Grade 2 Dietitian, Gem@home Program

Location: Melbourne | Southern Metropolitan

Job type: Not provided

Organisation: Monash Health

**Salary**: Salary not specified

Occupation: Health and Allied Health

Reference: 55831

Join our new program which actively engages with people to improve and maintain health, independence well-being.
- Bring your experience & leadership capabilities
- Be part of a team which focuses on patient centred service delivery
- Part time position is available

**Our Journey**:
Monash Health Allied Health share the vision of One Team; Making a Difference Together. This vision is underpinned by the following principles:

- We provide quality care focused on the person in the context of their life
- We are interdisciplinary and innovative with a can-do attitude
- We view change and challenge as great opportunities

Dietetics at Monash Health covers the continuum and the life span. We have a large adult bed based departments across five hospital sites; Monash Medical Centre, Kingston Centre, Dandenong, Moorabbin and Casey hospitals and teams of Dietitians in community health, community rehabilitation, clinics and mental health programs.

**A Day in the Life**:
Key responsibilities include:

- Uphold the principles of service delivery also include compassionate, and person centred care.

**What You Bring**:
You are a dynamic, experienced Dietitian with a passion for assisting clients to live their best lives. You will provide a high standard of client assessment, treatment and coordination of services to patients, to facilitate safe, effective, and person-centred care in the client’s home environment.

You can also demonstrate:

- Your dedication to safe best practice and quality care
- An unwavering commitment to delivering patient centred care
- Enthusiasm and a positive attitude to your work, compassion and the ability to work collaboratively and effectively in a team
- The ability to positively lead teams/individuals to undertake best practice models of care
- Motivation to be accountable for and manage specific portfolios in our relentless pursuit of excellence

**What You Need**:

- Relevant Dietetics qualification
- Eligibility for membership of Dietitians Australia and Accredited practicing Dietitian (APD) status
- Current Victorian Driver’s Licence.

**In Return**:
This position will require the Dietitian to work within an outreach model of care. The position is predominately based at Kingston Centre. Other benefits include:

- access to Monash Health in-house learning portals to further expand your acute clinical skills & knowledge base
- avenues to further develop your leadership & project management skills
- mentorship & career guidance
- support to attend relevant forums & conferences
- a supportive learning environment, should you wish to undertake postgraduate studies
- For a confidential discussion and to explore the opportunity further, please call Jacinta Sadler on 0438 068 750_

**_ Monash Health is a great place to work_**
- Our employees enjoy a range of benefits including:_
- _ salary packaging options that increase your take-home pay_
- _ a comprehensive Health and Wellbeing program_
- _ free flu vaccinations_
- _ private health insurance at discounted rates_
- _ health imaging services_
- _ + more_

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.

**How to Apply**

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.