Dietitian - Allergy and Immunology

The Hospital:

The Royal Children’s Hospital’s (RCH) Vision is “A world where all kids thrive”.

RCH is a cornerstone member of the Melbourne Children’s Campus, partnering with Murdoch Children’s Research Institute, The University of Melbourne Department of Paediatrics and The Royal Children’s Hospital Foundation.

RCH has cared for the children and young people of Victoria for more than 150 years since it was founded in 1870. A full range of paediatrics and adolescent health services are provided plus tertiary and quaternary care for the most critically ill and medically complex patients in Victoria, Tasmania, southern NSW and other states around Australia and overseas. The Hospital has more than 6,000 staff, a budget of $850M, 12 wards and 350 beds. Annually, the RCH has 300,000+ Specialist Clinic appointments, 90,000+ Emergency Department presentations and 20,000 elective surgeries.

The RCH is committed to the Child Safe Standards. 

RCH enjoys high employee engagement and is committed to staff safety and a positive culture through enactment of our Compact.

For further Information on RCH is available here.

Dietitian – Allergy and Immunology Department:
•    Excellent employee benefits including salary packaging
•    Parkville, Melbourne location
•    Challenging and rewarding work environment

About the Role:
This is a fixed term, part time, parental leave replacement position within the Department of Allergy and Immunology, up to 0.5fte until Feb 2026. 
You will be responsible for specialist high quality nutritional care to patients and their families requiring dietary modification or nutritional support who are patients of the Allergy & Immunology Department. Your clinical workload will primarily include provision and improvement of nutritional services for children with food allergies and their families attending outpatient Allergy clinics as well as inpatient food allergy challenges.

What you’ll achieve:

• Nutritional assessment and advice to outpatients managed by clinicians under the Department of Allergy & Immunology.
• Development and review of educational resources in the area of paediatric food allergy.
• Responding to enquiries from outside the hospital regarding food allergy issues.
• Collaborative research when appropriate and participation in quality improvement activities.

Classification for this position will range from AJ1 - AJ4
 

Your skills and experience:

• Postgraduate degree Bachelor of Nutrition and Dietetics or equivalent 
• Eligibility for full Membership of Dietitian’s Australia
• Eligibility for the Accrediting Practising Dietitian program
• Experience in hospital dietetics (minimum 2 years), including paediatrics

If this sounds like you, click here to view the position description.
 

About the Allergy and Immunology Department:
The Department of Allergy and Immunology delivers the highest quality clinical care to children and families with allergic and immune disorders and plays a vital role in increasing awareness, understanding and knowledge of allergic and immune disorders in the community and health professionals through education, teaching and training. We play a leadership role in the development and improvement of health care policies and guidelines related to allergic and immune disorders, and also actively identify and pursue research priorities to prevent and improve management of these conditions. 
 

What we offer:
•    Salary Packaging – Increase your take home pay! 
•    Parkville location and close to public transport
•    Discounted on-site car parking
•    Culture of continuous improvement 
•    Flexible work options available
 

Other requirements:
•    Current National Criminal Record Check, or willing to obtain
•    Valid Working with Children Check
•    Current NDIS Worker Screening Check, or willing to obtain 
•    Compliance with RCHs “Staff Immunisation - Prevention of Vaccine Preventable Diseases” procedure
 

Application process:
To apply, you will need a resume and a tailored cover letter outlining your skills, experience, and suitability for the position in line with the requirements of the position description.
Shortlisting for this position will commence immediately, we encourage you to apply promptly!
For more information about this position please contact Cass Golten, Improvement Manager Ph: 03 9345 5522 Email: cass.golten@rch.org.au 
 

Why work at the RCH?

RCH enjoys high employee engagement and is committed to staff safety and a positive culture through enactment of our Compact. We offer the opportunity to work in world-class facilities, surrounded by Royal Park and only a short tram trip from the heart of Melbourne city.

We also offer discounted staff parking, salary packaging, and an award-winning health and wellbeing program.

The RCH is committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people from culturally and/or linguistically diverse background, all members of the LGBTQI community and people with disability.

It is a requirement of your employment that you be vaccinated against Influenza annually for Category A and B roles, in compliance with any public health orders in place at the relevant time, unless you have a medical exception in line with those public health orders, which has been accepted by The Royal Children’s Hospital.  Applicants will be required to provide their Australian Government Immunisation History Statement, it is a requirement of the RCH to collect, record and hold vaccination information.

It is also a requirement of your employment that you comply with any direction given by The Royal Children’s Hospital that you be vaccinated against, or prove immunity to, any other disease, unless you have a relevant exemption

Are you ready to join our team? 

 Apply online by clicking on the “Apply” button

Applications close 10 March 2025