Senior Clinician, Dietitian Level 3, Eating Disorders - South Eastern Sydney Local Health District Mental Health Service. Employment Type: Permanent Part Time. Position Classification: Dietitian Level 3. Remuneration: $61.31 - $63.30 per hour, plus superannuation. Hours Per Week: 16. Requisition ID: REQ700965. Location: Kogarah, Sydney. Applications close date: 8 November 2026.

The SESLHD Mental Health Service is a specialised clinical service, providing care to a local population of over 930,000 residents in the Sydney metropolitan area. We provide care within both hospital and community settings to support people living with mental illness at times when acute intervention is needed, or to remain well in their community and lead their own recovery.

Are you an experienced Senior Dietitian and ready for your next career challenge? Looking to develop your specialist clinical skills in a highly supported environment? Do you have an interest in working with and helping people with an eating disorder? This role is for you. The Eating Disorders Dietitian position supports safe and effective comprehensive care of people with an eating disorder accessing SESLHD mental health inpatient services. This role provides targeted clinical nutrition care to consumers with an eating disorder admitted to and stepping down from Mental Health Inpatient units. The Eating Disorders dietitian works within the Eating Disorder Program of the Mental Health Service and provides essential specialist dietetics services including individual assessment, treatment, nutritional education and counselling, care planning, carer support and handover to enable effective continuity of care.



This role will apply extensive and high quality dietetics knowledge skills and care within eating disorders consistent with NSW Health, South Eastern Sydney Local Health District (SESLHD) policies, procedures and standards. This role includes responsibilities for supervision, quality improvement initiatives, education delivery to other health care professionals and the teaching of students on clinical placement. This part-time opportunity is designed to support a strong work-life balance, with flexible working arrangements, reduced hours, and the ability to structure your week around personal commitments. Part-time candidates will benefit from a manageable caseload, supportive supervision, and a collaborative multidisciplinary environment that prioritises both clinician wellbeing and high-quality care. Ongoing professional development and career growth opportunities are also available to support your long-term goals in mental health practice. Where you'll be working South Eastern Sydney Local Health District, Mental Health Service, Kogarah.

Additional Benefits

- Financial benefits - Salary packaging options - Up to $9K for living expenses, $2.6K meal & entertainment, and Novated Leasing.
- Discounted Private Health Insurance.
- Work-life balance - Up to 12 allocated days off each year (for full time employees)



in addition to annual leave.
- Professional growth - Learning and development opportunities, including in-house training with RTO My Health Learning.
- Health & Wellbeing - Discounted gym memberships with a Fitness Passport and Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for employees and family members.

Selection Criteria

- Qualifications in accordance with Schedule C of the NSW Health Service Health Professionals (State) Award and that are acceptable for membership with Dietitians Australia and demonstrated commitment to ongoing professional learning.
- Post graduate clinical experience in the provision of dietetic care for consumers with eating disorders.
- Demonstrated understanding of consumer focused, recovery-oriented approach to working with people with mental health concerns and their families.
- Excellent negotiation, decision making and advocacy skills including the ability to interact constructively and collaboratively with a diverse range of stakeholders, throughout all organisational levels.
- Demonstrated ability to provide high level clinical advice, education and support to others across interdisciplinary settings to provide service excellence.
- Ability to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team and to apply advanced reasoning skills and independent professional judgement when dealing with situations of a novel, complex or critical nature.
- Demonstrated ability to initiate, lead, complete and share quality improvement initiatives and service evaluation processes.
- Current drivers licence and/or willingness to travel between sites.

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📌 Senior Clinician, Dietitian Level 3, Eating Disorders (Sydney)
🏢 South Eastern Sydney Local Health District
📍 Sydney