Kickstart Your Nutrition & Dietetics Career with Metro South Health!

Start your career journey with Metro South Health as a Health Practitioner (Nutrition and Dietetics) Trainee. This 12-month, part-time position offers hands-on learning and development within a leading public health service, while you continue your studies toward becoming a qualified dietitian. You’ll gain valuable clinical exposure and mentorship in a supportive and dynamic hospital environment

Job details

About your role

As a Nutrition and Dietetics Trainee, you'll work alongside experienced clinicians to deliver safe, patient-centred care at Princess Alexandra Hospital.

Key responsibilities include:

• Assisting in clinical assessment and treatment activities under the supervision of a qualified Allied Health professional.
• Supporting patients and families through nutrition education and guidance.
• Collaborating within an interprofessional team to achieve positive health outcomes.
• Participating in professional development, team meetings and quality improvement projects.
• Maintaining accurate and timely clinical documentation.

About you

You are a motivated, compassionate and proactive student of Nutrition and Dietetics who is eager to contribute to patient care while gaining valuable hands-on experience. You communicate well, thrive in a team environment, and demonstrate a strong commitment to learning and professional growth.

You'll have:

• Current enrolment in a recognised Australian undergraduate or postgraduate program specific to the advertised discipline, leading to eligibility for registration as a Health Practitioner in Queensland.
• A genuine interest in applying evidence-based nutrition principles to support patient care.
• Excellent communication, teamwork and organisational skills.
• Hold a valid Blue Card prior to commencement.
• Commitment to participate in a casual shift roster, including public holiday and weekend rosters, including 7 day extended hours service as required. 

Princess Alexandra Hospital:

The Princess Alexandra Hospital (PAH) is a tertiary health care centre providing care in most major adult specialties. We provide world class health care to Brisbane City's southern suburbs across emergency, medical, mental health and surgical services, including liver and kidney transplant.

We are nationally recognised for our expertise in trauma management and organ transplants and are one of Australia's leading academic and research health centres. The PAH as a major medical research precinct hosts Australia's most advanced medical research facility, the Translational Research Institute (TRI) as well as a new Clinical Research Facility for the discoveries made at TRI to be trialed in a safe clinical environment.

We're expanding our hospital to make sure everyone gets the care they need. We're adding more beds, modernising our buildings, and improving our spaces to treat kidney and cancer patients with all new services and facilities planned to open by 2027.

INTEGRITY | COMPASSION | ACCOUNTABILITY | RESPECT | ENGAGEMENT | EXCELLENCE

Our values were created by employees for employees to shape our culture and inspire positive interactions in the workplace. Diversity of ideas, skills, traditions, and customs is celebrated as one of our greatest strengths. Having a workforce that reflects and understands the needs and expectations of our community is important to delivering safe, kinder, and more inclusive care.

We recognise our strength comes from the diversity of our people and so we encourage people of all genders, ethnicities, ages, abilities, languages, sexual orientation, and family responsibilities to apply.

We are Metro South Health:

We are the major public healthcare provider for Brisbane's south side, Logan, Redlands, and the Scenic Rim operating five major hospitals and a range of community, specialty, and state-wide healthcare services.

We are bold, innovative, collaborative, inspiring. We save lives, change lives, and make the world a better place. We are part of and proud of the community we serve.

We are better together.

Further information

We are committed to building inclusive cultures in the Queensland public sector that respect and promote human rights and diversity.

Applicants are encouraged to apply online. Please review the Role Description for more information on application process requirements. Agency referrals will not be accepted for this position.

Documents

Before applying for this vacancy please ensure you read the documents below.

• Application essentials - things you need to know (PDF, 691KB)
  Information Package for Applicants
  
  We are MSH - five reasons why you should join us (PDF, 978KB)
  Information Package for Applicants
  
  MS10664773 Role Description (PDF, 421KB)
  Role Description