Chaden Halujy Ammar
Summary
Proactive and self-motivated graduate dietitian passionate about working with children and their parents to optimise nutrition outcomes. Proven ability to prioritise tasks effectively and efficiently in a fast-paced environments. Excellent time management skills. Demonstrated excellent communication, organisational and collaborative skills enabling teamwork and engagement with diverse audiences. Committed to delivering patient-centred care, quality improvement and ongoing professional development.
Overview
4
4
years of professional experience
Work History
Clinical Placement
The Royal Melbourne Hospital
07.2025 - 09.2025
- Conducted comprehensive nutrition assessments using SGAs and evidence-based guidelines to develop targeted nutrition care plans and deliver and negotiate tailored nutrition support that improves patient outcomes and supports recovery with documentation done on the EPIC EMR.
- Delivered effective nutrition counselling and specialised high energy high protein, ileostomy and diverticulitis nutrition education across acute care of the elderly, orthopaedics, trauma, colorectal, general medicine and neurosurgery wards to facilitate dietary modifications and empower patients towards targeted behaviour change.
- Managed a complex caseload seeing 4-5 patients daily independently with a patient focused approach through effective prioritisation and collaboration with the multidisciplinary team, demonstrating excellent organisational skills, adaptability and flexibility.
- Facilitated discharge planning including thorough internal and external handovers ensuring continuity of care for patients, demonstrating strong communication skills.
Public Health Placement
Northern Health
05.2025 - 06.2025
- Audited the hospital food environment across vending machines, catering menus and in-house staff menu using FoodChecker, evaluating their alignment with the Healthy Choices Policy Directive and identified areas for improvement to support alignment with the state policy.
- Developed strategic marketing materials and contributed to policy implementation to promote healthier food environments and increase staff awareness of Healthy Choices.
- Presented audit findings and recommendations to stakeholders through a presentation and executive summary to provide support to informed decision making at the organisational level.
Applied Research Placement
La Trobe University
04.2025 - 05.2025
- Investigated the impact of unpaid placements on food security and financial stress among allied health students at La Trobe University contributing to a larger body of data collection for university advocacy purposes.
- Conducted a cross-sectional study using a survey and analysed data using IBM SPSS and deductive thematic analysis to identify prevalence and key factors affecting food security and financial stress, demonstrating strong skills in research design, data analysis, ethical processes, and evidence-based advocacy.
- Collaboratively presented key findings to stakeholders through a presentation and detailed report, demonstrating strong verbal and written communication skills.
Food Service Placement
The Royal Melbourne Hospital
03.2025 - 03.2025
- Led a quality improvement project auditing patient meal trays on the default hospital menu to evaluate food intake, food waste and packaging waste and identified opportunities to improve sustainability and reduce waste.
- Analysed photographic audit data in Microsoft Excel (exported data from REDCap) and compared default vs patient ordered meals to gather evidence that supports menu planning and sustainability practices.
- Collaboratively presented findings through a presentation and detailed report to inform menu optimisation and hospital sustainability initiatives, demonstrating strong communication and public speaking skills.
Teacher Support
Prosperous Learners
01.2022 - Current
- Delivering one-on-one learning support tailored to each student’s needs, through strategies such as play based learning, visuals and hand on learning leading to improved engagement and motivation to learn.
- Providing regular feedback to parents to enable shared goal setting and collaboration to improve student academic progress, demonstrating effective communication and problem solving skills.
Education
Master of Dietetics -
La Trobe University
01.2025
Bachelor of Nutrition Science (HD) -
La Trobe University
01.2024
Professional Development
Monash University FODMAP diet for IBS training – currently ongoing
Timeline
Clinical Placement
The Royal Melbourne Hospital
07.2025 - 09.2025
Public Health Placement
Northern Health
05.2025 - 06.2025
Applied Research Placement
La Trobe University
04.2025 - 05.2025
Food Service Placement
The Royal Melbourne Hospital
03.2025 - 03.2025
Teacher Support
Prosperous Learners
01.2022 - Current
Master of Dietetics -
La Trobe University
Bachelor of Nutrition Science (HD) -
La Trobe University