Carevo connects qualified dietitians with NDIS and aged‑care providers across Australia. The role focuses on clinical assessment, care planning, and reporting for clients in these settings.

Responsibilities

- Perform clinical nutrition assessments, including health history, medications, eating patterns, and swallowing function.
- Create tailored nutrition care plans to address conditions such as malnutrition, dysphagia, diabetes, chronic kidney disease, inflammatory bowel conditions, obesity, and pressure injury risk.
- Provide formal dysphagia assessments and prescribe IDDSI‑compliant texture‑modified diets.
- Document clinical reasoning and produce functional nutrition assessments for NDIS participants.
- Maintain timely, clear reports for aged‑care providers and other stakeholders.
- Attend community or home‑based visits as required and communicate recommendations to clients and carers.

Client Types

Clients include older Australians on Support at Home budgets with nutrition risk factors; NDIS participants with disability‑related nutrition needs; and residents in aged‑care facilities receiving community dietitian services.

How Carevo Works

Register your profile with your APD status, clinical specialties, availability for community visits, and reporting capacity. Carevo presents your profile to network providers. When a match is found,



the provider contacts you directly; you evaluate and accept the referral.

Qualifications & Requirements

- Accredited Practising Dietitian (APD) status with Dietitians Australia.
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Nutrition and Dietetics from an accredited Australian program.
- Documented experience in medical nutrition therapy and in aged‑care or NDIS services.
- Competence in dysphagia assessment and management, including texture‑modified diet prescription.
- Experience with NDIS and/or aged‑care documentation and reporting.
- Solid clinical reasoning and the ability to explain dietary advice clearly.
- Comfortable working independently in community and home‑based settings.
- Valid Australian driver's licence and reliable transport for client visits.

Checks and Credentials

- Current National Police Check – valid 5 years.
- NDIS Worker Screening Check – valid 3 years.
- Professional indemnity insurance – required for community‑based and NDIS work.
- Dietitians Australia membership – $400 to $800 per year, renewed annually.

Pay

Indicative hourly rates based on the Health Professionals and Support Services Award (MA ) as of July 2025:

- Weekday: $38–$58 per hour.
- Saturday: $57–$87 per hour.
- Sunday: $67–$102 per hour.
- Public holiday: $76–$116 per hour.

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