Job description
- Experienced Grade 1 clinicians welcome to apply
- Part time (0.4 EFT) fixed term opportunity until November 2024
- Grow your Dietetic skills delivering care in the community
Our Journey
Monash Health Community proactively supports our community to improve and maintain health, independence and well-being by coordinating and/ or providing integrated, multidisciplinary care across multiple settings within the local community. Our aim is to empower and prepare clients to self-manage their health and health care. Working with clients across the aged spectrum, Monash Health Community provides a continuum of care, supporting clients through all stages of non-acute care from prevention through to rehabilitation. We provide services that support clients in their homes, community based facilities and dedicated Monash Health Community hubs.
A Day in the Life
We are seeking a passionate, experienced clinician with excellent communication skills to join the Proactive Support and Management team at Monash Health. This is a part time (0.4 EFT) fixed term opportunity until November 2024 based across Cranbourne and Dandenong community health sites.
The Grade 2 Dietitian is responsible for working within the team to provide best practice patient care, achieve maximal operational effectiveness, develop organisational competencies, and create strong partnerships within and outside Monash Health in collaboration with Senior Clinician Dietitians and Team Leaders. You will be well supported by a talented interdisciplinary team.
This opportunity may even suit an aspiring Grade 1 clinician who has the relevant experience and feels ready to take the next step in their career.
What you bring:
- You are a dynamic clinician with a genuine passion and interest in this unique opportunity who has been developing your clinical skills and is ready to take this next step in your Career.
- You lead by example, thrive working in a dynamic environment and are truly passionate about delivering a high standard of evidence based care to all clients.
- You have sound skills in assessing and planning patient’s community health discharge requirements and have knowledge of the various community health support services available.
- You are an advocate of Monash Health’s Strategic Guiding Principles
- Your pro-active, patient centred attitude
- Enthusiasm for multidisciplinary team work
- Ambition to grow your clinical skills and expand your knowledge and develop other
- Your commitment to providing a high standard of nutritional assessment, treatment through to discharge planning, and coordination of services to patients, to facilitate safe, effective, and person centred care.
- Your patient centred approach to care and advocacy for your patients.
What you need:
- Eligibility for membership of Dietitians Australia;
- Eligibility for Accredited Practising APD membership;
- Current Drivers Licence
In Return:
We are a diverse team of passionate clinicians working in a supportive and flexible department with close links to our community and colleagues. We support career progression and professional development, with opportunities to grow your career in many different directions.
Monash Health is a great place to work
Our employees enjoy a range of benefits including:
- salary packaging options that increase your take-home pay
- a comprehensive Health and Wellbeing program
- free vaccinations
- private health insurance at discounted rates
- health imaging services
- + more
Monash Health is Victoria’s largest public health service and proudly provides healthcare to one quarter of Melbourne’s population, across the entire lifespan from newborn and children, to adults, the elderly, their families and carers. More than 22,000 of us work at over 40 care locations across south-eastern Melbourne. We recognise the value of equal employment opportunity and is committed to patient safety and promoting fairness, equity and diversity in the workplace. At Monash Health we are relentless in our pursuit of excellence and work to our six guiding principles and our five ICare values:
How to Apply
Applications are only accepted that are submitted via the Monash Health online Mercury System (e-recruit).
For information including how to apply and probity check requirements, please refer to attached ‘Application Guide’ located under Position Documents.
Please note, applications will be screened upon receipt and selection activity may commence prior to the closing date.