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Join our Rehabilitation, Aged Care and Palliative Care (DivRAP) Team as a Dietetic Allied Health Assistant!

Provide assistance and support to the Dietetic & Nutrition Department in the delivery of allied health services to patients/clients of SALHN, under the supervision of an allied health professional. 

About the role: 

Duties pertaining to an AHA2 are required to be clearly and specifically directed by the supervising AHP, and operation against clearly demarcated work instructions is required.
Duties may include, but not necessarily be limited to:

• Translating meal plans prepared by dietitians into patients’ food requirements, and using the Computerised Foodservice system to order meals on a daily basis.
• Accurately enter dietitian prepared meal plans for special diets into the computerised foodservice program and make changes as directed by clinicians in accordance with departmental procedures.
• Using patient record management systems to check patient information, record new admissions, discharges and ward transfers.
• Taking 24hr food records from patients identified at nutritional risk and other patients as directed by the dietitian.
• Administrative tasks directly related to a patient intervention or episode of care (as distinct from administration specific roles).

About you:

• Previous relevant experience with patient care or experience working with people of varying degrees of disability and/or backgrounds.
• Must be eligible for or be willing to undertake a Certificate 3 in Allied Health Assistance or equivalent.
• Sound communication and interpersonal skills – able to demonstrate the ability to work with people from a variety of cultural and linguistically diverse backgrounds, and to empathise with and motivate people.
• Capacity to work flexibly across a range of therapeutic and program related activities.
• Ability to organise time to complete daily tasks, and work within their limits and to recognise when situations are unsafe for patients.

Please see the attached Role Description for additional information.

Want To Know More? Contact: Ellen Musolino, A/Director of Dietetics, 0466 921 891, ellen.musolino@sa.gov.au

Application Closing Date: 11.55 pm Wednesday 13th May 2026

Attachments:

• Allied Health Assistant Dietetics Role Description
• Australian applicant guidelines
• International applicant guidelines

Applicant Information:

• We also offer salary sacrifice benefits which provide the opportunity to save money by paying for some of your everyday expenses from your salary before it is taxed. Click here to find out more about salary packaging.
• The South Australian public sector promotes diversity and flexible ways of working including 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 Immunisation compliance as indicated on the Role description.
• 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: 937042