Dietitian

**ABOUT THE ROLE**:
**Summary of the role**: An exceptional opportunity for a dynamic, innovative and experienced paediatric dietitian to provide specialist Dietetic services within the Special Care Nursery and Neonatal Intensive care Unit at Mercy Hospital for Women. This will suit a clinician looking for a new challenge in a tertiary neonatal public hospital that is committed to ensuring high quality, evidenced-based, person-centred, safe and effective patient care.
- Grade 3 Paediatric Dietitian, permanent part-time, 0.4EFT
- Days negotiable
- Located at Mercy Hospital for women, Heidelberg
- Strong culture of learning, innovation and research
- Provide comprehensive neonatal nutritional care to neonates and support to families within the NICU/SCN and outpatient follow as required
- Be part of a dynamic multidisciplinary team providing exceptional care to neonates
- Be a proactive member of the Dietetics team at Mercy Health

**ABOUT YOU:
- Bachelor of Nutrition and Dietetics, Master of Dietetics or equivalent qualification
- Eligible for membership of Dietitians Australia and APD status
- Additional study in paediatric nutrition
- Extensive clinical experience in paediatrics
- Committment to continuous quality improvement, clinical research and professional development of self and others within an evidence based framework
- Highly effective clinical leadership capabilities
- Excellent interpersonal skills, effective communication skills and practices with a high level of integrity and professionalism
- Enthusiastic, flexible, dedicated and team orientated

**ABOUT US**:

- Mercy Hospital for Women is a fully accredited Level 6 Public Specialist Teaching Hospital providing both public and private patient care through maternity services, neonatology and paediatrics, perioperative services, gynaecology, women's health and associated health, support and diagnostic services. We are a major teaching hospital and specialist referral centre with the medical, nursing, midwifery and allied health expertise to treat the most complex obstetric, neonatal and gynaecological cases.
- Mercy Health is a Catholic organisation grounded in a 2,000-year tradition of caring for others. Founded by the Sisters of Mercy, Mercy Health is made up of more than 9,500 people who provide acute and subacute hospital care, aged care, mental health programs, maternity and specialist women's health services, early parenting services, home care services and health worker training and development.
- Mercy Health is proud to be recognised as an Employer of Choice for Gender Equality by the WGEA.

**WHAT WE OFFER**:

- Mercy Health recognises that people are searching for meaning in their work life and finding a workplace that connects with their values is a key motivation when choosing an employer. As a not-for-profit healthcare provider, Mercy Health has a strong mission and clear values that guide us in everything we do. We pride ourselves on:

- caring for our people and those important to them with generous employee assistance available for employees and their families
- protecting children and vulnerable people in all our services, by listening to them and having zero tolerance of any form of abuse and neglect
- taking a stand against climate change, which is one of the biggest threats to the health of the world and all humanity, and committing to action that will help make our world fairer and more sustainable
- offering benefits such as generous salary packaging, purchased leave, career progression and development opportunities, access to health and wellbeing programs and a range of discounts across a diverse portfolio of financial, healthcare, travel and other services.

**WHAT YOU WILL NEED**:

- Proof of vaccination status consistent with public health orders and with Mercy Health’s policy (includes but is not limited to COVID-19 and seasonal influenza vaccination compliance requirement).
- If you have any questions or require any adjustments to ensure a fair and equitable interview and selection process please contact us on the details below.

**Contact Details**
- Bridget Moore,

Mrs Bridget Moore

87543091