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Join our Dietetics & Nutrition Team

If you're a credentialed or eligible Dietitian looking to build meaningful clinical impact in a respected public health setting, this part-time ongoing opportunity could be the right next step.

About the role: 

Reporting to the Senior Manager of Dietetics & Nutrition, this role is integral to delivery of high-quality nutrition assessment, intervention, and education across relevant inpatient and/or outpatient caseloads.

Duties for the role will include:

• Providing appropriate and effective dietetic management with regard to assessing, dietetic diagnosing, planning, implementing and evaluating a nutritional care program for adult patients in the Statewide eating disorder inpatient Program on Ward 4GP.
• Integral member of the Multi Disciplinary team on ward 4GP, advocating for patients optimum nutritional care & treatment
• Active participation of patients, their families/carers and Multidisciplinary team in their assessment and care planning.
• providing a weekly outpatient clinic to nutritionally support adult patients with eating disorders
• Documenting relevant observations and information regarding patients' nutritional requirements, recommended dietary treatment plans and effectiveness of nutritional intervention program in patients' medical records.
• Guiding, teaching and evaluating dietetic students implementing the nutrition care process (NCP) across relevant health services.
• Taking leadership in guiding other departmental staff members in the area of Adult Eating Disorders.
• Collection and analysis of data to provide information on patient progress or services to make recommendations to the allocated units & other nominated units for service improvements.
• Contributing to a supportive work environment.
• Contributing to the development of an integrated team approach and culture which is highly responsive to the needs of our consumers.

About you:

• Appropriate Degree or equivalent qualification which gives eligibility for full membership of Dietitians Australia (DA).
• Demonstrated experience in the provision of nutritional assessment, diagnosis, dietetic treatment, counselling and education of consumers with Eating Disorders.
• Experience in the delivery of nutrition support to patients in an acute care setting.
• Clear aptitude for working in a healthcare setting and with people from a variety of cultural and linguistically diverse backgrounds
• Strong multidisciplinary approach to providing dietetic & nutrition care to patients
• Ability to adapt to unexpected situations and fluctuating workloads.

Please see the attached Role Description for additional information.

Want To Know More? Contact: Megan Satanek, Director of Nutrition & Dietetics, (08) 8204 5182, Megan.Satanek@sa.gov.au

Application Closing Date: 11.55 pm Sunday 28 June 2026

Attachments:

• Dietitian 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: 942800