Dietitian Grade 2 

Part time, fixed term position until March 2019

The Royal Women’s Hospital is Australia’s first and largest specialist hospital dedicated to improving the health and wellbeing of newborns and women of all ages. To join the Women’s is to be instrumental in forging progress towards health equity for women from ground-breaking research through to the bedside delivery of multi-disciplinary clinical care.

Creating exceptional experiences is at the heart of everything we do for our patients, their families, and our people across our specialised services within maternity, neonatal and women’s health.

Our Nutrition Department provides comprehensive nutrition services to hospital inpatients and outpatients, professional colleagues and the broader community associated with the hospital.  The department is also involved in research, teaching and training.  Our dietitians have specialist knowledge of nutrition and women’s health throughout all stages of the life cycle and provide expert advice on a range of issues including pregnancy, neonatal care, weight and eating concerns, diabetes, fertility related conditions, oncology, continence and older women’s health.

Your contribution

The Nutrition Department requires an experienced dietitian to provide part time cover on two days per week (Thursday and Friday) for a fixed term, until end March 2019 (with possible extension).  The clinical workload involves primarily providing a dedicated nutrition service to our Oncology and Complex Care Units with secondary responsibilities in maternity care.  The clinical workload involves both inpatient and outpatient work, group education programs, student training, lecturing, health promotion and opportunity for involvement in a range of departmental projects.  This is a shared position and requires collaboration with your partnering dietitian.

About you

To be successful in this role you will need to have: 

• Eligibility for membership to the Dietitian's Association of Australia
• At least two years clinical experience as a dietitian
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• The ability to work effectively as part of a multidisciplinary team 

Our offering

When you join the Women’s you unite with talented people who share your purpose and unwavering determination to advance health outcomes for all women. You will find a workplace that is collaborative, progressive and passionate about learning and working together in multi-disciplinary teams to ensure you find the exceptional in your everyday.

Our staff benefits program includes salary packaging, on-site car parking and childcare (subject to availability), alongside a range of discounted financial, lifestyle and wellbeing benefits provided by our staff benefit partners. To learn more, please visit: www.thewomens.org.au/careers/why-work-at-the-womens/staff-benefits/

We are proudly White Ribbon and Breastfeeding Association accredited. The Women’s is committed to gender equity principles and our people have an awareness of and sensitive approach to violence against women/family violence matters. 

The Women’s is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and social inclusion. We welcome applications from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, including those from Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islanders, people with lived experience of disability and people who identify as LGBTI.

Ready to make the move?

For more information about the position, please see the Position Description attached and apply online by selecting “apply now” below.

All appointments to the Women’s are subject to a satisfactory clearance of Working with Children Check and Police Check.

For further details, please contact Elisabeth Gasparini, Manager Nutrition and Food Services –  8345 3173 or Elisabeth.gasparini@thewomens.org.au.