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A great opportunity to take a leading role in student education for a dietitian with depth of experienced in sub-acute clinical work and student education.
- Grade 3 Dietitian Senior Clinician (Clinical Educator) 32 hrs per week
- Fixed term: 28 January 2025 to 6 February 2026
- Location: primarily Heidelberg Repatriation (HRH) or Royal Talbot Rehabilitation (RTRC) and will need to travel between sites.
- Pay range as per classification AK1 to AK4: $53.84 to $62.71 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 state-wide. We have a highly engaged, diverse and collaborative workforce that is unified by our purpose, which is to help people live healthy and fulfilled lives. See more about our Allied Health team in this video.
About the Nutrition and Dietetics Department
We are 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.
The Nutrition and Dietetics department has 50 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 and department portfolios. Our clinical streams are specialist medicine, ICU/surgical/gastro, oncology, paediatrics & mental health, sub-acute care and ambulatory care. We have portfolios to support the work we do in staff education, student training, quality and safety, research, nutrition support, food service, outpatient services and workforce operations.
About the role
You will be coordinating clinical placements for students from Deakin and Swinburne Universities. These placements occur across most of the year, starting in February and ending mid-December. You will be based on the HRH or RTRC site and work as part of our Student Education Portfolio and Subacute-Rehabilitation and/or Ambulatory Care streams. You will share student education responsibilities with the Clinical Educator located at the Austin site.
You will be supported by, and work closely with, the Dietetics department Grade 4 Student Education lead. Your clinical work allocation will be complimentary to the educator role and will be based in the Subacute-rehabilitation and/or Ambulatory Care streams. Work areas may include inpatient wards, outpatient clinics and home-based programs. Your workload allocation may vary over time according to operational needs across the department.
The vacancy is 32 hours per week, but internal applicants could do the role at 40 hours/week if wanting to maintain some of their current hours. You must be able to work at least four days per week, ideally five; be able to move between all campuses; meet commitments related to the student training program for Deakin and Swinburne Universities and be flexible in your ability to attend relevant meetings.
About you
- Minimum 7 years of relevant dietetic experience.
- Accredited practising dietitian status.
- Interest and experience in student training in a tertiary hospital.
- Sound clinical nutrition knowledge in a broad range of areas.
- Demonstrated ability to provide leadership and to work effectively with others and in a team environment
- Clinical teaching, training and supervision skills
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
- Effective counselling skills and commitment to patient-centred care.
- Demonstrated organisational skills, efficient workload management and ability to prioritise.
For enquiries please contact Sam King via email: sam.king@austin.org.au or phone the Dietetics Department on 9496 5011.
As a part of your application, please provide a copy of your resume, a cover letter (2 page maximum), your proof of dietetic qualifications and APD status
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
- A suite of wellness initiatives designed to support you, including discounts on fitness memberships and health insurance, and a comprehensive wellbeing program
- Mentoring and career development opportunities
- Onsite childcare, easy access via public transport, car parking and end of journey facilities for cyclists
Work with us!
We are committed to cultural safety and health equity for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander People. We celebrate, value, and include people of all backgrounds, genders, identities, cultures, bodies, and abilities. We welcome and support applications from talented people identifying as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander, people with disability, neurodiverse people, LGBTQIA+ and people of all ages and cultures.
If you feel this role is right for you, we encourage your early application. Applications will be reviewed as they are received, and interviews may take place prior to the closing date. This means we reserve the right to close a job ad prior to the advertised closing date.
All appointments are made subject to a satisfactory National Police Check and if required, a Working With Children Check. If you require any reasonable adjustments to the recruitment process or have questions about this opportunity, you are welcome to reach out to the hiring manager: Leonie Pearce, Manager Nutrition & Dietetics at Leonie.Pearce@austin.org.au
Interested in finding out more about this opportunity? Read the position description for further details.
Application closing date: 23 December 2024.
