Dietitian Grade 1 (New Graduate)

Location: Heidelberg, AU

Dietitian Grade 1 (New Graduate)

Reference Number

6381

Category

Allied Health

Department

Nutrition and Dietetics

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New Graduate Dietitian (Grade 1 Dietitian)

24-month fixed term full-time position, 40 hours per week (including ADO)

Two rotations – first 12 months at the subacute campus, second 12 months at the acute campus

Heidelberg location

Pay range as per AI1 to AI7 classification $32.75 – $46.62 per hour + salary packaging + super + higher qualification allowance if applicable.

Austin Health is the major provider of tertiary health services, health professional education and research across three campuses in the north-east of Melbourne and statewide. We have a highly engaged, diverse and collaborative workforce that is unified by our goal to help people live healthy and fulfilled lives.

About the Nutrition and Dietetics department

The Nutrition and Dietetics Department is part of the Allied Health division, which employs over 1,000 health professionals across 27 disciplines, broadly known as the therapies and sciences, who work as key members of the multidisciplinary team aiming to provide the best outcomes for patients via preventing, diagnosing and treating a range of healthcare conditions.

Our department has around 55 staff members across three sites - Austin (acute care), Repat (sub-acute care) and Talbot (rehabilitation), providing services to inpatients, outpatients and home & community programs.  We operate as one department and come together for staff meetings and continuing education. Our work environment is vibrant and fast paced and we are a friendly and supportive team. We have many highly skilled and experienced dietitians who lead our clinical teams - specialist medicine, oncology, surgical/ICU/gastro, paediatrics and mental health, repat inpatients, talbot inpatients, home based programs, backfill and ambulatory care, and portfolios - staff education, quality, research, student training, food service, nutrition support, digital health and workforce operations.

About the role

This is an exciting 2-year rotational new graduate role. In the first year you will work in our Repatriation Inpatient and Ambulatory Care Streams which are based at the Repatriation campus, and then in the second year you will work in our Specialist Medicine Stream at the acute campus. Each of these streams has an allocated Senior Dietitian as the stream leader. The streams are supportive, fun and are made up of a team of dietitians with varying level of experience and specialities.

The Repat Inpatient and Ambulatory Care Streams include services to aged care and rehabilitation inpatient wards and outpatient clinics including nutrition specialist clinic, endocrinology clinic, amongst others. Your primary workload allocation in this stream will be inpatient wards (including orthopaedic, neurology and general rehabilitation) and endocrinology outpatient clinics.

The Specialist Medicine stream includes services to numerous units including general medicine, renal, respiratory, cardiac surgery, thoracic surgery, stroke, vascular surgery, neurosurgery and spinal, amongst others. Your primarily workload allocation in this stream will include inpatients admitted under general medicine, cardiology, cardiac surgery, outpatient service to cardiac rehabilitation and cardiac failure groups as well as service to one of our dialysis satellite units (offsite).

Your workload allocation may vary according to operational needs across the stream and the department.

In each rotation you will have an allocated experienced dietitian as your supervisor. You will work through a structured professional development program (PDP) over the course of the 2-year period with your supervisor and other experienced dietitians. You will also have the opportunity to attend department wide professional development sessions including journal clubs and case presentations. In each rotation you will have the opportunity to contribute to stream-based quality improvement initiatives or research, including patient education resource review and development.

About you

As the New Graduate Dietitian, you will be someone who has excellent communication skills, with a strong commitment to excellence in patient care. You’ll bring energy and drive to your work and have a keen interest in developing your skillset.

To be successful in this role you’ll bring with you

Be qualified to practice as a dietitian in Australia as recognised by Dietitians Australia (DA) and meet the criteria for the Accredited Practicing Dietitian (APD) program

Have graduated from a Bachelor or Masters of Dietetics Course in, or after, December 2025

Have 6 months or less of clinical practice in a hospital setting

Be enthusiastic, self-motivated, reflective and willing to learn

Have excellent interpersonal and communication skills

Be hardworking with exemplar organisational skills including efficient workload management and ability to prioritise

Have effective nutrition counselling skills and a commitment to patient centred care

Our benefits

Working at Austin Health means enjoying a strong sense of purpose, engaging in meaningful work every day. Our people also receive a variety of rewarding benefits, including:

Greater take-home pay through generous salary packaging, for living expenses, meals, and holiday accommodation.

A suite of wellness initiatives designed to support you, including discounted fitness memberships and special offers on health insurance, and a comprehensive wellbeing program.

Onsite childcare at Austin Hospital, easy access via public transport and car parking options.

Mentoring and career development opportunities.

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