Job Description
Grade 2 Dietitian
Req ID:  6610
Posting Start Date:  19/03/2026
Advertisement End Date:  16/04/2026
Work Location:  The RMH Parkville (City campus) & The RMH Royal Park
The Royal Melbourne Hospital is one of Australia's leading public healthcare providers. Join the team. Build a career. We are looking for a passionate and dedicated individual to join The Royal Melbourne Hospital.
Job Description: 

Grade 2 Dietitian

The Royal Melbourne Hospital

 

  • Seeking a Grade 2 Dietitian (AJ1-AJ4) to join a leading Clinical Nutrition department.
  • Multiple positions available - fixed term full time for 3 to 6 months.

 

About the team

The Clinical Nutrition department consists of approximately 45 staff across RMH sites.

We provide care to our patients within the acute, subacute and community therapy services across all specialty services. We operate a 7-day service across some clinical areas. The department is committed to providing evidence based, patient centered care. Supervision and reflective practice, professional development, student teaching, quality improvement and research are a key focus of Clinical Nutrition at RMH

We provide a full range of clinical nutrition services across acute, subacute and home-based care.

Opportunities to work in specialised areas including inborn errors of metabolism, eating disorders, endocrinology, renal, as well as home first services and acute medical and surgical inpatient care.

This position may be based at the City, Royal Park or Elizabeth Street campuses and will include some weekend shifts.

 

About the role

  • Provide nutrition care, education, counselling and nutrition support to referred inpatients and outpatients
  • Have opportunity to work across a diverse range of clinical specialty areas
  • Supporting the delivery of education and supervision of student dietitians,
  • Participate in clinical governance and quality improvement processes.

 

About you

  • A minimum of 3 years post-graduate experience in a tertiary hospital setting.
  • Experience in both inpatients and outpatient nutrition services, management of enteral and parenteral nutrition.
  • Passionate about student supervision.
  • Good understanding of continuous quality improvement and service development.
  • Qualifications
  • Tertiary qualification in Nutrition and Dietetics
  • Eligibility for full membership of Dietitians Australia

 

Benefits of working at RMH

  • Salary packaging options, earn up to $12,000 tax free earnings!
  • 5 weeks annual leave plus monthly ADO’s for full-time employees
  • Fantastic learning and development opportunities
  • RMH is a values led organisation – People First, Lead with Kindness and Excellence together!

 

Interested? Click on the apply button! Recruitment is ongoing, and interviews may commence as applications are received. Early applications are encouraged as the role may close once filled.

 

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Advertisement Contact (Name and phone):  Hilda Griffin 0419 873 871
All appointments are made subject to a satisfactory Criminal History Record Check and satisfactory Working With Children Check. The RMH is committed to creating a culturally safe environment as a collective responsibility. We draw on our principles of self-determination, equity, accountability, and shared learning to create a culturally responsive health system that challenges how we strive for continuous quality improvement to meet the expectations of the communities and patients we serve. RMH is a child safe organisation, committed to upholding the rights, safety, and wellbeing of children and young people in line with the Child Safe Standards (https://ccyp.vic.gov.au/child-safe-standards). As a leader in healthcare, we recognise the need to foster a culture of equity, inclusion, and belonging. We encourage people of all backgrounds, identities, and abilities to apply, and will provide adjustments to support equitable participation.