Dietitian Grade 1 (New Graduate)

Victorian Government; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 45,000 - 64,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary packaging

Superannuation

Higher qualification allowance

Onsite childcare

Wellbeing program

Mentoring and career development

Public transport access / Car parking

Job summary

Austin Health in Melbourne is offering a 2-year rotational graduate program for newly graduated dietitians. In year one you will join Repatriation Inpatient and Ambulatory Care streams; year two focuses on Specialist Medicine. You will be guided by senior dietitians and participate in PDP development and professional sessions.

You will rotate across wards such as orthopaedics and endocrinology, with opportunities to contribute to quality improvement and patient education resources.

Qualifications

• Qualified to practice as a dietitian in Australia (DA) and meet APD criteria.
• Graduated from a Dietetics course in or after December 2025.
• Six months or less of clinical practice in a hospital setting.
• Enthusiastic, self-motivated, reflective and willing to learn.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• Strong organisational skills and workload management.
• Effective nutrition counselling and patient-centred care.

Responsibilities

• Rotate between Repatriation Inpatient/Ambulatory Care and Specialist Medicine streams.
• Inpatient wards and endocrinology outpatient clinics in first year.
• Work with a senior dietitian supervisor and a PDP program.
• Attend journal clubs and case presentations; contribute to quality improvement.
• Support patient education resource review and development.

Skills

Communication skills

Interpersonal skills

Organisation skills

Prioritisation

Nutrition counselling

Work ethic

Education

Bachelor/Masters of Dietetics

Job description

Location: Melbourne - CBD and Inner Metro suburbs

Reference: 6381

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• 24-month fixed term full-time position, 40 hours per week (including ADO)
• Two rotations – first 12 months at the subacute campus, second 12 months at the acute campus
• Pay range as per AI1 to AI7 classification $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

About the role

This is an exciting 2-year rotational new graduate role. 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

As the New Graduate Dietitian, you will be someone who has excellent communication skills, with a strong commitment toexcellence in patient care. You’ll bring energy and drive to your work and have a keen interest indeveloping your skillset.

To be successful in this role you’ll bring with you:

• 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, December 2025
• 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

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.

All appointments are made subject to a satisfactory National Police Check and if required, a Working with Children Check. Austin Health is a child safe organisation, committed to upholding the rights, safety, and wellbeing of children and young people in line with Child Safe Standards.If you require any reasonable adjustments to the recruitment process, you are welcome to reach out to the hiring manager:Esti Adithama, Senior Clinician at [e-mail] .

Applications close Sunday 1 November 2026 at 11.59pm