Dietitian

Join our team and help deliver specialised nutrition care for WA's children and families.
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This is a Recruitment Pool for Permanent Full Time, Permanent Part Time, Fixed Term Full Time, Fixed Term Part Time and Casual positions, with the possibility of extension(s). The pool will remain active for
12 months
, providing an opportunity for suitably qualified applicants to be considered for both current and future vacancies as they arise.

Upcoming Opportunities In The Pool:

• Dietitian - General Paediatrics
• Dietitian - Diabetes and Endocrinology

We operate a 7-day service which includes weekend shifts.

*About The Role:
Perth Children's Hospital (PCH)
department of Nutrition and Dietetics are seeking
Dietitians
to join our team across both
inpatient
and
outpatient*
services and provide evidence-based nutrition and dietetic care that supports the health and wellbeing of children with diverse and often complex needs.

The ideal candidate will demonstrate the ability to work collaboratively as part of a multidisciplinary team (MDT) – including medical specialists, nursing, and other allied health professionals - to deliver holistic patient centred-care.

Dietitian (General Paediatrics)
Working collaboratively within MDT settings across various specialties, you will manage a varied caseload across medical and surgical wards, providing tailored nutrition care for children and infants with acute and chronic health conditions.

While paediatric dietetics experience is desirable, it is not essential. you will be supported by strong supervision and mentoring from a Senior Dietitian (P2) and complete our clinical supervision program within your first one to two years at PCH.

Your Work Will Include:

• Developing and adapting nutrition care plans for children with chronic illnesses, disabilities, and complex medical needs under the primary care of paediatricians or surgeons.
• Supporting infants with feeding challenges and growth concerns, including initiating, monitoring, and adjusting feeding regimens in collaboration with the medical, allied health and nursing teams.
• Monitoring biochemistry, interpreting results, and contributing to care planning and patient education.
• Collaborating within a multidisciplinary feeding team and advocating for patients' nutritional needs within clinical discussions.
• Participates in the delivery of educational programmes and the assessment of their effectiveness.
• Providing input into NDIS applications and community referrals to ensure ongoing nutritional support post-discharge.
• Liaison and support to NDIS and Dietitians external to PCH including NDIS and WACHS, where required.
• Liaising with food services to ensure appropriate meal provision for patients with specialised dietary needs or restrictions.
• Supporting quality improvement projects, clinical audits, and research to enhance nutrition care delivery and patient outcomes.

Dietitian (Diabetes and Endocrinology)
This role offers the opportunity to support children and adolescents with Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes and endocrine disorders in both inpatient and outpatient settings. Occasional leave cover for Healthy Weight Service clinics may be required.

While diabetes experience is desirable, it is not essential — comprehensive training and clinical supervision will be provided.

Your Work Will Include:

• Providing education to individuals and caregivers on nutrition management, carbohydrate counting and healthy lifestyle choices.
• Supporting newly diagnosed patients and families with inpatient education and transition to outpatient care.
• Collaborating closely with endocrinologists, diabetes nurse educators and social workers as part of a cohesive multidisciplinary team.
• Develop family-centred goals to support dietary changes to optimise glycaemic control, growth and development.
• Reviewing and interpreting data from blood glucose monitoring systems and insulin pump devices and working with individuals and caregivers to optimise their diabetes management.
• Travel with multidisciplinary team to outer metro and regional diabetes clinics to provide dietetic care.

If you bring both compassion and critical thinking to your clinical work and enjoy working collaboratively to achieve the best outcomes for children and families, we encourage you to apply.

Please note a Tertiary qualification in Dietetics and eligible for full membership of Dietitians Australia as an Accredited Practising Dietitian (APD) are required for this role.
*About Our Team*
Our Dietetics Team provide a statewide service offering medical nutrition therapy for patients aged 0-16 years and offers assessment, education, and ongoing nutritional management for inpatients and outpatients attending various specialty medical clinics.

Our specialised team work closely with multidisciplinary teams to support children in achieving optimal health and growth outcomes, including nutritional assessments, tailored dietary recommendations, and the implementation of therapeutic diets within the hospital. Dietitians also provide guidance on nutritional needs for home, educating families on general nutrition and any necessary dietary modifications.

