Part-Time | 18 hours per week
Fixed-Term Parental Leave Cover | 10 August 2026 – 19 March 2027
Excellent benefits including salary packaging
An exciting opportunity exists for an experienced Grade 2 Dietitian to join St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne's Health Independence Programs (HIP) team. Working within a supportive multidisciplinary environment, you'll deliver high-quality, person-centred, goal-oriented dietetic care to clients across Community Rehabilitation and Specialist Clinics. You'll play an important role in supporting people recovering from illness or injury, living with chronic conditions, or requiring specialist outpatient services to achieve their health goals and maximise independence. This position may be required to work across any of the HIP hub sites or programs, based on service requirements and your skills and experience.
Salary: AJ1 - AJ4 ($94,478.80 - $106,906.80 per annum, pro rata for part time).
To be successful in this role, you will have:
Qualifications that provide eligibility for full membership of Dietitians Australia and participation in the Accredited Practising Dietitian (APD) Program
A minimum of four years' post-graduate experience in a relevant clinical dietetics setting
Demonstrated advanced clinical assessment and management skills
An understanding of the Health Independence Program model of care, including person-centred, goal-directed and time-limited episodes of care
Highly developed organisational, planning and problem-solving skills
Excellent communication, collaboration and interpersonal skills, with the ability to work effectively within multidisciplinary teams
A current Victorian Driver Licence
At St Vincent's, we're committed to supporting our people to thrive.
Salary packaging benefits to increase your take-home pay
Employee Assistance Program
Discounts and exclusive offers through the St Vincent's Foundation
Ongoing professional development and career advancement opportunities
A supportive team environment and culture of continuous improvement
This position sits within Health Independence Programs (HIP), a multidisciplinary service that delivers integrated, coordinated care across the hospital and community interface. HIP aims to improve client outcomes, reduce duplication of services and support timely hospital discharge through person-centred care planning. St Vincent's Health Independence Programs operate across several locations, including Fitzroy, Kew and Fairfield, in partnership with North Richmond Community Health (NRCH) Community Rehabilitation services support people recovering from illness or injury, those living with chronic disease, and people experiencing frailty to regain function, maximise independence and improve quality of life.
This role also provides dietetic services to clients attending specialist outpatient clinics, including:
Continence Clinic
Falls Clinic
Osteoarthritis Clinic
You'll be joining a highly skilled and collaborative team committed to delivering exceptional, patient-centred care.
St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne (SVHM) is one of Australia's leading teaching, research and tertiary health services. Guided by our values of Compassion, Justice, Integrity and Excellence, we're committed to delivering outstanding care while fostering an inclusive and supportive workplace where our people can thrive.
Please submit your resume together with a cover letter outlining your experience and suitability for the role. Shortlisting will commence immediately, and the advertisement may close early if a suitable applicant is identified. Early applications are encouraged.
For further information, please contact:
Sarah Jessup, Community Rehabilitation Team Leader – 0478 956 461
Andrea Forster, Community Rehabilitation Team Leader – 0417 018 502 (available Mondays and Thursdays)
We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, cultures, identities and abilities. Inclusion is central to our mission, and we value a workforce that reflects the diversity of the community we serve. St Vincent's is committed to the health and safety of our patients, staff and community. Successful applicants will be required to meet St Vincent's vaccination and immunisation requirements in accordance with relevant workplace health and safety legislation.
3 August 2026 11:59pm
At St Vincent's we acknowledge the importance of creating a work environment that is welcoming, safe, equitable and inclusive for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Employees. As part of our Commitment to Reconciliation and Closing the Gap in employment related outcomes, we encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples.
For further information, visit https /www.svha.org.au/about-us/reconciliation or get in contact at indigenouscareers@svha.org.au
View Reconciliation Action Plan
The Royal Children's Hospital (RCH) has been providing outstanding care for Victoria's children and their families for over 147 years.
We are the major specialist paediatric hospital in Victoria and our care extends to children from Tasmania, southern New South Wales and other states around Australia and overseas.
With a passionate, highly skilled and committed staff campus wide of over 5,000, we provide a full range of clinical services, tertiary care and health promotion and prevention programs for children and young people.
We are the designated state-wide major trauma centre for paediatrics in Victoria and a Nationally Funded Centre for cardiac and liver transplantation.
When it comes to training and research we partner with the very best. Our campus partners, the Murdoch Childrens Research Institute (MCRI) and The University of Melbourne Department of Paediatrics, along with the RCH Foundation, are on site with the hospital in Parkville. Together, we are committed to improving the health outcomes for children today and in the future.
In 2016–17, more than 85,654 children attended our Emergency Department, 322,291 specialist clinic appointments were held which was almost 70,000 more than the previous year, more than 17,000 surgeries were performed and more than 48,552 children were admitted to our wards.
