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Hiring: Dietician-Diabetes program

• Permanent Part Time (or combined opportunity, Permanent Full Time with the HARP Disease Management Team #12608)

About GV Health

At GV Health we are so much more than a regional health service. As the largest employer in the region, we work with purpose and pride and are committed to respecting and embracing diversity, inclusion and accessibility for our people and community.

It is an exciting time to join our GV Health team! We are currently in the midst of an exciting $229 million transformation of our Graham Street site, which comprises of a five-storey Inpatient Unit building, expansion of our current theatre capacity, new Critical Care Unit, a state of-the-art Dialysis Unit and an extension of the current Emergency Department.

If you would like to take a virtual tour of the Shepparton campus please click here. To find our more information about GV Health you can visit http://www.gvhealth.org.au/

About the role

The Diabetes Centre Dietitian reports directly to the Diabetes Centre Manager within the Diabetes Centre team at GV Health. The Diabetes Centre provides multidisciplinary care to a variety of programs including Acute Inpatients/Outpatients and Hospital and Admission Risk Program (HARP).

The Diabetes Centre Dietitian is responsible for ensuring appropriate nutritional management and education of patients, their families, and staff within GV Health and the wider community. The position includes individual client work, involvement in multidisciplinary clinics and group education as directed by the Diabetes Centre Manager. This position provides services across all program areas including, but not limited to, diabetes in pregnancy, paediatrics, High Risk Foot Clinic (HRFC) and technology in diabetes. A special interest in paediatrics will be an advantage. The services will be client centred, efficient and effective and meet established standards of excellence.

We are looking for

• Commitment to the GV Health Values of Compassion, Respect, Excellence, Accountability, Teamwork and Ethical Behaviour.
• Bachelor of Nutrition and Dietetics or Masters of Nutrition and Dietetics or equivalent with current DA membership and APD status
• Sound knowledge of nutrition theories including clinical, community, counselling skills, group work and health promotion with a minimum of 12 months relevant clinical experience.

• Well-developed interpersonal skills with the ability to work effectively and collaboratively within an interdisciplinary team environment;
• Sound written and verbal communication skills, including computer literacy

Our offer to you

• Generous salary packaging, subsidised staff parking and discounted leisure memberships
• Flexible work practices and options to purchase additional leave to help create some important work/life balance
• Professional development and study leave to help reach your learning and career goals
• Social club membership offering a range of events, functions and local community discounts
• Our CREATE Outstanding reward and recognition program
• Community Connector Program - you will receive direct support from our local Community Connector to facilitate you and/or your partner's/family's relocation to the Goulburn Valley region and assimilation into our community as well as support to create meaningful opportunities to connect with others in the region so that you not only feel welcome but will eventually call Greater Shepparton home. To find out more visit: Community Connector Program | Greater Shepparton: Great Things Happen Here

Great things happen here in Shepparton. If you would like to learn more about what it is like to work, live and play in the Shepparton region please click here. 

Vaccination against COVID-19 and Influenza (where mandated) is a mandatory requirement for this role.

All appointments are made subject to satisfactory police check and Victorian ‘Employee’ Working with Children’s Check. Completion of a Commonwealth of Australia Statutory Declaration is required prior to commencement. GV Health is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to attracting and retaining a diverse workforce that reflects the community we serve.  Applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders are encouraged.

 Recruitment agencies should note that GV Health does not accept agency resumes. GV Health is not responsible for any fees related to any unsolicited resumes submitted by Recruitment Agencies.