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RCH has cared for the children and young people of Victoria for more than 150 years since it was founded in 1870. A full range of paediatrics and adolescent health services are provided plus tertiary and quaternary care for the most critically ill and medically complex patients in Victoria, Tasmania, southern NSW and other states around Australia and overseas. The Hospital has more than 6,000 staff, a budget of $850M, 12 wards and 350 beds. Annually, the RCH has 300,000+ Specialist Clinic appointments, 90,000+ Emergency Department presentations and 20,000 elective surgeries.
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RCH enjoys high employee engagement and is committed to staff safety and a positive culture through enactment of our Compact.
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Job Title: Dietitian (Grade 2 or 3) – Metabolic Medicine
- Work for Australia’s leading Children’s Hospital
- Excellent employee benefits including salary packaging
- Parental Leave cover part-time, fixed term 0.6EFT until 31/1/2027
About the Role
This is a Fixed Term Part Time position to cover Parental Leave from 17/8/26 until 31/1/27 at 45.6 hours per fortnight (0.6EFT) with the possibility of extension. This role reports to the Department of Nutrition and Food Services however operationally is seated within the Department of Metabolic Medicine, a multidisciplinary team consisting of doctors, nurses, dietitians, social workers and administration assistants. This role includes weekend on call work additional to the 0.6EFT.
You will be responsible for the nutritional management of patients from 0-18yo with inborn errors of metabolism. This includes both inpatient and outpatient management of a variety of metabolic disorders including PKU, MSUD, organic acidaemias, urea cycle disorders, disorders of carbohydrate metabolism eg GSD and fatty acid oxidation disorders among others.
Classification for this position will range from AJ1-AK4. Grade 2y1- Grade 3y4 (full time equivalent base salary $XXX - $XXX) per annum, pro-rata, plus superannuation). Classification will be based on the successful applicant’s experience and ability to perform at a grade 2 or 3 level.
What you’ll achieve:
- Deliver excellent evidence-based practice dietetic assessments and interventions for patients with inborn errors of metabolism in both inpatient and outpatient settings, including a roster for weekend service
- Provide child centred, family focused care through partnership with parents/ families.
- Possess well-developed verbal communication and interpersonal skills and attention to detail with the ability to interact with a variety of stakeholders.
- Work in collaboration with multidisciplinary teams including the Department of Metabolic Medicine and Department of Nutrition and Food to ensure patient and department needs are addressed effectively
- Participate in or lead quality improvement and research projects
- Deliver educational sessions to students, dietitians, and other healthcare professionals through lectures, workshops, and diverse learning formats
Your skills and experience:
- Meet the eligibility criteria for full membership of Dietitians Australia.
- Experience in clinical paediatric dietetics (minimum 2 years for Grade 2, minimum 7 years for Grade 3).
- Experience working with patients with inborn errors of metabolism or highly restricted diets.
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Grade 2
Grade 3
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:
- Salary Packaging – Increase your take home pay!
- Discounted on-site car parking
- Professional development and special events
- Culture of continuous improvement
Other requirements:
- Current National Criminal Record Check, or willing to obtain
- Valid Working with Children Check
- Current NDIS Worker Screening Check, or willing to obtain
- Compliance with RCHs “Staff Immunisation - Prevention of Vaccine Preventable Diseases” procedure
Application process
To apply, you will need a resume and a 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 Maureen Evans, Director of Metabolic Medicine or Erin Mullane Senior Metabolic Dietitian at [email protected] or 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?
Applications close 12 June 2026
