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Employment Type: Permanent Full Time
Position Classification: Dietitian Level 4
Remuneration: $126,524 - $129,591 + superannuation + salary packaging
Hours Per Week: 38
Requisition ID: REQ660283
Applications Close: Sunday 21st June 2026
Where you'll be working
An exciting opportunity is available for an experienced and passionate Dietitian to join the supportive and dynamic Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS) within Hunter New England Local Health District.
This senior clinical role provides direct support to the Hunter Valley (Maitland) and Manning (Taree) CAMHS teams, while also offering district-wide clinical leadership and support to Dietitians across HNE CAMHS. The position is primarily based at the HNE High Street Campus in Maitland, with free onsite parking available. Some travel across the Hunter Valley and Manning regions will be required, with telehealth clinics utilised to support equitable access to care.
At CAMHS, we work within a highly collaborative multidisciplinary environment where shared learning, professional support, and strong therapeutic relationships are central to achieving positive outcomes for young people and their families. Our model of care emphasises individual therapy for children and adolescents, alongside dual-clinician approaches that support effective family-based interventions and recovery-focused care.
Staff are well supported through local governance structures, experienced senior clinicians, and the broader CAMHS and Mental Health networks. Clinical decision-making, risk management, and service improvement initiatives are approached collaboratively, ensuring the delivery of safe, evidence-based, and innovative care across the service.
The Opportunity
As the Mental Health Senior Clinical Dietitian Level 4 within the CAMHS Hunter Valley and Manning teams, you will provide advanced dietetic assessment, therapeutic intervention, consultation, and case coordination for children, adolescents, and families experiencing complex and severe mental health challenges, including eating disorders and other nutrition-related mental health presentations.
This senior role also provides district-wide professional leadership, consultation, and clinical support to community and inpatient teams, while contributing to service development, workforce capability, and clinical governance initiatives across CAMHS Nutrition and Dietetics services.
Your day may include:
• Delivering specialised nutrition assessments and therapeutic interventions
• Participating in multidisciplinary case discussions and care planning
• Providing consultation and clinical guidance to clinicians and teams across the district
• Supporting family-based and recovery-oriented models of care
• Conducting outreach clinics across the Manning region, either face-to-face or via telehealth
• Collaborating with hospitals, GPs, schools, NGOs, and other community services involved in a young person’s care
• Supporting clinical supervision, mentoring, and professional development for junior clinicians and students
While most clinical work is undertaken from our Maitland base, the role also includes outreach and telehealth service delivery to ensure equitable access to specialist mental health nutrition services across the region.
Our service is focused on delivering specialist mental health assessment, intervention, and stabilisation, while supporting young people and families on their recovery journey and transition from public mental health services.
This role is well supported through strong local leadership and established multidisciplinary networks. You will receive day-to-day support from the Hunter Valley/Manning CAMHS Team Leader, senior clinicians, the CAMHS Senior Leadership Team, and the Head of Discipline for Nutrition and Dietetics.
Regular multidisciplinary collaboration supports shared clinical decision-making, risk management, and professional growth. Clinical supervision is provided internally, with access to external supervision and specialist training opportunities where appropriate.
Ongoing professional development is actively encouraged, with opportunities to undertake further training aligned with both service needs and individual career goals.
About you
We are seeking an enthusiastic, adaptable, and experienced Dietitian who is passionate about improving outcomes for children and adolescents experiencing complex mental health challenges.
The ideal candidate will bring:
- Demonstrated experience delivering evidence-based dietetic interventions for young people with complex mental health and eating disorder presentations
- Strong clinical reasoning and the ability to manage competing priorities in a fast-paced environment
- A collaborative and flexible approach to multidisciplinary teamwork
- Clinical leadership skills, including the ability to provide consultation, supervision, and support to Level 3 clinicians and other team members
- Excellent communication and relationship-building skills with consumers, families, carers, and stakeholders
A commitment to continuous improvement, evidence-based practice, and recovery-oriented care
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Experience in therapeutic interventions and family-based approaches is highly regarded; however, additional training, mentoring, and support in specific therapy models are available through NSW Health and HNE Health.
Requirements
- Must hold a bachelor or post graduate degree in nutrition and dietetics that provides eligibility for full membership of the Dietitians Australia (DA), or other qualification deemed equivalent by the employer.
- Eligible to drive in NSW.
What we can offer you
At Hunter New England Health, enjoy a career where you're challenged by interesting work and surrounded by spectacular locations. You'll contribute to the team enriching health in millions of ways every day. On top of this we also offer:
- Sustainable Healthcare: Together towards zero
- Proximity to shopping and other services
- Monthly Allocated Days Off (for full-time employees)
- 4 weeks annual leave (pro-rata for part time employees)
- Paid parental leave (for eligible employees) - giving you the opportunity for true Worklife balance
- Salary packaging options - up to $11,600 plus novated leasing
- Fitness Passport for health and well-being - discounted gym options for you and your family
Additional Information
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For role related queries or questions contact Fiona Lee on [email protected]
How to apply
Click apply online, submit your information and resume, and address the criteria listed below providing examples that demonstrate your ability.
- Extensive demonstrated ability to provide professional advice and clinical leadership in managing complex situations within multidisciplinary teams and across services, including providing guidance to managers in the development of mental health clinical services that respond to consumer demand and needs.
- Demonstrated experience and expertise in conducting and interpreting nutrition assessments and delivering evidence based therapeutic nutritional interventions (both individual and group) for children, adolescents and their families/carers with eating disorders and other complex mental health dietary issues.
- Demonstrated capacity to build and maintain collaborative professional and therapeutic relationships with multi-disciplinary team members, consumers, carers and key stakeholders through the application of well-developed interpersonal and conflict resolution skills.
Information for Applicants:
Applicants will be assessed against the essential requirements and selection criteria contained within the position description (link below). For assistance addressing selection criteria visit: https://bit.ly/3vL5fq2
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This is a Category A position. Recommended applicants will be reviewed for compliance with NSW Health policy directive PD2024_015: Occupational Assessment, Screening and Vaccination against Specified Infectious Diseases for Category A positions prior to offer. All new employees must agree to comply with the requirements outlined in the policy.
Salary Packaging: is beneficial to most Hunter New England Health employees and may increase your take-home pay! Salary package a range of personal expenses including novated motor vehicle leases, relocation expenses, and HECS/HELP debt. Find out more by contacting SalaryPackagingPLUS! via [email protected] or 1300 40 25 23.
Hunter New England Health employees may be eligible for a range of benefits such as allocated days off (ADO) for full time employees, long service leave, paid maternity leave, and salary packaging options including meal expenses.
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