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Grampians Health
Ballarat, Victoria

Dietitian - Grade 1

DietitianFull-Time

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Posted 5mo ago

Job Description

We are currently seeking enthusiastic Grade 1 dietitians for permanent, fixed term and casual positions.

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 evidence-based, patient centered care.

With regional service provision, opportunities exist to build skill, knowledge, and experience. We work as one team 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, evidence-based dietetics services to inpatients and outpatients
  • Participate in performance development and supervision
  • Be able to self-reflect and continue to build on skills and capacity
  • Contribute to service development and strategic planning
  • Participate in quality improvement activities and clinical research
  • Ensure adherence to governance, risk management, and quality 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.

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

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+.

Job applications close: 19 May 2026

Requirements

Candidates must be eligible for Dietitians Australia registration and APD status. Strong knowledge of clinical dietetics assessment and treatment is required along with excellent communication skills.

Key Skills

Patient AssessmentTreatment PlanningInterpersonal CommunicationOrganizational SkillsIndependent WorkTeam CollaborationEvidence-Based Practice

Dietitian Career Context

Of the 50 active Clinical Nutrition listings this role was benchmarked against, 28% are remote, 38% have no call, 72% require no weekends.

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Dietitian - Grade 1 at Grampians Health a 7.2 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as very good. This places the position in the top 25% in Clinical Nutrition (Dietitian) — ranked against 3,217 active Clinical Nutrition (Dietitian) listings on WeekdayDoc.

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About Grampians Health

Hospitals and Health Care
Ballarat, Victoria
1,001-5,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Flexible work arrangements
Purchase leave opportunities
Salary packaging
Fitness Passport membership
Staff rewards and recognition programs