Paediatric Dietitian

Boom Kids Clinic; Sydney; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Unlimited professional development

Flexible working hours

Dedicated therapy room

Shared clinic vehicles for off-site

Genuine MDT integration

Collaboration NSW & VIC

Administration support

Paperless cloud-based systems

Rewards and salary progression program

Specialist feeding services projects

Team connection days and events

Job summary

Boom Kids Clinic is seeking an experienced Paediatric Dietitian to join our Prestons clinic in south-west Sydney, with telehealth support for Victoria families. This role goes beyond general nutrition, focusing on complex disabilities and medical nutrition in collaboration with Speech Pathology, Occupational Therapy and Physiotherapy teams.

You will lead enteral nutrition management, support MDT care, supervise junior dietitians, and contribute to the development of specialist feeding services

Qualifications

• Recognised qualification in Nutrition and Dietetics with APD eligibility.
• Minimum 3 years post-graduate clinical experience in paediatric or disability settings.
• Enteral nutrition experience including PEG/NGT feeding protocols and tolerance.
• Ability to work autonomously within an MDT and via telehealth.
• Strong written and verbal communication for reports to NDIS and funding bodies.

Responsibilities

• Assess and manage nutritional needs for complex paediatric disabilities.
• Provide specialist enteral nutrition management and transition planning.
• Support GI conditions including constipation, dysmotility and GORD.
• Guide families through complex elimination diets and GI symptoms.
• Conduct growth and nutritional assessments adapted for disability.
• Collaborate in MDT feeding clinics and telehealth delivery to VIC.
• Provide clinical supervision to early career dietitians.

Skills

Autonomous work

Telehealth delivery

Clinical supervision

Disability nutrition

Education

Bachelor in Nutrition & Dietetics

APD eligibility

Job description

Paediatric Dietitian - Complex Needs & Enteral Feeding

A rare opportunity to work at the intersection of clinical nutrition, disability and multidisciplinary care, where your skills as an experienced clinician are genuinely needed.

This is not a general practice dietitian role

We are specifically seeking a dietitian who has moved beyond general nutrition, weight management and allergy clinics into the more complex space of paediatric disability and medical nutrition. If you have supported tube-fed children, managed nutrition in the context of neurological conditions, or navigated the complexity of feeding for children with significant medical histories, this role was built around someone like you.

Our families come to us with children who have complex, co-occurring needs. The dietitian we are looking for understands that enteral feeding decisions sit within a much bigger clinical picture.

This position is based at our well-equipped Prestons clinic in south-west Sydney, where you will work alongside Speech Pathologists, Occupational Therapists and Physiotherapists within our specialist feeding services. You will also provide telehealth consultations to children and families accessing Boom Kids Clinic services in Victoria.

You will contribute your expertise as an equal member of a truly integrated multidisciplinary team, not simply as a referral endpoint.

The role and clinical scope

• Assess and manage nutritional needs for children with complex disabilities including Cerebral Palsy, Down Syndrome, Autism Spectrum Disorder and Developmental Delay

• Provide specialist nutritional management for enterally-fed children, including formula selection, feeding tolerance and transition planning

• Support children with gastrointestinal conditions including tube dependency, dysmotility, reflux and malabsorption

• Guide families through complex elimination diets and GI symptom management with disability-informed clinical reasoning

• Conduct comprehensive growth and nutritional assessments adapted for children with motor and physical disabilities

• Collaborate within MDT feeding clinics for children with mixed oral/enteral feeding and transition goals

• Deliver telehealth dietetic services to children and families in Victoria, collaborating with our VIC-based therapy teams to ensure coordinated care

• Provide clinical supervision to early career dietitians, supporting their professional development within a complex needs context

Essential Experience & Qualifications

• Recognised qualification in Nutrition and Dietetics, with eligibility for Accredited Practising Dietitian (APD) status

• Minimum 3 years post-graduate clinical experience, with a meaningful proportion in paediatric or disability settings

• Demonstrated enteral nutrition experience, including formula management, PEG/NGT feeding protocols and feeding tolerance

• Solid understanding of nutritional assessment in children where standard growth charts and methods require adaptation due to physical disability or altered body composition

• Experience navigating the intersection of nutrition and gastrointestinal conditions common in disability, including constipation, dysmotility and GORD

• Confidence working autonomously while contributing meaningfully to an MDT, including through telehealth

• Demonstrated ability or readiness to provide clinical supervision

• Clear written and verbal communication skills, including writing reports for NDIS and other funding bodies

Highly Regarded Experience

• Experience with tube-to-oral transition programs and blended diet protocols

• Familiarity with NDIS funding, support plans and goals-based documentation

• Experience supporting families in complex feeding anxiety or trauma-informed feeding contexts

• Experience managing eosinophilic gastrointestinal conditions

What Boom Kids Clinic Offers

• Unlimited professional development budget. Your continuing education is funded, not rationed

• Flexible working hours: early starts, late finishes or a 4-day compressed week

• Your own dedicated therapy room at our Prestons clinic, with an extensive range of clinical resources

• Use of shared clinic vehicles for off-site consultations

• Genuine MDT integration: working alongside Speech Pathologists, Occupational Therapists and Physiotherapists in a collaborative, co-treating model

• Opportunities to collaborate with clinicians across both NSW and VIC

• Experienced administration team managing bookings, invoicing and non-clinical tasks

• Paperless, cloud-based systems for clinical notes and scheduling

• Access to our rewards and salary progression program following your probation period

• Opportunities to contribute to the development of specialist feeding services within a growing multidisciplinary organisation

• Team connection days, retreats and social events - celebrating wins is a genuine part of our culture

About Boom Kids Clinic

Boom Kids Clinic brings together two established paediatric allied health providers (South West Kids Clinic in NSW and DOTS Occupational Therapy for Children in VIC), under one exciting new national brand. With more than 18 years of experience supporting children and families, our NSW team has built a strong reputation for specialist therapy for children with disability, neurological conditions and complex medical needs.

This position will be based at our established Prestons clinic in south-west Sydney, with the opportunity to extend your clinical impact by supporting Victorian families through telehealth.

At Boom, clinical excellence and team culture go hand in hand. We believe great therapy happens when clinicians feel supported, valued and empowered to do their best work. Our Directors include experienced allied health clinicians who understand the realities of clinical practice and ensure that decisions are guided by the needs of both our therapists and the children and families we support.

As an employee, you will receive full leave entitlements, superannuation and workers compensation coverage, alongside the professional support and flexibility of a well-established team.

Ready to join the Boom?

We would love to hear from experienced dietitians who are passionate about making a meaningful difference for children with complex needs.