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 – Gastroenterology and HEN

• Be a senior dietitian at a leading Victorian health service.
• RMH Nutrition is committed to delivering high-quality and patient-centred care.
• Ful Time, Fixed term opportunity until April 2027

About the Royal Melbourne Hospital (RMH):
The Royal Melbourne Hospital is one of Victoria’s largest hospitals, delivering a wide range of acute, sub-acute, general, and specialist services across inpatient and community settings. As part of the Melbourne Biomedical Precinct, we collaborate to advance research and improve patient care.

Our Clinical Nutrition team includes around 50 staff, providing 7-day, evidence-based, patient-centred care across acute, subacute, and community services. We prioritise wellbeing, professional development, teaching, quality improvement, and research.

Your New Role:

• Deliver expert clinical dietetic assessment and nutrition management for patients with gastrointestinal conditions, including IBD, liver disease, and disorders of gut–brain interaction.
• Work collaboratively within a specialised multidisciplinary team to support patients requiring complex nutrition support, including HEN and PN.
• Contribute to service development, clinical leadership, education, and quality improvement initiatives.
• This role is based at The Royal Melbourne Hospital – City Campus and may include occasional weekend shifts.

About You:

• Extensive experience in acute nutrition care, with a strong focus on complex nutrition support and the management of gastrointestinal conditions.
• Demonstrated leadership capability, with the ability to motivate and support colleagues while contributing to service development.
• Highly developed organisational skills, supported by excellent verbal and written communication.
• Proven ability to navigate conflict, and to collaborate and negotiate effectively within multidisciplinary teams.
• A genuine passion for supervision, mentoring, and fostering clinical leadership in both students and staff.

Benefits of working at RMH:

• Staff wellbeing, supervision, and reflective practice are central to how we work and support one another.
• We are proud to be a leading nutrition service, with a strong focus on education, professional development, quality improvement, and research.
• Enjoy attractive benefits, including up to $12,000 in tax-free earnings through salary packaging and a monthly day off for full-time staff.

Please click here to view the position description!

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.

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.