Senior Dietitian Lead - Nutrition Strategy & Care

Melbourne Health; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Meaningful work

Career growth

Supportive culture and belonging

Innovation

World-class excellence

Salary packaging up to $12,000 tax-?ee

Job summary

The Royal Melbourne Hospital is seeking an experienced Grade 4 Dietitian to provide clinical leadership across RMH and Royal Park campuses, delivering evidence-based nutrition care and leading initiatives to improve patient outcomes.

You will work with the Clinical Nutrition Manager and a multidisciplinary team, supervise staff, advance governance, and contribute to strategic planning within a leading public hospital setting.

Qualifications

• Extensive clinical experience in acute nutrition care.
• Ability to lead and support a team.
• Strong knowledge of clinical governance and accreditation processes.
• Experience with quality improvement initiatives.
• Familiarity with nutrition strategy development.

Responsibilities

• Advanced clinical leadership within clinical nutrition at service and professional levels.
• Leads the development, implementation and evaluation of the Nutrition Strategy and Malnutrition Action Plan.
• Ensures robust clinical governance across nutrition and malnutrition care, including quality improvement, risk management, KPI monitoring, reporting and accreditation readiness.
• Assists with clinical operations, strategic planning, and workforce development of the clinical nutrition service.
• Undertakes a clinical caseload in an area of expertise as a recognised clinical leader.

Skills

Advanced clinical leadership

Strong communication skills

Team leadership

Clinical governance

Quality improvement

Education

Master’s degree or PhD in Dietetics

Eligibility for full membership of Dietitians Australia

Currently working towards completion

Job description

The Royal Melbourne Hospital is seeking an experienced Grade 4 Dietitian to provide clinical leadership across RMH and Royal Park campuses, delivering evidence-based nutrition care and leading initiatives to improve patient outcomes.

You will work with the Clinical Nutrition Manager and a multidisciplinary team, supervise staff, advance governance, and contribute to strategic planning within a leading public hospital setting.