant community resources and services to support people with mental illness.

Proven ability and commitment to work collaboratively with consumers, carers, the multidisciplinary team and external agencies.

Commitment to supervised and reflective practice, lifelong learning and further development.

Computer literacy and embracing of health technologies and informatics.

High level of self-awareness and emotional intelligence.

Demonstrated high level inter personal skills with consumers, their families and all health care professionals including effective conflict resolution and negotiation.

**Desirable**:
Hold a current Victorian driver’s licence.

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