Dietitian - Transition to Care Program

**Title**:Dietitian - Transition to Care Program**:

- Location: Burwood East, VIC, AU, 3151- Job Posting Date: 12 Nov 2024Do you work for Eastern Health currently? If so, please log in to Eastern Health Careers Employee Login using your network login details to see the full range of jobs available to you

**Dietitian: Leave backfill - Transition Care Program**
- Temporary Part -Time position | 4 days per week | Monday - Friday
- Burwood location | Car-parking available | Flexible hours | non-shift work
- Opportunity to work in a friendly and supportive team | Professional development
- Are you a qualified & passionate _Dietitian_ looking for a new challenge?_
- Come join us at Eastern Health_

**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 statewide specialist services to people and communities that are diverse in culture, age, socio-economic status, population and healthcare needs.

**About the role**

As a program, our goal is to work in partnership with our clients to achieve the best possible outcomes. The dietitian is a pivotal member of the Transition Care Program (TCP) multidisciplinary team. We provide our program for clients needing bed-based services at three residential sites within the Eastern Health catchment - and, via a community-based service for clients in their own home. The dietitian works with both the bed-based and home-based TCP clients and teams. The role of the dietitian is to draw upon their clinical knowledge and experience to work with clients and their families/carers and other members of the multidisciplinary team. Clinical activity for the dietitian on the team includes direct therapy services, as well as liaison with families, education and student supervision. There are also opportunities to be involved in quality improvement, research and service development activities with both the EH dietetic and TCP teams.

**About you**

To be successful in this role you should possess:

- Eligible for membership of the Dietetics Australia and the Accredited Practicing Dietitian Program.
- Effective interpersonal skills and the ability to communicate with a broad range of internal and external customers.
- Well established assessment skills.
- A good knowledge of appropriate community resources.
- Demonstrated ability to work both autonomously and in a multi-disciplinary team.
- Self-motivated with a demonstrated innovative approach to work practices and the ability to streamline and prioritise workload with the flexibility in moving between tasks at short notice.
- A current Victorian Driver’s Licence and access to own vehicle. EH fleet vehicles available.

**What we offer**

Eastern Health offers a variety of fantastic Employee Benefits, view the extensive range here
- Diverse and engaging career opportunities
- Friendly & supportive team
- Flexible working hours
- Salary packaging options
- Career progression in our teaching hospitals

**Good to know**:

- We are an equal opportunity employer and actively promote equality for people of all races, ethnicities, gender identities, sexual orientations, and for people living with disability - within the communities we serve and our Eastern Health team.
- We provide a culturally safe and welcoming environment for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander employees.
- As a child-safe organisation, we ensure child safety and wellbeing is embedded in our everyday culture.
- Vaccination and screening for immunity to vaccine-preventable disease is a mandatory requirement of this role.
- Advertising may end before the closing date.

Please

Contact Person: Rodney Stuart Petrie

Contact Number: 0399557585

Job Posting End Date: 2/12/2024

Just contact the Hiring Manager in the advertisement or call the Talent Acquisition Team on (03) 9955 7555 (Option 1)

**Our Values in Action**:
Respect for all | Safe always | Partnering in care | Learning and improving every day