Classification: Health Professional Level 3
Salary: $111,639 - $120,057 plus superannuation
Position No: 28439, Several-02RNA
Directorate: Canberra Health Services
Advertised (Gazettal date): 03 September 2026
Contact Officer: Nicola Shanyar on [email protected] or (02) 5124 1395
What can we offer you:
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Competitive pay rates and excellent working conditions within a tertiary hospital.
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Salary Packaging with many options that provide full fringe benefits tax concessions.
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Flexible working conditions
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Access to Employee Assistance Program.
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Access to onsite Physiotherapists.
About the Role:
The Women, Youth and Children Community Nutrition Team sits within the Community Health and Integrated Care (CHIC) Division. We are currently seeking two suitably skilled dietitians to join the team.
The nutrition team works with individuals, families and communities to improve health and wellbeing through the delivery of evidence-based nutrition care.
Our goal is to support clients to eat well, enjoy nourishing foods, and develop a positive relationship with food and their body. We are committed to providing respectful, client-centred care, working in partnership with clients to meet their identified needs in a safe and supportive environment.
The team provides a range of services, including individual dietary assessment, care planning and nutrition counselling for infants, children, young people, and pregnant and breastfeeding women across CHS Community Health Centres in the ACT. The team also delivers education programs for staff and community groups, provides outreach services through the Women’s Health Service, and coordinates the School Kids Intervention Program (SKIP) for children living with obesity.
A merit pool may be established from this recruitment process and will remain valid for 12 months. This pool may be used to fill similar roles/ future vacant positions at the same level across CHS.
For more information regarding the position duties please click here for the Position Description.
Please note prior to commencement successful candidates will be required to:
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Undergo a pre-employment National Police Check.
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Prior to commencing this role, a current registration issued under the Working with Vulnerable People (Background Checking) Act 2011 is required.
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Comply with Canberra Health Services Occupational Assessment, Screening and Vaccination policy.
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Comply with CHS credentialing and scope of clinical practice requirements for allied health professionals.
Note: This is a part-time (29.4 hours per week) permanent position. The full-time salary noted above will be paid pro rata for part-time hours.
For more information on this position and how to apply “click here”
Note: Under the ACTPS employment framework you may be placed in another role where required for the efficient administration of the service.
Canberra Health Services (CHS) is focussed on the delivery of high quality, effective, person centred care. It provides acute, sub-acute, primary and community‐based health services, to the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) and surrounding region. More information can be found on the CHS website.
Our Vision: creating exceptional health care together
Our Role: to be a health service that is trusted by our community
Our Values: Reliable, Progressive, Respectful and Kind
CHS is committed to workforce diversity and to creating an inclusive workplace. As part of this commitment, we welcome applications from all diversity groups. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people with disability and people who identify as LGBTQIA+ are particularly encouraged to apply.
The ACT public service is committed to closing the gap, underpinned by the belief that when Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people have a genuine say in the design and delivery of policies, programs and services that affect them, better life outcomes are achieved. More information can be found here ACT Closing the Gap Implementation Plan - ACT Government Transparency Portal.
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This is a part-time (29.4 hours per week) permanent position. The full-time salary noted above will be paid pro rata for part-time hours.
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