Dietitian - Casual Pool

**Job no**: 901781
**Work type**: Casual
**Location**: Adelaide Metro Northern
**Categories**: Allied and Scientific Health
- **Northern Adelaide Local Health Network - Lyell McEwin and Modbury Hospitals - Elizabeth Vale and Modbury**:

- **Salary (plus Superannuation and Salary Sacrifice benefits)**:

- **AHP1 $35.00 - $42.73 per hour + 25% loading**:

- **AHP2 $45.11 - $52.26 per hour + 25% loading**
- **Casual, up to 31 July 2026**

Northern Adelaide Local Health Network (NALHN) is eager to recruit Dietitians to work in our dynamic, growing and supportive team, to help us deliver exceptional care to our community.

**About the Role**:
The Northern Adelaide Local Health Network (NALHN) is a leading provider of public healthcare services in South Australia.

As a Dietitian, you will play a pivotal role in promoting healthy eating habits, providing nutritional counselling and supporting patients on their journey towards improved well-being. Your expertise will be invaluable in developing personalised dietary plans, educating individuals and communities and collaborating with multidisciplinary healthcare teams.

Key Responsibilities:

- conduct comprehensive nutritional assessments and develop tailored dietary interventions
- educate patients, families and communities on healthy eating practices
- collaborate with healthcare professionals to ensure seamless patient care
- stay up-to-date with the latest research and best practices in dietetics

To be eligible for this position, you must hold an appropriate degree or equivalent qualification which gives eligibility for full membership of the Dietitians Association of Australia.

**About You**:
Are you a dedicated, compassionate and enthusiastic Dietitian looking for an opportunity to join a dynamic, growing healthcare network where you will be part of a supportive team delivering high quality care to the community? If so, then this could be the opportunity for you. This position will offer you professional growth opportunities within a supportive and inclusive culture.

**About Us**:
The Northern Adelaide Local Health Network (NALHN) serves over 400,000 people in northern Adelaide with a comprehensive range of high-quality medical services, including emergency, surgical, obstetric, neonatal, paediatric, oncology, geriatric, palliative care and rehabilitation, and mental health care. Recently, NALHN has upgraded its facilities and plans to expand further. The network provides primary health care with a focus on community health promotion and chronic disease management. With nearly 6,500 employees, NALHN emphasises quality care and a supportive work environment guided by respect, integrity, and accountability. Our core values foster excellence, innovation, and equitable health outcomes.

Our 300-plus Allied Health professionals play an integral role in multidisciplinary teams delivering outstanding care to patients across our acute, subacute and hospital avoidance services.

At NALHN Everyone Has a Story, Everyone Matters, Everyone Contributes and Everyone Grows.

At NALHN, we have a strong commitment to providing a clinically interesting professional experience, with structured and supportive education and professional development, and career progression pathways.

Some feedback from current employees about working as Allied Health Professionals in NALHN includes:
“My favourite part about working in NALHN is the close working relationships we have across Allied Health to optimise patient care.”

“I feel like I’m part of a growing and developing service.”

“I love the great team dynamic and the culture of learning and support.”

**Our Local Health Network Sites and Services**:
Lyell McEwin Hospital **-** The major hospital in the north and north-east for emergency care, complex and multi-day surgery, medicine, obstetrics, paediatrics and outpatient services.

Modbury Hospital **-** A general hospital with emergency care, elective surgery, medicine, outpatient and sub-acute services, rehabilitation, geriatric and palliative care.

**Benefits of working at NALHN**:
From salary packaging to flexible working arrangements, a large range of opportunities for movement and career progression, you’ll find there are lots of benefits of working with Northern Adelaide Local Health Network.

Salary packaging is an option for saving money by paying for some of your everyday expenses from your salary before it is taxed.

Relocation assistance may be available for successful applicants from interstate or overseas.

NALHN supports and fosters a culture in which employees feel they belong and feel safe at work. The culture aims to encourage all people to use their talents and to be valued and rewarded for their contributions.

In addition to this, other benefits of working as a Dietitian in NALHN include:

- Professional development opportunities. We have a well established Allied Health Education unit which offers high-quality, targeted in-house training, and staff are also eli