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.

Grade 3 Dietitian – Specialist Eating Disorders Unit

The Royal Melbourne Hospital

• Be a senior dietitian at a leading Victorian health service.
• RMH Nutrition is committed to delivering high-quality, patient-centred care.
• Full Time, ongoing (AK1–AK4).

Your New Role

• Provide expert clinical dietetic assessment and nutrition management for patients with eating disorders.
• Work as part of a specialised multidisciplinary team (MDT) supporting care within a dedicated 8-bed inpatient Eating Disorders Unit and associated outpatient programme.
• Collaborate closely with the acute nutrition team and community mental health dietitians to ensure coordinated, continuum-of-care for patients.
• Contribute to service development, clinical leadership and education, and quality improvement initiatives.
• The role is based at The Royal Melbourne Hospital – City Campus and may include some weekend shifts.

About You

• Clinical expertise in nutrition management for patients with eating disorders.
• Minimum 7 years post-graduate experience, with at least 3 years working in eating disorders and/or mental health.
• Demonstrated leadership capability, including the ability to inspire and support colleagues and contibute to service development
• Strong organisational skills with excellent verbal and written communication.
• Proven ability in conflict resolution, collaboration, and negotiation within multidisciplinary teams.
• Passion for student  and staff supervision, mentoring, and clinical leadership.

Benefits of joining the Royal Melbourne Hospital

• Staff wellbeing, supervision and reflective practice are fundamental aspects of our work.
• We are proud of being a leading nutrition service with a focus on education, professional development, quality improvement and research.
• Up to $12,000 tax free earnings with salary packaging options, monthly paid day off for full time staff.

For a full Position Description, please click here.

Interested? Click apply or connect with us for a confidential discussion via the details below. Early application is encouraged as applications are reviewed as they come in and the position may close early if a suitable candidate is found.

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.

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.