Job Description
Senior Dietitian - Renal
Req ID:  6609
Posting Start Date:  18/03/2026
Advertisement End Date:  08/04/2026
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: 

Senior Dietitian - Renal

The Royal Melbourne Hospital

 

  • Grade 3 Dietitian (AK1-AK4)
  • Part time 48 hours per fortnight, fixed term to end of September 2026
  • 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

 

Benefits 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!)

 

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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.
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.