Dietitian (Virtual Service)

Royal Flying Doctor Service; Sydney; Remote; AUD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Royal Flying Doctor Service is seeking an experienced Dietitian to join the Keeping Healthy Puura Manti Program (KHPMP) and deliver evidence-based nutrition services to clients across Far West NSW.

Role involves virtual consultations, digital health tools, and collaboration with GPs, Aboriginal Health Practitioners, and other health professionals to reduce chronic disease burden in rural and remote communities.

Qualifications

• Tertiary qualifications in Nutrition and Dietetics.
• APD status or eligibility to obtain and maintain APD status.
• Experience delivering evidence-based nutrition and dietetic services in primary health care, community health, or chronic disease settings.
• Strong knowledge of chronic disease prevention and management.
• Excellent communication, engagement, and education skills.
• Experience managing clinical caseload and working autonomously.
• Confidence using electronic medical records, telehealth platforms, and digital technologies.

Responsibilities

• Deliver comprehensive nutrition assessments and personalised care plans.
• Provide medical nutrition therapy and practical nutrition counselling for chronic disease management.
• Conduct telehealth consultations and utilise digital health technologies to improve access to care.
• Support clients to build confidence, self-management skills, and sustainable lifestyle changes.
• Facilitate group education programs and health promotion initiatives.
• Participate in multidisciplinary care planning and case conferencing.
• Develop culturally responsive nutrition resources and education materials.
• Contribute to service evaluation, quality improvement activities, and program outcomes reporting.

Skills

APD status

Telehealth platforms

Communication

Autonomy

Chronic disease knowledge

Education

Tertiary qualifications in Nutrition and Dietetics

Tools

Electronic Medical Records

Telehealth platforms

Digital health technologies

Job description

Royal Flying Doctor Service - Sydney CBD NSW

Full-Time (Part Time considered 4 days per week), Max-Term up to June 2027 | Virtual Service

Make a real difference without the daily commute.

Are you a passionate Dietitian looking for a role that combines clinical excellence, flexibility, and genuine purpose? The Royal Flying Doctor Service South Eastern Section (RFDSSE) is seeking an experienced and motivated Dietitian to join our Keeping Healthy Puura Manti Program (KHPMP), a multidisciplinary chronic disease program supporting communities across Far West NSW. In this unique role, you'll use virtual and digitally enabled care to improve access to high-quality nutrition services for people living with, or at risk of, chronic disease in rural and remote communities.

This is an exciting opportunity to leverage technology to deliver meaningful health outcomes while working as part of an innovative, supportive, and purpose-driven healthcare team.

The Opportunity

As a Dietitian within KHPMP, you will provide evidence-based, culturally safe nutrition and dietetic services to clients across Far West NSW, supporting the prevention and management of chronic conditions including diabetes, cardiovascular disease, chronic kidney disease, obesity, hypertension, respiratory conditions, and malnutrition.

Working predominantly through virtual consultations and other digitally enabled care models, you'll help bridge healthcare access gaps for people living in rural and remote Australia while collaborating closely with General Practitioners, Aboriginal Health Practitioners, Chronic Disease Nurses, Care Navigators, Allied Health Professionals, and community partners.

In this role, you will:

• Deliver comprehensive nutrition assessments and personalised care plans.
• Provide medical nutrition therapy and practical nutrition counselling for chronic disease management.
• Conduct telehealth consultations and utilise digital health technologies to improve access to care.
• Support clients to build confidence, self-management skills, and sustainable lifestyle changes.
• Facilitate group education programs and health promotion initiatives.
• Participate in multidisciplinary care planning and case conferencing.
• Develop culturally responsive nutrition resources and education materials.
• Contribute to service evaluation, quality improvement activities, and program outcomes reporting.

Why You'll Love This Role

• Deliver impactful care to communities that need it most
• Enjoy the flexibility and innovation of virtual healthcare delivery
• Be part of a highly collaborative multidisciplinary team
• Contribute to improving chronic disease outcomes across rural and remote NSW
• Work for one of Australia's most trusted and iconic healthcare organisations
• Access professional development, clinical support, and opportunities to grow your career

About You

You are a compassionate and adaptable Dietitian who thrives in a collaborative environment and is passionate about improving health equity.

To be successful, you will have:

• Tertiary qualifications in Nutrition and Dietetics.
• Accredited Practising Dietitian (APD) status, or eligibility to obtain and maintain APD status.
• Experience delivering evidence-based nutrition and dietetic services in primary health care, community health, or chronic disease settings.
• Strong knowledge of chronic disease prevention and management.
• Excellent communication, engagement, and education skills.
• Experience managing clinical caseload and working autonomously.
• Confidence using electronic medical records, telehealth platforms, and digital technologies.

Highly regarded:

• Rural and remote healthcare experience.
• Experience working with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities.
• Experience delivering telehealth or digitally enabled healthcare services.
• Experience facilitating community or group education programs.

About RFDSSE

At RFDS South Eastern Section, we're committed to improving health outcomes and access to care for people living in rural, regional, and remote communities. Through innovation, partnership, and a patient-centred approach, we deliver healthcare where it's needed most. Our values of Care, Reliability, Trust, and Safety guide everything we do.

For more information or any questions regarding this opportunity please contact -Greg Granger, General Manager Rural Generalism & Primary Health Care at ************@rfdsse.org.au

At RFDSSE, our values of Reliability, Care, Trust and Safety guide everything we do, shaping the way we support our patients, communities and each other.

RFDSSE is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace and is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Applications will be assessed as they are received. We encourage interested candidates to apply as early as possible, as the position may close before the advertised closing date.