Dietitian Assistant

🥗 Make a Difference Through Nutrition Care

🏥 Join a Leading Tertiary Hospital Team

📚 Grow Your Skills in a Supportive Environment

Support, educate and empower patients through nutrition care while building your career in a collaborative hospital setting. Employment Type: Temporary Part Time (Up to 31/01/2027)

Position Classification: Allied Health Assistants

Remuneration: $31.86 - $36.02 per hour

Hours Per Week: 15

Location: Westmead Hospital

Where you’ll be working Join the Nutrition and Dietetics team at Westmead Hospital, one of Australia’s largest and most respected tertiary healthcare facilities. Our team is committed to delivering evidence-based, patient-centred nutrition services that improve health outcomes and enhance the patient experience. Working alongside experienced Dietitians and multidisciplinary healthcare professionals, you’ll contribute to high-quality care while benefiting from a culture that values learning, collaboration and continuous improvement.

• Work within a highly regarded Nutrition and Dietetics Department
• Collaborate with experienced clinicians across a multidisciplinary team
• Access ongoing learning, supervision and professional development opportunities
• Contribute to patient-centred care in a diverse and dynamic healthcare environment
• Be part of a culture focused on innovation, quality and excellence in care

What You’ll Be Doing As a Dietitian Assistant, you will play a valuable role in supporting Clinical Dietitians to deliver high-quality nutrition care to hospital patients. You will work directly with patients to identify nutrition risks, provide nutrition support and education, monitor progress, and help ensure patients receive appropriate nutritional interventions to support their recovery and wellbeing.

• Conduct nutrition risk screening, identify at-risk patients and facilitate referrals to Clinical Dietitians
• Support patient nutrition care through meal monitoring, menu selection assistance and implementation of nutrition interventions
• Provide simple nutrition education and guidance to patients in accordance with departmental procedures
• Maintain accurate patient records, care plans, statistics and meal service documentation
• Participate in quality improvement, education, research and professional development activities that enhance nutrition services

How To Apply Apply online by submitting your resume and addressing the criteria listed below by providing examples that demonstrate your ability before the closing date.

Essential Criteria

• Qualification: Nutrition Qualification including Certificate III in Health Service Assistance (Nutrition and Dietetics) or Certificate IV in Allied Health Assistance (Nutrition Stream), or relevant University nutrition qualification.

Selection Criteria

• Demonstrated understanding and application of provision of clinical support to the Clinical Dietitian.
• Demonstrated knowledge and understanding of therapeutic diets.
• Demonstrated knowledge and experience in the use of CBORD Diet Office program and its role in hospital nutrition provision.
• Demonstrated good written and verbal communication skills.
• Demonstrated ability to work within a team.
• Ability to work a rotating roster including weekends and public holidays.

Requisition ID: REQ664705

Applications Close 2nd July 2026

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• Review the detailed Position Description for insights into role requirements and criteria.
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• For inquiries about the role, contact Wendy Tu on [email protected].

People with disabilities who meet the selection criteria are encouraged to apply; and where required, WSLHD will implement reasonable adjustment consistent with industry standard. Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people are encouraged to apply. Stepping Up aims to assist Aboriginal job applicants by providing information about applying for roles in NSW Health organisations. For more information, please visit https://www.steppingup.health.nsw.gov.au/ . Westmead hospital car parking allocation model is changing. There is a waitlist for parking for new staff commencing at Westmead Hospital. This does not apply for staff with disability. *Please note: A person who is…