Our team offers telephone consultancy for health professionals seeking guidance on paediatric nutrition and provide lectures and group training for medical and nursing staff, postgraduate dietetic students, and school nurses on managing medical conditions such as diabetes and cystic fibrosis. As part of our commitment to excellence, we encourage and support research and professional development across the team.

*How To Apply*
We welcome your application via the 'Apply for Job' button at the bottom of this page. Please note, applicants must have a current, valid email address in order to apply online. This email address will be used for communication with applicants. Your application should contain the following:

• A statement addressing essential selection criteria 2-6 as per the Job Description Form in 2 - 3 pages.
• A copy of your current CV outlining your most recent and relevant work experience.
• Evidence of your Tertiary qualification in Dietetics and eligibility for full membership of Dietitians Australia as an Accredited Practising Dietitian (APD).
• The name, email and contact details of two referees who can be contacted to provide an employment reference (we will contact you and seek your confirmation prior to contacting your listed referees).

These documents should be complete and ready to attach prior to applying online. Please ensure you allow sufficient time to complete the online application process as you will be required to answer various questions and attach your documentation.

Selection Criteria:
Please see the attached Job Description Form.

For Further Job-Related Information:
We encourage you to contact Nicole Steele, Senior Dietitian, at or

Help in submitting your application:
If you experience technical difficulties while applying online, please contact Employee Services on for immediate assistance during business hours.

Eligibility to Apply:
To be eligible for appointment, applicants must have a valid working visa (for fixed term appointments) or be an Australian citizen, permanent resident, or have a visa to live and work indefinitely in Australia (for permanent appointments).

This position is subject to a
Western Australian Working with Children (WWC) Check
. For further information please refer to the WWC website at:

Other Conditions:
WA Health engages staff in positions of trust and responsibility. WA Health policies require applicants to undertake a criminal records screening and integrity checking as part of the appointment process. As well as undertaking a criminal record screening and integrity checking, you may also be required to undertake a working with children check (if required for the role) and a pre-employment health assessment. We may ask referees to comment on your integrity and past demonstration of ethical behaviour. Please note that adverse information does not necessarily disqualify an applicant but will be considered as part of the appointment process.

WA Health is committed to eliminating all forms of discrimination in the provision of our service. We embrace diversity and strongly encourage applications from people from culturally diverse backgrounds and people with disabilities.

In addition, we are committed to growing our Aboriginal workforce as part of WA Health Aboriginal Workforce Policy. As a measure to achieve equality, Section 51 of the
Equal Opportunity Act 1984
applies to this position and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples are encouraged to apply.

This is a recruitment pool, and as such the following should be noted.

• Suitable applicants will be placed in a pool from which appointments may be made when similar vacancies occur.
• Appointments may be made from this pool until 30 November 2026.

*About CAHS:*
The Child and Adolescent Health Service (CAHS) is proud to be the leading service provider for paediatric healthcare in Western Australia, as the State's only dedicated health service for infants, children and young people. CAHS comprises four service areas: Neonatology, Community Health, Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) and Perth Children's Hospital (PCH).

With over 6500 employees, our services are delivered at PCH and King Edward Memorial Hospitals (KEMH), as well as across a network of more than 170 community clinics across the Perth metropolitan area.

For further information about the benefits of working for CAHS and our services please click here.

CAHS is committed to providing a workplace culture that is driven and shaped by our values of
Compassion, Collaboration, Equity, Respect, Excellence and Accountability.
During the selection process you may be assessed on your ability to fulfil the responsibilities of this position in accordance with these values.

Support for your interview process
CAHS strives to ensure the interview process caters to the access needs of all applicants, please contact the CAHS Talent Acquisition Team via email or phone on prior to your interview if any reasonable adjustment to accommodate a disability and confidential enquiries needs to be made.

Lodgement is system generated. Any submissions on, or after, 4:00pm on the closing date will not be accepted.
LATE OR EMAIL APPLICATIONS WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED.