Senior Clinical Dietitian

🌱 Lead innovation in nutrition, education and clinical research

🤝 Mentor others while shaping services that improve lives daily

🗓️ Monthly Paid Day Off, in addition to annual leave (full-time staff)

Join WSLHD as a Clinical Dietitian to Deliver patient-centred nutrition care, lead projects & teams, train staff, and drive quality improvement & research.

Employment Type: Permanent Full Time
Position Classification: Dietitian Level 3
Remuneration: $112,396 - $116,038 per annum
Hours Per Week: 38
Location:  Westmead Hospital

Where you'll be working
Western Sydney Local Health District (WSLHD) provides primary, secondary, and tertiary health care across multiple LGAs and the Greater Western Region, driven by the core values of collaboration, openness, respect, and empowerment.

• Serves Auburn, Blacktown, The Hills Shire, Holroyd, and Parramatta LGAs.
• Committed to "better health services for the people of western Sydney and beyond."
• Health care facilities include Mount Druitt, Blacktown, Auburn, Westmead, and Cumberland Hospitals.
• Emphasises delivering high-quality care and related services in diverse settings.

What you'll be doing 
Step into a high-impact role where your expertise shapes patient care, leads innovation and inspires the next generation of dietitians. This Senior Clinical Dietitian role will be working as part of the Westmead Dietetics Team, WSLHD. This position is responsible for providing patient centred and high quality nutrition services to clients, including to:

• Deliver advanced nutrition care across inpatient and outpatient settings
• Lead quality improvement, research and accreditation projects
• Mentor and supervise junior staff and dietetics students
• Drive service development and evidence-based practice
• Educate health professionals and contribute to clinical excellence

How to Apply
Ready to lead, inspire and transform? Apply online now! Submit your resume and addressing the criteria listed below by providing examples that demonstrate your ability before the closing date.  

Essential Criteria:

• Qualification: Must hold a bachelor or post graduate degree in Nutrition and Dietetics or other qualification deemed equivalent by the employer that provides eligibility for full membership of the Dietitians Association of Australia.

Selection Criteria:

1. Demonstrated extensive post graduate clinical dietetics experience, including specialist knowledge in a particular area of dietetics and/or a broad generalist knowledge of clinical nutrition.
2. Demonstrated evidence of providing advice to managers on clinical service evaluation and application of evidence base practice in service development.
3. Demonstrated experience in the clinical supervision of staff and evidence of contribution to education activities related to an area of expertise.
4. Well-developed communication, coaching and facilitation skills. Ability to work as an effective team member.
5. Excellent time management and organisation skills. Ability to prioritise workload and work independently.
6. Able to display good computer skills and experience with Cbord or equivalent and Cerner.
7. Experience in designing, implementing, leading, developing and evaluating research/quality improvement projects.

Requisition ID:  REQ563838
Applications Close:  13th July 2025

 
Need more information? 

• Discover more about the application process. 
• Review the detailed Position Description insights into role requirements and criteria.   
• Explore the selection process, employment checks, outcomes and notifications. 
• For inquiries about the role, contact Trang Soriano on 0422 883 070 or email Trang.Soriano@health.nsw.gov.au