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Both Leongatha & Korumburra Campuses
Position Summary
  • Excellent benefits including Salary Packaging + Novated Car Leasing + Employee Assistance Program
  • Great work location - only 1 1/2 hrs from Melbourne and 20 mins to fantastic beaches

About Us
Gippsland Southern Health Service (GSHS) is a major provider of healthcare in the South Gippsland Shire. GSHS offers a broad range of services that meet the needs of a diverse and sparsely populated area. With two main acute facilities based at Leongatha and Korumburra, GSHS offers a broad range of specialist, general, acute, subacute, ambulatory, residential aged care and community services.

About the Role
An opportunity exists for an enthusiastic dietitian to join our Allied Health team.  The position offers a breadth of experience which may include hospital inpatients, outpatients, home visiting and services to residential care facilities; together with health promotion activities for both consumers and staff at GSHS.   

This role will involve seeing a mixed caseload, with the ability to specialise in an area of dietetics practice. Experience or interest in developing any speciality area will be highly regarded. This position would suit a new graduate.

 

About You
As a dietitian at GSHS you will: 

  • Have appropriate qualification in Dietetics and Nutrition approved by the Dietetics Association of Australia and be eligible for membership to DAA.   
  • Provide exceptional service delivery in the dietetics department. 
  • Have the capacity to further develop your clinical skills. 
  • Enjoy working as part of a multidisciplinary team. 
  • Like the challenge of a variety of caseloads. 
  • Enjoy gaining knowledge and improving clinical practices. 

Staff have access to supportive staff mentoring, education and development programs.  Salary Packaging is available for all staff.  The successful applicant will be required to provide a current satisfactory police check, Working With Children Check and NDIS Worker Screening Check.

The position description provides further details on duties and responsibilities and essential criteria which suitable applicants will be shortlisted.  GSHS may appoint to the position prior to the closing date, please apply as soon as possible. 

Selection Criteria
  • Essential : I have had at least my first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, or if I am successful in obtaining this role, I am willing to receive a COVID-19 vaccine before commencing.
  • Essential : An appropriate qualification in Dietetics and Nutrition approved by the Dietetics Association of Australia and be eligible for membership to DAA.
  • Essential : Exposure to clinical experience to enable a complete general Dietetics and Nutrition Service to be offered to Gippsland Southern Health Service and regional communities.
  • Desirable : Knowledge of quality improvement principles.
  • Desirable : Self-motivated and flexible with the capacity to be understanding, display empathy and problem solve effectively.
  • Desirable : Experience to enable a complete general Dietetics service to be offered to a rural community.
  • Desirable : Knowledge of issues/culture of a rural community and understanding of role in a predominantly rural area with its attendant issues.
Position Description
PD Dietitian Grade 1.pdf
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Please note that this position will close at 11:45pm on the closing date.
Please ensure your application is added before this time as we do not accept late applications.
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