Senior Dietitian Level 4 - Renal Supportive Care
Employment Type: Temporary Part Time until 28 September 2026
Position Classification: Dietitian Level 4
Remuneration: $63.81 - $65.36 per hour plus Superannuation
Hours Per Week: 16
Requisition ID: REQ628080
Application Close: 11 January 2026
REQ628080 - Senior Dietitian Level 4 - Renal Supportive Care
The Role
The vision for South Eastern Sydney Local Health District (SESLHD) is ‘exceptional care, healthier lives’. SESLHD is committed to enabling our community to be healthy and well, and to providing the best possible compassionate care when people need it.
This is an exciting opportunity to join the St George Hospital (SGH) Nutrition and Dietetics Department in the role of Senior Dietitian, Renal Supportive Care.
The Renal Supportive Care service cares for patients with:
- end stage kidney disease who have chosen a conservative (non-dialysis) treatment pathway
- renal replacement therapy patients who are struggling with an ongoing symptom burden, or
- those who are approaching end of life where a palliative approach is required.
- renal, palliative, dietetic and social work support is provided for patients and families.
This position will take a leadership role within the specialty of renal nutrition specifically to:
Further develop, implement and promote renal nutrition based on evidence based practice, which provides high quality care that meets the needs of persons with renal disease, particularly those with end stage kidney disease not undergoing renal replacement therapies and those undergoing therapy, but experience a high symptom burden and/or with severe comorbidities.
Lead quality improvement activities and service evaluation in order to ensure continual improvement in clinical practice and service delivery.
Contribute to the development and coordination of activities related to renal nutrition within SESLHD.
As based in a HUB the RSC Dietitian will also be responsible for providing professional support and expertise to other renal dietitians in their wider network. This will be in the form of advocacy, training, education, mentoring, quality improvement and research facilitation.
This position will take a leadership role within the specialty of renal nutrition specifically to:
St George Hospital is the largest hospital within South Eastern Sydney Local Health District and is an accredited, principal teaching hospital - a great place to develop your career. It is located a 10-minute walk from Kogarah station, in Sydney’s eastern suburbs.
The hospital is currently undergoing redevelopment and in March 2026 will open a brand new Kensington Street Building (KSB), bringing together a range of day only, ambulatory and outpatient services that are currently being delivered from a number of locations around the hospital campus. This will improve accessibility for patients and their carers. The KSB will also include three levels of inpatient beds, Allied Health outpatient clinics and an Allied Health staff hub. The St George Hospital Redevelopment will provide staff, patients and carers with a first-class facility, designed to meet the health needs of our community, now and into the future
Benefits
- Salary packaging options that reduce your taxable income and increase your take-home pay! Up to $9K for living expenses and $2.6K meal & entertainment & Novated Leasing.
- Discounted gym memberships with a Fitness Passport.
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for employees and family members.
- Discounted Private Health Insurance.
Selection Criteria
- Qualifications in accordance with Schedule C of the NSW Health Service Health Professionals (State) Award.
- Extensive post graduate clinical experience, especially within the areas of renal nutrition and dietetic practice.
- Excellent negotiation, decision making and advocacy skills including the ability to interact constructively and collaboratively with a diverse range of stakeholders, throughout all organisational levels.
- Proven ability to provide high level clinical advice and education to enhance service delivery and to guide and support others in providing service excellence.
- Ability to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team and to apply independent professional judgement when dealing with situations of a complex nature.
- Ability to initiate, lead, complete and share quality improvement initiatives and service evaluation processes and lead ongoing quality improvement activities with other staff.
- Demonstrated commitment to ongoing clinical and professional learning
Need more information?
1) Click here for the Position Description and SESLHD Expected Standards
2) Find out more about applying for this position
For role related queries or questions, please contact Suzie Daniells via email at Suzie.Daniells@health.nsw.gov.au
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Reasonable Adjustments
NSW Health recognises everyone is unique, and that you may require some adjustments to ensure you have the best opportunity to apply. If we can make some adjustments to the NSW Health recruitment/interview process, then please email SESLHD-Recruitment-STG@health.nsw.gov.au and let us know.
Adjustments may include but are not limited to, physical requirements, interview setups and specific interview availability times where required.
Information for applicants
- An eligibility list may be created for future vacancies.
- Employment of a temporary visa holder may only occur if no suitable permanent resident or citizen of Australia has been identified for this position following suitable labour market testing.
- Applicants will be assessed against the essential requirements and selection criteria contained within the position description.
- Recommended applicants will be reviewed for compliance with NSW Health policy directive Occupational Assessment, Screening and Vaccination against Specific Diseases for all positions prior to offer.
- We do have an Aboriginal Employment Consultant that can also provide support (SESLHD-AboriginalWorkforce@health.nsw.gov.au) and for additional information please visit our Stepping Up Website.
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