Senior Dietitian

• Part Time, Ongoing Position
• $101k - $116k + Superannuation + Salary Packaging (pro rata)
• Salary sacrificing of $9,010 and $2650 meal allowance per annum

About the Role

This position is based at Forensicare's Fairfield administration site, at the Thomas Embling Hospital.

The Thomas Embling Hospital (T.E.H) comprises various units that accommodate patients requiring acute and sub-acute levels of care; and providing similar services for rehabilitation & independent living.

The Senior Dietitian will utilise their knowledge, skills and capacity to provide and promote optimal nutritional health support to both the consumers and service in line with a holistic view of health and recognition of the importance of the intersection between physical and mental health.

This role is also supported to work at a population level with the service to improve nutritional and physical health by promoting lifestyle change, food access and security, education, training and health promotion and prevention models.

As the Senior Dietitian, you will:

• Support consumers and the clinical teams to work towards improving concurrent and comorbid conditions (e.g. diabetes, cardiovascular disease, obesity, metabolic syndrome) and reducing harm/deterioration from chronic physical health conditions.
• Promote the importance of food security (i.e., food access, awareness, supply and utilisation) through improved meal planning, budgeting, shopping, food preparation knowledge and skills.
• Makes appropriate nutrition diagnoses and identifies priority nutrition issues based on all available information (e.g. relevant health, medical, cultural, social, psychological, economic, personal, environmental, dietary intake, and food supply data)
• Utilise health promotion models, provision of education and coaching skills to enhance lifestyle change and consumer outcomes, in either individual or group-based sessions.
• Empowers individuals, groups and/or the broader community to improve their own health through engagement, facilitation, education and collaboration.

About You:

• Meets the National Competency Standards for Dietitians in Australia (Dietitians Australia, 2015).
• Demonstrates understaning of mental health diagnosis, treatment and associated risks of physical health conditions.
• Demonstrates a sound understanding of the physical health and mental health needs relevant to the forensic mental health population and institutional setting.
• Demonstrated experience in effective communication with individuals, groups, organisations and communities from various cultural, socioeconomic, organisational and professional backgrounds.
• Experience with working with people with mental ill health to negotiate and facilitate nutrition, behaviour and lifestyle change and empower clients with self-management skills

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Benefits:

• A mental health and wellbeing program provided
• Professional Development training opportunities to suit your career goal
• Access to an employee assistance program – an external, confidential, self-referral employee wellbeing program, for personal or work-related matters.
• Fitness passport – discounted unparalleled access to a wide range of gyms, pools and fitness centres
• Refer a friend program, get up to a $1000
• Salary sacrificing of $9,010 and $2650 meal allowance per annum
• Social Club, access to discounted cinema tickets, AFL games, Zoos, Concerts etc
• Comprehensive Orientation Day before you start, and buddy system available

Eligibility

• Influenza and Immunisation Evidence
• This position is subject to a Police Check

To Apply

Applications must include a current resume and a detailed cover letter outlining your interest in the position.

Applications will close by midnight on the 16th of September 2025.

For queries please contact Georgina Ormiston via

Forensicare is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to attracting and developing a diverse workforce which reflects the community we serve. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people who identify as LGBTQI, people with a lived experience of disability, as well as people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds. Forensicare promotes our guiding principles of RESPECT, INTEGRITY, ACCOUNTABILITY, HUMAN RIGHTS; and promotes behaviours that are consistent with these values at all times. Forensicare is an equal opportunity employer and offers a smoke free environment.