AddressJoin Our Team at Merri Health - Dietitian Position
Are you an enthusiastic and dedicated Dietitian looking for a rewarding opportunity?
Look no further! Merri Health is offering an exciting position within our Allied Health team.
Position: Grade 2 Dietitian
Type: Fixed term part-time position until 09/05/2025.
0.8 FTE - negotiable
As a Grade 2 Dietitian, you will be an integral part of our dynamic multidisciplinary team. Your primary focus will be providing dietetics services to older adults living within their homes and communities.
Some of the benefits of working at Merri Health include: Professional development opportunities, competitive renumeration, salary packaging benefits, and access to fleet cars for home visits.
Your new organisation
At Merri Health, we strive to enrich diverse communities through the provision of quality health care and support services. A career at Merri will see you contributing to a culture that affects change for our clients and the wider community. We are committed to supporting the talent and skills of our employees because we know their capability is the key to our success.
Your new role
This position is funded under the Commonwealth Home Support Program (CHSP) and Home Care packages (HCP) and is responsible for providing clinical dietetics assessment and management for clients 65 years and older (over 50 for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People).
You will utilise a goal-directed restorative approach to provide high quality dietetics assessment and intervention for older adults in a centre or home-based setting.
You will be responsible for
Please refer to linked Position Description, accessed through our jobs page.
To succeed in this role you will have
In order to be considered for this position you must have the right to work in Australia.
What you'll need to succeed:
-Bachelor degree in Nutrition and Dietetics or equivalent.
-Minimum of 2 years’ experience working as a Dietitian.
-Excellent communication skills.
-Full Victorian Driving License.
What we offer
We offer a diverse, inclusive and flexible environment which encourages you to bring your whole self to work. As the successful applicant you’ll be joining an organisation where you will be supported to grow, learn and develop your skills to reach your potential.
You will also have access to generous salary packaging, purchase leave and flexible work arrangement options.
To learn more about what we offer please visit our work for us page.
HOW TO APPLY
Please click ‘apply now’ to be redirected to our jobs page. Here you can view the Position Description, linked in the job ad, and apply for the role.
Applications close 05/06/2024.
What else do I need to know
At Merri, diversity and inclusion is critical to everything that we do, we want everyone to be themselves regardless of their background, religion, sexual orientation, age or gender so we can truly reflect the communities that we work in. No matter how you identify, we encourage people from all backgrounds, abilities and identities to apply for our roles.
