Dietitian

**Healthy Lifestyles Australia - Dietitian**

**Position**: 1x Part-Time Dietitian (APD)

**Location**:Toowoomba

**Qualifications Required**:Accredited through Dietitians Australia.

We have an opportunity for a dynamic Accredited Practising Dietitian to join our friendly and supportive team. We are looking for someone to perform approximately work 2-3 days per week.

**About Us**
Healthy Lifestyles Australia (HLA) has provided dietetic/nutrition, sports dietitian, exercise physiology and diabetes education services in Queensland for the past 13 years. We are currently servicing more than 120 rural and metropolitan medical centres, allied health centres and our head offices. Our Toowoomba Head Office is located in the Toowoomba Specialist Centre at Suite 9, 7-11 Scott Street, East Toowoomba. We specialize in chronic disease management and prevention, however can assist in a wide variety of cases (e.g. bariatric nutrition, disability nutrition, sports performance, aged care consultation, insurance work, public speaking, group education classes, etc). Our mission is to promote healthy lifestyles in the Australian population and to prevent and manage chronic disease through physical activity and nutrition.

**Why Join Us**:

- **Friendly team**:

- enjoy working with a close-knit and supportive team
- **Career development**:

- **Great culture-** we value our staff and host yearly team getaways for networking and learning.
- **Existing caseload**:

- you will be kept busy with our existing patient list.

**About The Role**
An exciting opportunity exists for a motivated and enthusiastic Accredited Dietitian (DAA) to become a part of a proactive company and work collaboratively with our other Dietitians, Exercise Physiologist, and Diabetes Educator along with other allied health and medical staff.

You will be working across medical centers, and allied health facilities within Toowoomba. The successful applicant will be working on a Part-Time basis (2-3 days per week with potential for growth), stepping into an existing patient load and will be servicing medical centres and allied health facilities which have an established referral base.
- **Responsibilities include, but are not limited to**:_
- Provide evidence-based nutrition advice and treatment in the areas of chronic disease prevention and management
- Measure and assess the patients’ diet history along with interpreting biochemistry and anthropometric data.
- Public speaking
- to present informative talks about a range of health topics on nutrition/health where required.
- Travel to the required service delivery location and provide exemplary service to your clients. Drivers License and own car is required.

**Skills and Experience**
- Accredited (Provisional or Full) Dietitian through the Dietitians Australia (ESSENTIAL)
- Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to build and maintain rapport.

To apply, please address your cover letter and resume to Tegan Douglas.

**Job Type**: Part-time

**Salary**: $28.17 - $35.00 per hour

Schedule:

- 8 hour shift

Work Location: On the road