Dietitian Grade 1 (New Graduate)

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• New Graduate Dietitian (Grade 1) Full Time, Fixed Term. Available from Wed 7 Jan 2026  End date Fri 7 Jan 2028 
• A Great 2-year opportunity for a New Graduate Dietitian who graduated in, or after, November 2024 to grow their clinical nutrition skills in a friendly and supportive environment    
• Two rotations – first 12 months at the subacute campus, second 12 months at the acute campus 
• Heidelberg location 
• Pay range as per classification AI1 to AI7 $32.75 – $46.62 per hour+ salary packaging + super + higher qualification allowance if applicable. 

Austin Health is the major provider of tertiary health services, health professional education and research across three campuses in the north-east of Melbourne and statewide. We have a highly engaged, diverse and collaborative workforce that is unified by our goal to help people live healthy and fulfilled lives.

About the Nutrition and Dietetics Department 

The Nutrition and Dietetics Department is part of the Allied Health division, which employs over 1,000 health professionals across 27 disciplines, broadly known as the therapies and sciences, who work as key members of the multidisciplinary team aiming to provide the best outcomes for patients via preventing, diagnosing and treating a range of healthcare conditions.  

Our department has around 55 staff members across three sites - Austin (acute care), Repat (sub-acute care) and Talbot (rehabilitation), providing services to inpatients, outpatients and home & community programs.  We operate as one department and come together for staff meetings and continuing education. Our work environment is vibrant and fast paced and we are a friendly and supportive team. We have many highly skilled and experienced dietitians who lead our clinical teams - Specialist Medicine, Oncology, Surgical/ICU/Gastro, Paediatrics and Mental Health, Repatriation Inpatients, Home Based Programs, Talbot Inpatients and Ambulatory Care, and portfolios - staff education, quality, research, student training, food service, nutrition support and workforce operations.  

About the role  

This is an exciting 2-year rotational new graduate role where you will be working full time (40 hours per week) and have an ADO once per month. In the first year you will work in our Repatriation Inpatient and Ambulatory Care Streams which are based at the Repatriation Campus, and then in the second year you will work in our Specialist Medicine Stream at the Acute Campus. Each of these streams has an allocated Senior Dietitian as the Stream Leader. The streams are supportive, fun and are made up of a team of dietitians with varying level of experience and specialities. 

 
The Repat Inpatient and Ambulatory Care Streams include services to aged care and rehabilitation inpatient wards and outpatient clinics including nutrition specialist clinic, endocrinology clinic, amongst others. Your primary workload allocation in this stream will be inpatient wards (including orthopaedic, neurology and general rehabilitation) and endocrinology outpatient clinics.  

 
The Specialist Medicine stream includes services to numerous units including general medicine, renal, respiratory, cardiac surgery, thoracic surgery, stroke, vascular surgery, neurosurgery and spinal, amongst others. Your primarily workload allocation in this stream will include inpatients admitted under general medicine, cardiology, cardiac surgery, outpatient service to cardiac rehabilitation and cardiac failure groups as well as service to one of our dialysis satellite units (offsite).  

Your workload allocation may vary according to operational needs across the stream and the department.   

In each rotation you will have an allocated experienced dietitian as your supervisor. You will work through a structured professional development program (PDP) over the course of the 2-year period with your supervisor and other experienced dietitians. You will also have the opportunity to attend department wide professional development sessions including journal clubs and case presentations. In each rotation you will have the opportunity to contribute to stream-based quality improvement initiatives or research, including patient education resource review and development. 

About you 

To be successful in this role you will: 

• Be qualified to practice as a dietitian in Australia as recognised by Dietitians Australia (DA) and meet the criteria for the Accredited Practicing Dietitian (APD) program 

• Have graduated from a Bachelor or Masters of Dietetics Course in, or after, November 2024 

• Have 6 months or less of clinical practice in a hospital setting 

• Be enthusiastic, self-motivated, reflective and willing to learn  

• Have excellent interpersonal and communication skills 

• Be hardworking with exemplar organisational skills including efficient workload management and ability to prioritise 

• Have effective nutrition counselling skills and a commitment to patient centred care  

To apply 

For your application, please upload 

• A cover letter which addresses the key selection criteria (2 pages maximum) 

• CV which must include 2 professional referees  

• Proof of your dietetic qualifications. This must include your academic transcript. If a complete transcript is not available at the time of application, you must provide your transcript to date in addition to a letter from your university stating that you are on track to pass and will be qualified before the position commences.  

• Proof of covid vaccination  

Our benefits

Working at Austin Health means enjoying a strong sense of purpose, engaging in meaningful work every day. Our people also receive a variety of rewarding benefits, including:

• Greater take-home pay through generous salary packaging, for living expenses, meals, and holiday accommodation.
• A suite of wellness initiatives designed to support you, including discounted fitness memberships and special offers on health insurance, and a comprehensive wellbeing program.
• Onsite childcare at Austin Hospital, easy access via public transport and car parking options.
• Mentoring and career development opportunities.

Work with us!

We are committed to cultural safety and health equity for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander People. We celebrate, value, and include people of all backgrounds, genders, identities, cultures, bodies, and abilities. We welcome and support applications from talented people identifying as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander, people with disability, neurodiverse people, LGBTQIA+ and people of all ages and cultures.

If you feel this role is right for you, we encourage your early application. Even if you don’t meet every single requirement, we encourage you to apply. What matters most is your passion, your drive and your willingness to learn and contribute. Applications will be reviewed as they are received, and interviews may take place prior to the closing date. This means we reserve the right to close a job ad prior to the advertised closing date.

All appointments are made subject to a satisfactory National Police Check and if required, a Working With Children Check. If you require any reasonable adjustments to the recruitment process, you are welcome to reach out to the hiring manager: Amy McNeilly, Grade 4 Dietitian, Workforce Operations Lead by email on  amy.mcneilly@austin.org.au.

Interested in finding out more about this opportunity? Read the  position description for further details.

Application closing date: 16 November 2025