Dietitian - Grade 1

$32.74 to $46.62 per hour + salary packaging | Dietitian - Grade 1

Full time, 80 hours per fortnight including a monthly ADO | Fixed term (2 years) Graduate Dietitian position until 2027!

About the Role

Join our enthusiastic and supportive dietetics team and gain hands-on clinical experience in a diverse and dynamic environment. This is an excellent opportunity to gain experience across various workloads. The Dietetics Department at Grampians Health consists of approximately 30 EFT Dietitians across the Grampians Health Sites. This position is an exciting opportunity to join the Dietetics’ team within Ballarat. We provide care across the continuum, including acute, subacute, community and residential care settings. We are committed to providing evidenced based, patient centred care. 

With regional service provision, opportunities exist to build skill, knowledge and experience. We work as one department and have a supportive, friendly environment. Our work includes clinical services, research, quality and improvement, food service, meal support and student education. We pride ourselves on having established Clinical Supervision and a commitment to continuous professional development.  

Key Responsibilities

• Work within a range of multi-disciplinary teams
• Provide clinical dietetics services to inpatients and outpatients
• Participate in performance development, supervision, and quality improvement activities

• Be able to self-reflect and continue to build on skills and capacity

• Contribute to service development and strategic planning

• Participate in clinical research and evidence-based practice
• Ensure adherence to governance, risk management, and quality improvement standards

Skills & Experience

• Eligible for Dietitians Australia registration and APD status
• Strong knowledge of clinical dietetics, including assessment and treatment
• Excellent organisational and time management skills
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills

To see a full copy of the Position Description, please click here

Interested?

Click APPLY and upload your resume and a cover letter or contact Andrea Berger Pinch, Deputy Manager, Dietetics (East) at 0402 453 886 for a confidential discussion.

If you are currently employed at Grampians Health, please sign in through the 'Employee Login' via the external Careers Page or access the Careers Page via the Intranet before applying.

Applications will be reviewed as received and advertising will close Friday the 22nd of August 2025 at 11.59PM. 

About Grampians Health

Grampians Health provides healthcare to a large region at our campuses based in Ballarat, Dimboola, Edenhope, Horsham and Stawell. 

Our mission is to deliver sustainable healthcare tailored to evolving community and workforce needs. We strive to enhance services and careers, providing quality healthcare to rural and regional communities. Joining Grampians Health means being part of a diverse team, with a variety of career opportunities in acute, maternity, mental health, allied health, aged care and support services.

Culture & Benefits 

At Grampians Health, we recognise our staff are our greatest asset.  We are committed to providing a safe and healthy environment for our staff, patients, residents, visitors, volunteers and contractors at all sites.

• Flexible work arrangements and purchase leave opportunities
• Salary packaging for living expenses such as rent/mortgage plus meals, entertainment & holidays
• Access to Fitness Passport membership
• Staff rewards and recognition programs

Ballarat Region

Ballarat is the largest centre in Western Victoria and the state’s fastest growing inland city.  Dubbed Australia’s most liveable city in 2020, Ballarat is home to first class education, fine dining and boutique shopping.  Uniquely located within easy access to Melbourne, Geelong, Bendigo and the Western district, Ballarat is blessed with some of Australia’s most significant heritage buildings and natural landscapes. To learn more about Ballarat click here - Visit Ballarat

Diversity and Inclusion 
All appointments are subject to a satisfactory police records check, immunisation clearance and Working with Children check and/or NDIS Worker Screening Check.

All employees must be willing and able to wear Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) when required, which at a minimum is a surgical mask. Additional PPE requirements are role-dependent.

Grampians Health is a child safe organisation, committed to the safety and wellbeing of all children and young people. Grampians Health is committed to providing a diverse and inclusive workforce.

We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disability, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, mature age workers and lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer (or questioning), intersex and asexual LGBTQIA+.