The Royal Children's Hospital Melbourne – Parkville VIC
We invite you to join the RCH and help turn our vision 'a world where all kids thrive' into a reality
The Role:
Grade 2 casual dietitian. You will be responsible for the provision of high-quality nutritional care to paediatric patients and their families within the inpatient and outpatient setting. This role does not include weekend work. As a casual dietitian, the shifts will be intermittent and workload will vary depending the vacancy that requires covering. Acute paediatric inpatient experience across a wide variety of areas is required. This position is supported by a large and highly skilled team, with structured onboarding, supervision, and ability to participate in departmental professional development opportunities. Classification for this position with range from AJ1 - AJ4 Grade 2, Year 1 to Grade 2, Year 4 ($*****-$*****/hour + 25% casual loading).
What You'll Achieve:
Work as a member of a multi-disciplinary team to ensure patient care is integrated and effective
Provide nutritional care to paediatric patients (inpatients and outpatients) and nutritional support across a variety of specialist/medical units
Build and maintain relationships with stakeholders, including food service and formula room staff, to ensure patient and ward needs are addressed effectively
Your Skills and Experience:
Eligibility for full Membership of Dietitians Australia
Eligibility for the Accredited Practising Dietitian Program
Acute paediatric dietetic experience – minimum 2 years
About The Department:
The Department of Nutrition and Food Services at The Royal Children's Hospital incorporates the clinical dietetic service, the Main Kitchen that caters for inpatient meals and the Central Formula Room that produces formula, enteral feeds and fortifies expressed breast milk to meet the nutritional needs of patients. The Department is also a registered NDIS provider.




What We Offer:
Salary Packaging - Increase your take home pay!
Staff Wellbeing Hub
Discounted on-site car parking
Other Requirements:
Current National Criminal Record Check, or willing to obtain
Valid Working with Children Check
Current NDIS Worker Screening Check, or willing to obtain
Compliance with RCHs "Staff Immunisation - Prevention of Vaccine Preventable Diseases" procedure
Why work at the RCH?
RCH enjoys high employee engagement and is committed to staff safety and a positive culture through enactment of our Compact. We offer the prospect to work in world-class facilities, surrounded by Royal Park and only a short tram trip from the heart of Melbourne city.
We also offer staff benefits such as discounted staff parking, salary packaging, and an award-winning health and wellbeing program.
The RCH is committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people from culturally and/or linguistically diverse background, all members of the LGBTQI community and people with disability.
It is a requirement of your employment that you be vaccinated against Influenza annually for Category A and B roles, in compliance with any public health orders in place at the relevant time, unless you have a medical exception in line with those public health orders, which has been accepted by The Royal Children's Hospital. Applicants will be required to provide their Australian Government Immunisation History Statement, it is a requirement of the RCH to collect, record and hold vaccination information.
It is also a requirement of your employment that you comply with any direction given by The Royal Children's Hospital that you be vaccinated against, or prove immunity to, any other disease, unless you have a relevant exemption, and offers of employment are conditional on successful completion of background checks including reference checks.
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📌 Dietitian (Melbourne)
🏢 The Royal Children'S Hospital Melbourne
📍 Melbourne