Dietitian AHP1/2 Candidate Pool

 Shaping Healthier Futures: Join SALHN's Dietitian Team

Join Southern Adelaide Local Health Network (SALHN) and be part of an exceptional Allied Health team that provides comprehensive care across the entire patient journey. With over 450 professionals from diverse fields, including audiology, dietetics, occupational therapy, and more, you'll have the opportunity to collaborate with experts and deliver outstanding care to patients and their families in the southern suburbs of Adelaide. At SALHN, we strive for excellence in collaborative patient care, blending clinical expertise, leadership, and research to achieve optimal health outcomes.

About the role: 

Reporting to the Manager of Dietetics & Nutrition, some of your duties as the dietitian may involve:

• Providing dietetic & nutritional service utilising the nutrition care process and assessment of patients for the requirement of therapeutic diets, nutritional supplementation and/or enteral feeding and providing patient/carer education following SALHN guidelines, procedures and protocols for patients under your care.
• working with Multi-D teams and communicating with medical, nursing, allied health and catering staff regarding patient care 
• May be required to supervise students and contribute to teaching as directed by the Manager of Dietetics and Nutrition.

Please note: This position is multi-classed as either AHP1 or AHP2 and classification will be determined by qualifications and/or experience.

About you:

• Appropriate Degree or qualification which gives full eligibility for full membership of the Dietitians Australia (DA). 
• Demonstrated experience in the provision of nutritional assessment, care, counselling and education. 
• Clear aptitude for working in a healthcare setting and with people from a variety of cultural and linguistically diverse backgrounds. 
• Ability to adapt to unexpected situations and fluctuating workloads.
• Capacity to implement service improvement practices. 

Please see the attached Role Description for additional information.

Want To Know More? Contact: Megan Satanek, Director of Nutrition & Dietetics, (08) 8204 5182, Megan.Satanek@sa.gov.au

Application Closing Date: 11.55 pm Sunday 27 September 2026

Attachments:

• AHP1 Dietitian - Role Description
• AHP2 Dietitian - 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: 937716