Dietitian (Grade 3)

Are you looking for a Dietetics position and seeking to further your career and develop your leadership skills at a leading regional hospital? Join the dedicated Dietetics team at Latrobe Regional Health, where a 'world of opportunities awaits'.

This role offers a unique opportunity to make a real impact by providing advanced clinical dietetic care while contributing to service development and mentoring early-career dietitians.

About the Role

As a Senior Dietitian at LRH, you will deliver high-quality, patient-centred nutrition services across a range of clinical areas. You will play a pivotal role in clinical leadership, staff supervision, student education, and quality improvement initiatives. This position is vital to the continued growth and excellence of our dietetic services and supports our commitment to delivering safe and effective care.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide advanced dietetic care across inpatient and outpatient services
• Demonstrate clinical expertise in a specialist area aligned with LRH's core services
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to support holistic patient outcomes
• Mentor and support Grade 1 and 2 Dietitians, as well as student placements
• Contribute to service planning, protocol development and quality improvement
• Participate in weekend on-call roster and upskill in areas such as paediatrics and eating disorders

About you

Ideal candidates for this role will have:

• A Bachelor or Masters in Nutrition and Dietetics (Dietitians Australia accredited)
• Eligibility for membership with Dietitians Australia as an Accredited Practising Dietitian
• A minimum of 7 years' experience in hospital-based clinical dietetics
• Clinical expertise in a specialist area (e.g. oncology, paediatrics)
• Demonstrated experience in supervising staff and/or students
• Proven ability in service development, quality improvement, and strategic planning

Latrobe Regional Health offers a range of benefits including:

• Salary packaging up to $9,000 per annum.
• Meals/Entertainment benefit up to $2,650 per annum.
• Multidisciplinary teamwork across the hospital.
• Encouragement for professional development and ongoing education.
• A range of social club activities, discounts and diverse workplace activities.
• Free access to our Staff Wellbeing Centre offering health education and wellbeing services.

This is an exciting opportunity to build and advance your career and leadership skills. For more information, we encourage you to contact Jessica Chan, Dietetics Manager on or via email: for a confidential discussion. Please click here for a copy of the Position Description.

About us

Located in the picturesque region of Gippsland, Latrobe Regional Health (LRH) offers the perfect balance between career and lifestyle. Enjoy easy access to Melbourne, stunning beaches, majestic mountains, and serene lakes. With flexible working hours, you can make the most of what Gippsland has to offer.

LRH cares for a population of about 300,000 and is the regional provider of specialist services. Our catchment covers 42,000 square kilometres, from Phillip Island to Mallacoota in the far east of Victoria. LRH offers cardiac care, surgery, medical, renal, emergency care, aged care, women's and children's services, pharmacy, allied health and rehabilitation. Medical and radiation oncology are offered by the Gippsland Cancer Care Centre.

Now is an exciting time to join the LRH team, with the $223.5 million expansion recently completed, offering improved maternity and paediatric facilities, larger intensive care unit, increased medical and surgical beds and additional operating theatres.

How to apply

Join us in our mission to provide exceptional healthcare services to our community. Apply today and make a difference in the lives of our patients and their families. Please click the APPLY button to be directed to our Careers page for direct application. Applications should include a cover letter addressing the Key Selection Criteria and current resume.

Applications close: 21st August 2025.

Explore all the great things happening at LRH by visiting our Careers and Training page of our website and take the next step in your career journey.

Before commencement, the successful applicant will

Provide an original valid National Police Record Check, an employee Working with Children Check, and current season influenza vaccine (if applicable to work area), unless a valid medical exemption applies.

Diversity and inclusion

We actively embrace workforce diversity, equity and inclusion, and encourage applications from across our community, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. LRH's Aboriginal Hospital Liaison Officer is available to support Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent applicants and can be contacted on