Dietitian - Level 3

**Empower young lives through expert, family-focused nutrition care as a Paediatric Dietitian with our dynamic rehab team**

**Remuneration**: $56.68 - $58.52 per hour + superannuation + salary packaging
**Location**: Newcastle Community Health Service
**Employment Type**:Temporary Part Time - Until June 2026
**Position Classification**:Dietitian Level 3
**Hours Per Week**: 12
**Requisition ID**:REQ582336
**Applications Close**:Thursday 10th July 2025

At Hunter New England Local Health District (HNELHD), enjoy a career where you're challenged by interesting work and surrounded by spectacular locations. Join the team enriching health in millions of ways every day:

- Sustainable Healthcare: Together towards zero
- Proximity to shopping and other services
- Salary packaging options
- Fitness Passport
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for staff and family members
- Opportunity to work and collaborate with a range of non-clinical and clinical professionals

**About the role**:
HNEkidsRehab is seeking a passionate and experienced Dietitian with a strong commitment to client-centred care to join our dynamic team in delivering a specialist, medically-led, multi-disciplinary approach to rehabilitative care for children, young people, and families within the Child Healthcare Network Northern.

In this role, you will primarily work in an outpatient health setting, providing high-quality care to children requiring rehabilitation - especially those attending the cerebral palsy and movement disorders clinic.

Additionally, you will collaborate across other service streams as needed to support children participating in intensive rehabilitation blocks. This position may also involve providing care in children’s home and school environments, ensuring a holistic and community-focused approach to rehabilitation.

**About you**:
We are looking for someone who is passionate about working with the paediatric population and is committed to delivering high-quality dietetic care to children and their families.

You thrive as a collaborative team player, able to contribute effectively within a dynamic, specialised, multi-disciplinary team, bringing relevant expertise and experience in paediatric dietetics, particularly in rehabilitation, including cerebral palsy and general physical rehabilitation.

You have a strong desire to continually enhance the services provided by HNEkidsRehab, ensuring all care is grounded in evidence-based practice. You are motivated, enthusiastic, and enjoy problem-solving with a focus on improving service delivery and outcomes.

**Requirements**:

- Must hold a bachelor or post graduate degree in nutrition and dietetics that provides eligibility for full membership of the Dietitians Association of Australia, or other qualification deemed equivalent by the employer.

**Additional Information**:

- To be eligible for employment in this position you must be an Australian Citizen, or permanent resident of Australia, or a New Zealand citizen with a current New Zealand Passport, or hold an appropriate visa that allows you to live and work in Australia. Employment of a temporary visa holder will only be offered in line with the conditions and expiry date of your visa.
- An eligibility list will be created for future temporary part time vacancies.
- Hunter New England Health is dedicated to fostering a child-safe environment that respects and upholds the rights of children and young people, aligned with NSW Health’s commitment to implementing the Child Safe Standards. We aim to ensure that children and young people feel safe, supported, and included in their care. All current and prospective staff are expected to prioritise the safety, welfare, and well-being of children and young people, actively working to protect them from harm and abuse.
- We are unable to accommodate visa sponsorship for applicants requiring a visa for this position.

**Need more information?**

**I**nformation for Applicants**:
**This is a Category A position**. Recommended applicants will be reviewed for compliance with**NSW Health policy directive **PD2024_015: Occupational Assessment, Screening and Vaccination against Specified Infectious Diseases** for Category A positions prior to offer.**All new employees must agree to comply with the requirements outlined in the policy.