Senior Dietitian - Cancer Services

Nepean Blue Mountains Local Health District; Kingswood; On-site; AUD 84,000 - 87,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary Packaging

Novated Leasing

Education Training Service courses

Employee Assistance Program

Job summary

Nepean Blue Mountains Local Health District seeks a Senior Dietitian to deliver advanced nutrition care within the Cancer Wellness Centre, based at NCWC. You will provide high-level clinical nutrition services for inpatients and outpatients across oncology, haematology and palliative care while supporting colleagues and leading service development.

The role emphasizes independent clinical decision-making, collaboration with multidisciplinary teams and mentorship of junior dietitians and students

Qualifications

• Tertiary qualifications in Nutrition and Dietetics.
• Eligible for full membership of the Dietitians’ Association of Australia.
• Extensive experience in oncology/haematology/palliative nutrition.
• Excellent written, verbal, interpersonal and teaching skills.
• Current driver’s licence (P2) acceptable; willing to travel if required.

Responsibilities

• Provide advanced clinical nutrition care to cancer and palliative patients.
• Act as clinical consultant to multidisciplinary teams.
• Lead quality improvement initiatives and develop clinical policies/protocols.
• Supervise dietetic students and provide clinical supervision.

Skills

Clinical nutrition

Teaching skills

Communication skills

Supervision experience

Education

Tertiary qualifications in Nutrition and Dietetics

Eligible for full membership of the Dietitians’ Association of Australia

Job description

Employment Type: Temporary Part Time (up to 05/09/2027) Position Classification: Dietitian Level 3 Location: Nepean Hospital Remuneration: $61.31 - $63.29 per hour Hours Per Week: 22 Requisition ID: REQ699545 Applications Close: 17/11/2026 With CORE Values of Collaboration, Openness, Respect and Empowerment, working with us will ensure your professional life is provided every opportunity to succeed and develop in your chosen career role.

About Us

Nepean Blue Mountains Local Health District (NBMLHD) is an exceptional environment to advance your career while enhancing your skills and expertise. As a recognised leader in the healthcare industry, we deliver a comprehensive range of public health services across the Nepean, Blue Mountains, and Lithgow Regions. Nepean Hospital is a teaching hospital that provides tertiary referral services in emergency care, coronary care, diagnostics, gynaecology, paediatric, neonatal intensive care/ICU, maternity, mental health, rehabilitation, and surgery. The Nepean Campus has recently experienced tremendous growth and aims to support communities within and outside of Sydney’s western suburbs, providing world-class clinical facilities, services, and care.

Are you an experienced Dietitian passionate about delivering expert nutritional care and making a meaningful difference in the lives of patients with cancer and palliative care needs? Join the Nepean Cancer Wellness Centre (NCWC) and play a key role in providing advanced clinical nutrition services across Nepean Blue Mountains Local Health District. Based onsite at NCWC, this senior position provides high-level, evidence-based nutritional care to both inpatients and outpatients while supporting Dietitians delivering cancer and palliative care services across the district. You will act as a clinical consultant to multidisciplinary teams, applying advanced clinical expertise, independent judgement, and problem-solving skills to complex cases. The role also involves collaborating with healthcare professionals and external agencies to ensure continuity of care, leading quality improvement initiatives, reviewing and developing clinical policies and protocols, and contributing to the planning, implementation, evaluation, and reporting of Dietetic services. In addition, you will support the development of patient education resources, supervise Dietetic students, and provide clinical supervision, education, and support to junior Dietitians and other staff.

If you are ready to take the lead in a rewarding role that combines advanced clinical practice, service development and mentorship.

Benefits available to eligible NBMLHD employees

• Opportunity for extra tax savings through Salary Packaging
• Novated Leasing
• Great education opportunities through Education Training Service which offers over 110 courses each year
• Access to our Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for staff and family members
• Fitness Passport

What you will bring to the role

• Tertiary qualifications in Nutrition and Dietetics and eligible for full membership of the Dietitians’ Association of Australia
• Up-to-date knowledge, skills and competence in the nutritional management of patients with cancer and in the palliative setting.
• Extensive experience in the nutritional management of complex oncology, haematology and palliative patients in the outpatient and the inpatient setting.
• Excellent written, verbal, interpersonal and teaching skills. Including well developed skills in clinical supervision and student teaching and training.
• Demonstrated ability to work with minimal supervision and as part of a specialised multidisciplinary team that provides services to oncology, haematology and palliative patients.
• Experience in providing clinical supervision to dietitians, dietitian assistants and students.
• Demonstrated commitment to professional development and experience with initiating and leading quality improvement projects. With professional development and quality projects specific to oncology/ haematology/ palliative care an advantage.
• Current driver’s licence (P2 Licence Acceptable). Willingness to use for work purposes and may include driving long distances across the LHD.

Additional information

• For role related queries or questions contact Glyndon Wakeman on [e-mail]
• NBMLHD is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment which reflects the community we serve.
• NBMLHD is committed to implementing the child safe standards.
• Employment of a temporary visa holder may only occur if no suitable permanent resident or citizen of Australia has been identified and must not exceed the duration or conditions associated with the current visa.

We encourage candidates from all backgrounds, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, LGBTIQA+, Cultural and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) people, neurodiverse individuals, and people with disabilities to apply.