Senior Dietitian

Job no: 915624

Work type: Part time

Location: Adelaide Metro Southern

Categories: Allied and Scientific Health, Public Health

• Southern Adelaide Local Health Network – Flinders Medical Centre – Allied Health & IC, Dietetics and Nutrition
• Salary $108, $116,216.00 p.a. (Pro Rata) AHP3 | Part Time 26.25 hours per week – On Going

Join our Dietetics and Nutrition Team

The Senior Dietitian is an experienced clinician responsible for developing, co-ordinating, implementing, and evaluating a high quality, clinical dietetic service for consumers within Acute Mental Health Services.

About the role:

The Senior Dietitian is accountable for their own practice standards; activities delegated to others; the supervision and development of less experienced staff; and will provide teaching and supervision to junior staff, and students.

Duties for the role will include:

• Provide leadership in the provision of Dietetic Services to Acute Mental Health patients across SALHN sites
• Initiate the development of relevant procedures to standardise care, implementation and contribute to research relevant to acute Mental Health patients.
• Participate in ward rounds, meetings and conferences to integrate nutritional care into total patient care including those of the allocated units.
• Provide an information service pertaining to the dietetic management of Mental Health consumers and acting as a clinical and educational resource for the unit and externally where appropriate

About you:

• Clinical experience in assessment and management of patients with mental health conditions.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills that foster trust, confidence and co-operation at all levels of the organisation.
• Ability to foster team member participation in decision making and change processes that results in improved outcomes.
• Excellent skills in problem solving, decision making, negotiation, and conflict resolution.

Please see the attached Role Description for additional information.

Want To Know More? Contact: The Talent Acquisition Team,

Application Closing Date:11.55 pm Thursday 30th October 2025

Attachments:

• Role Description
• Australian applicant guidelines
• International applicant guidelines

Applicant Information:

• We also offer salary sacrifice benefits which provide the opportunity to save money by paying for some of your everyday expenses from your salary before it is taxed. Click here to find out more about salary packaging.
• The South Australian public sector promotes diversity and flexible ways of working including part-time. Applicants are encouraged to discuss the flexible working arrangements for this role.
• Appointment will be subject to a satisfactory Criminal History Check and Immunisation compliance as indicated on the Role description.
• SA Health Services are required to implement the Addressing vaccine preventable disease: Occupational assessment, screening and vaccination policy in the workplace.
• Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants are encouraged to apply. Job ref: 915624

Advertised: 20 Oct 2025 Cen. Australia Daylight Time

Applications close: 30 Oct 2025 Cen. Australia Daylight Time