- Southern Adelaide Local Health Network – Flinders Medical Centre – Lancaster/ Inpatient Geriatric Evaluation and Management Services
- Salary $94,997.00 - $110,052.00 p.a. (Pro Rata) AHP2 | 0.4 FTE – Contract available until January 2027.
Exciting Opportunity for a Dietitian to join the Geriatric Evaluation and Management Services team!
Flinders Medical Centre is one of South Australia's busiest tertiary hospitals, and its inpatient Geriatric Evaluation and Management (GEM) service is where considered, person-centred care makes a genuine difference to older adults and their families. If you are a qualified Dietitian ready to apply your clinical skills in a collaborative, multidisciplinary environment, this part-time contract role offers meaningful work and strong professional support.
About the role:
Reporting to the Director, Nutrition and Dietetics (Rehabilitation and Palliative Care Division), you will deliver evidence-based nutrition assessment and dietetic intervention to a complex older adult caseload. Some of your duties may involve:
- Conducting comprehensive nutritional assessments and developing individualised care plans for inpatients on the GEM ward
- Collaborating with the multidisciplinary team — including medical, nursing, speech pathology and occupational therapy — to optimise patient outcomes
- Providing education and discharge planning support to patients, carers and ward staff
- Maintaining accurate clinical documentation in line with SALHN standards and contributing to quality improvement activities
About you:
- Appropriate degree or equivalent qualification which gives eligibility for full membership of the Dietitians Association of Australia (DAA).
- Demonstrated competence in the application of best practice Nutrition & Dietetics, managing a wide range of clinical of conditions with limited supervision.
- Experience in clinical nutritional management of the elderly, palliative and rehabilitation patients, including those with multiple medical conditions, those exhibiting physical and cognitive frailty, with a palliative diagnosis.
- Experience in initiating and implementing a range of activities aimed at ensuring high quality Nutrition & Dietetic services, including evaluating services, setting objectives and implementing change
Please see the attached Role Description for additional information.
Want To Know More? Contact: Ellen Musolino, A/Director of Dietetics, 0466 921 891, [email protected]
Application Closing Date: 11.55 pm Tuesday 14th of July 2026.
Attachments:
- Dietitian AHP2 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: 941078
