Join a dynamic Clinical Nutrition team offering patient-centred care with strong focus on development, wellbeing, quality and research.

Senior Dietitian  Renal 

• Grade 3 Dietitian (AK1-AK4)
• Full time 80 hours with ADO, Fixed term - 12 months
• RMH City Campus based + outreach

RMH Nutrition

The Clinical Nutrition department consists of approximately 37 EFT and more than 40 staff across RMH sites. We provide care to our patients within the acute, subacute and community therapy services across all specialities. We operate a 7-day service across several clinical areas. As a Clinical School, RMH Clinical Nutrition is recognised as a centre of excellence and best practice for clinical nutrition and dietetics. The Department is committed to providing evidence based, patient-centred care. Wellbeing, supervision and reflective practice, professional development, student teaching, quality improvement and research are key focuses of our team.

Your New Role

The Senior Renal Dietitian, through their clinical expertise and leadership skills, has a prominent role in ensuring delivery of high-quality nutrition services to patients with renal disease at The Royal Melbourne Hospital.  The Senior Renal Dietitian will have strong relationships with key stakeholders and will promote a culture of innovation, continuous improvement and research in nutrition for patients with renal disease.

About You

• You have 7 years relevant clinical experience ideally with specialist experience of 2+ years in renal nutrition
• Clinical expert in nutrition for patients with renal disease including home-based renal therapies (haemodialysis and preperitoneal dialysis, admitted haemodialysis patients including satellite services, renal transplant and other related conditions)
• You have broad and relevant clinical experience in acute nutrition care, home based and ambulatory services
• You are passionate about leadership and have experience supervising junior dietitians

Benefit of working with the Royal Melbourne Hospital

• A values based organisation offering great prospects for career diversity and professional advancement
• Training and research opportunities, and access to mentorship and leadership programs
• Salary packaging options, monthly ADOs for full time staff (That’s an additional day off every month!)

Click here to view the Position Description

The RMH is proud to be a workplace that champions diversity, inclusion and equality for our staff and our community. Our goal is for our people to feel safe, included and supported so that they can be at their best every single day. We encourage talented people from all backgrounds, abilities, and identities to apply to our vacancies, and will consider adjustments to support such applications. For more information on RMH Diversity, Equity and Inclusion initiatives please click here.

Interested?  Don’t delay, apply now!  Recruitment is ongoing with interviews commencing as soon as suitable applicants are received. Advertising may cease prior to the closing date.

Please apply via the link with your CV and Cover Letter. If you need any extra time or support with your application, please reach out to the hiring manager or the Recruitment Services Team. All appointments are made subject to a satisfactory Criminal History Record Check and a Working with Children Check (WWCC). Successful applicants will be required to provide evidence of an immunisation assessment prior to commencement.

VIDEO LINK: https://www.youtube.com/embed/lhZuw-tg798