Dietitian

Your role at St John of God Warrnambool Hospital

St John of God Warrnambool Hospital is a leading private hospital serving the local community and wider South West Victoria. The hospital provides a broad range of medical, surgical and maternity services, supported by experienced clinical and allied health teams. Working at Warrnambool offers the opportunity to be part of a collaborative, patient-focused environment while enjoying the lifestyle and community of Victoria’s Great Ocean Road region.

Join our Allied Health team as a Grade 1 Dietitian in this permanent part-time role, working 15 hours per week. You will work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team to deliver evidence-based clinical nutrition and dietetic services across acute medical and surgical wards, sub-acute rehabilitation programs and private practice. This role offers a varied clinical caseload and the opportunity to make a meaningful difference to patient care across a range of settings.

The Position

• Provide direct nutrition and dietetic service to patients/clients and/or carers on an individual or group level for both inpatients and/or outpatients.

• Coordinate the provision of special dietary requirements of patients

• Provide consultation and support to medical, nursing, catering and allied health professionals within the Division, and external agencies, as appropriate.

• Uses nutritional knowledge acts as a consultant to the hospital catering service to inform menu development and compliance with the relevant hospital Nutritional standards.

• Document patients’ medical nutrition therapy in the approved manner.

• Participate in multidisciplinary activities e.g. team meetings, ward rounds, or case conferences, as required.

• Participate in the delivery of education programmes within the dietetics service and for other caregiver groups within the Division.

• Develop and review dietary education resources

About you

To succeed in this multi-disciplinary team, you will have ability to appropriately apply evidenced based practise and dietetic knowledge to patient/client management. You will practise in accordance with the Dietitians Australia (DA) Professional Standards and Code of Conduct, as well as St John of God Health Care policies, procedures and clinical guidelines.

You will hold a relevant tertiary qualification in Dietetics and full membership with Dietitians Australia (DA) (formerly known as Dietitians Association of Australia (DAA)) and evidence of Accredited Practising Dietitian (APD) status. In addition, you will demonstrate recent clinical experience within an acute care environment.

Above all, patient care will be at the core of everything you do committing to and supporting our Mission and Values.

The Benefits:

• Salary $70,579 to $100,228 (on pro data basis) plus 12% superannuation

• A permanent part-time role, working up to 30 hours a fortnight.

• Salary packaging up to $18,550 on a range of benefits such as mortgage, rent, meal entertainment, holiday accommodation or other everyday living expenses as well as options to salary package benefits above the FBT cap on items such as:

  • Novated leasing 

  • work related expenses

  • self-education and

  • additional superannuation

• A healthy work-life balance through flexible work options, additional purchased leave and well-being programs

• Employee discount on St John of God Hospital & Medical Services and Private Health Insurance

• Dynamic multidisciplinary team

For enquiries contact Adrian Benson, Manager Allied Health on (03) 5563 4560

At St John of God Health Care, we celebrate diversity and warmly welcome applications from people of all backgrounds.

Our commitment is to create a safe and nurturing environment for all children and vulnerable individuals in our care and proactively take steps to protect them from abuse, ensuring their safety and well-being.

Our inclusive culture fosters an environment that is respectful and secure, welcoming and accessible, and unified through our diverse community.

All caregivers employed by St John of God Health Care are required to be vaccinated from Influenza in order to fulfil the requirements of the role.