About the Role:
This is a fixed term, part-time position until 29/08/2027 at 38 hours per fortnight (0.5 EFT). This role includes general nutrition outpatient clinic and home enteral nutrition. It is a predominately outpatient based workload although some inpatient work will be required. Experience managing paediatric patients with feeding and growth challenges and enteral feeding is essential as is the ability to work autonomously. Work days Monday-Wednesday. Alternating day negotiable.
Internally, this position will be known and/or referred to as: Dietitian (Grade 2).
Classification for this position is governed by Award 18 - Medical Scientists and will range from AJ1 (Grade 2, Year 1) – AJ4 (Grade 2, Year 4) depending on experience, from $94,478.80 to $106,906.80 full time equivalent per annum (pro-rata for part time), plus Superannuation.
What you’ll achieve:
Deliver educational sessions to students, dietitians, and other healthcare professionals through lectures, workshops, and diverse learning formats
Your skills and experience:
If this sounds like you, or if you would like more information, please click here to view the position description.
About the Department:
The Department of Nutrition and Food Services incorporates the clinical dietetic service, the Main Kitchen that caters for inpatient meals and the Central Formula Room that produces formula, enteral feeds and fortifies expressed breast milk to meet the nutritional needs of patients.
Dietitians provide services to inpatient medical/specialty units and to specialist outpatient clinics and are available to consult on all aspects of infant and child nutrition including assessment, recommendations for nutritional management, implementation of therapeutic diets, enteral feeding and tube weaning within the hospital setting. We are a registered NDIS Nutrition service to provide disability-related nutrition supports to eligible patients. We also support a large number of families on our Home Enteral Nutrition Program.
The Nutrition and Food Services Department sits within the Allied Health and Digital Directorate in the organisational structure at the Royal Children’s Hospital
What we offer:
Help when you need it most! Staff counselling, financial coaching, legal support, nutritional support and specialist helpline services, and more through our EAP partner, Converge
Enjoy the convenience of an on-site retail precinct, featuring a range of shops, cafés, and food outlets (retail discounts & more)
Other requirements:
Application process:
To apply, you will need a resume and a one-page tailored cover letter outlining your skills, experience, and suitability for the position in line with the requirements of the position description.
Shortlisting for this position will commence immediately. We encourage you to apply promptly as the advertisement may close early should a suitable applicant be sourced.
For more information about this position please contact Sarah Efklides, Senior Dietitian or Keryn Coster, Manager Nutrition & Food Services via email: [email protected] OR phone: 9345 5668.
Why work at the RCH?
RCH enjoys high employee engagement and is committed to staff safety and a positive culture through enactment of our Compact. We offer the opportunity to work in world-class facilities, surrounded by Royal Park and only a short tram trip from the heart of Melbourne city.
We also offer staff benefits such as discounted staff parking, salary packaging, and an award-winning health and wellbeing program.
The RCH is committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people from culturally and/or linguistically diverse background, all members of the LGBTQI community and people with disability.
It is a requirement of your employment that you be vaccinated against Influenza annually for Category A and B roles, in compliance with any public health orders in place at the relevant time, unless you have a medical exception in line with those public health orders, which has been accepted by The Royal Children’s Hospital. Applicants will be required to provide their Australian Government Immunisation History Statement, it is a requirement of the RCH to collect, record and hold vaccination information.
It is also a requirement of your employment that you comply with any direction given by The Royal Children’s Hospital that you be vaccinated against, or prove immunity to, any other disease, unless you have a relevant exemption, and offers of employment are conditional on successful completion of background checks including reference checks.
Are you ready to join our team?
Apply online by clicking on the “Apply” button
Applications close 17 September 2026
