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• Riverland Mallee Coorong Local Health Network, Location Negotiable Within Region
• AHP3 | Full Time Contract | Ongoing
• Salary: $104,180 - $111,746 p.a 

Join Our Team as a Senior Dietitian – Food Services: Lead Nutritional Excellence to Improve Patient Outcomes

Are you ready to lead nutritional services that directly enhance patient care and recovery? As a Senior Dietitian – Food Services, you’ll shape the nutritional standards across our Local Health Network, ensuring best practice in menu planning, food services, and clinical dietetics. This is your opportunity to lead meaningful change and support the next generation of dietitians in a dynamic and supportive environment.

About the Role:

As the Senior Dietitian – Food Services, you will be responsible for ensuring the nutritional adequacy of all menus and food services across the Riverland Mallee Coorong Local Health Network (RMCLHN). Reporting to the Director Allied Health, you will play a key role in developing and implementing evidence-based nutrition policies, procedures, and training programs that lead to measurable improvements in patient care and outcomes.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Leading the design, review, and implementation of food service nutrition systems, including nutrient analysis and information management.
• Overseeing quality assurance activities, including audits and service evaluations.
• Providing expert clinical supervision and mentoring to less experienced dietitians and students.
• Supporting the clinical nutrition care of patients at designated sites and monitoring compliance with dietary standards.
• Collaborating with the Dietetics Network and Clinical Senior peers to contribute to research, service development, and innovation.
• Representing RMCLHN on committees and working groups related to food and nutrition services.

In this leadership role, you will work closely with the Senior Manager Dietetics, receive clinical guidance from the Advanced Clinical Lead Dietitian, and collaborate across Allied Health, Nursing, and site-based teams. You’ll also support the strategic direction of dietetic services while fostering a culture of continuous improvement and professional development.

This is your opportunity to lead, influence, and drive high standards of nutritional care within a progressive regional health network.

What We’re Looking For:

• Must hold a recognised qualification within the Nutrition and Dietetics profession and be eligible for full membership of Dietitians Australia (DA).
• It is desired that the individual will participate in the Dietitians Australia Accredited Practicing Dietitian Program (APD).

About Us

The Riverland Mallee Coorong Local Health Network, called RMCLHN for short, supports more than 70,000 people living in country South Australia in the towns and surrounds of Renmark, Paringa, Berri, Barmera, Waikerie, Loxton, Pinnaroo, Lameroo, Karoonda, Mannum, Murray Bridge, Tailem Bend, Meningie, Tintinara and Coonalpyn. Click here for more information about working for RMCLHN.

• We will provide support, both personally and professionally giving you access to a range of education and training opportunities designed to enhance your role.
• Offer flexible work arrangements to better balance work, personal life, and family commitments.
• Provide an inclusive workplace culture that values diversity, ensuring every employee feels a sense of belonging and safety.
• Offer salary sacrifice benefits, watch a short video about what salary packaging is.
• Provide Relocation Support, where applicable. More information available from SA Health Careers - Relocation support.
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• Join our allied health team at RMCLHN | SA Health (web page)

Applicant Information

The South Australian public sector promotes diversity and flexible ways of working part-time. Applicants are encouraged to discuss the flexible working arrangements for this role.

Appointment will be subject to a satisfactory Criminal History Check and appropriate immunisation requirements:

• DHS Working With Children Check (WWCC)
• DHS National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) Worker Check
• National Police Certificate (NPC) for employment involving unsupervised contact with vulnerable groups required for this position (E.g. aged care employment or work involving vulnerable clients)
• Immunisation Risk for this position is - Category A

SA Health Services are required to implement the Addressing vaccine preventable disease: Occupational assessment, screening and vaccination policy in the workplace.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants are encouraged to apply. Job Ref: 907445

Enquiries

Alana Grinnell
Senior Manager Dietetics
Phone: 8580 2512
E-mail: alana.grinnell@sa.gov.au

Application Closing Date

Saturday 12th July 2025 - 11.55PM

Attachments

907445 AHP3 Role Description.pdf

About Riverland Mallee Coorong Factsheet.pdf

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