Job no: 937307
Work type: Casual
Location: Adelaide Metro Northern
Categories: Allied and Scientific Health
* Northern Adelaide Local Health Network – Lyell McEwin Hospital – Elizabeth Vale
* Salary: $33.57 per hour + 25% loading plus Superannuation and Salary Sacrifice benefits – AHA2
*This role attracts a fixed allowance that ensures a minimum salary equivalent to AHA2 (third increment) pro-rated, based on the Undertaking as within the Allied Health Professionals, Assistants and Psychologists Enterprise Agreement 2025.
* Casual, up to 31 July 2027
About the Role
Northern Adelaide Local Health Network (NALHN) is eager to recruit Allied Health Assistants to work in our dynamic, growing and supportive team, to help us deliver exceptional care to our community.
Responsibilities
In this role, you'll support our dietetics team in delivering high-quality nutritional care to patients across various clinical settings, including assisting with stocktake, diet quantifications, administrative tasks and nutrition screens. This role offers excellent exposure to diverse patient populations and the opportunity to develop your skills within a supportive, multidisciplinary environment.
You'll work alongside experienced dietitians and healthcare professionals, contributing to patient assessments, implementing nutrition care plans and supporting community health initiatives. This position provides valuable hands‐on experience in clinical dietetics whilst making a tangible impact on patient wellbeing.
These casual roles offer more than flexibility – they provide exposure to a broad range of clinical settings where no two shifts are the same. You'll have the opportunity to expand your clinical experience, strengthen your skills, and make a meaningful impact with every patient interaction.
Qualifications
To be eligible for this position, you must possess or be undertaking a Certificate 3 in Allied Health Assistance or equivalent.
About You
To thrive in this role, you will be a motivated, adaptable professional who brings confidence, clinical expertise and a proactive approach to every shift. You should possess genuine enthusiasm for nutrition and patient care, strong communication skills and the ability to work collaboratively within our multidisciplinary team.
Benefits
From salary packaging to flexible working arrangements, a large range of opportunities for movement and career progression, you'll find there are lots of benefits of working with Northern Adelaide Local Health Network.
Incremental wage increases in line with the Allied Health Professionals, Assistants and Psychologists Enterprise Agreement 2025.
Access to experienced clinicians across a broad range of expertise, supportive of collegial sharing of skills and knowledge in different therapies and client presentations.
Salary packaging is an option for saving money by paying for some of your everyday expenses from your salary before it is taxed.
Relocation assistance may be available for successful applicants from interstate or overseas.
Professional development opportunities. We have a well-established Allied Health Education unit which offers high‐quality, targeted in‐house training, and under the current enterprise agreement staff are also eligible for a Professional Development Allowance and entitled to claim reimbursement of eligible professional development expenses to allow you to continue to build upon your professional foundations.
Opportunities to participate in research. NALHN have an Allied Health Research Chair, who is able to work with clinicians and teams to support clinical research.
Regular clinical supervision, allowing you to receive individualised support, learning and development to help you achieve your career goals.
Inclusive Workplace
SA Health is committed to providing an inclusive workplace that embraces diversity and inclusion for all employees. We strongly encourage applications from people of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent, culturally diverse backgrounds, members of the LGBTIQA+SB community and people who live with disability and/or neurodivergence.
We are committed to making workplace adjustments to provide a positive and supportive work environment. You are encouraged to let us know if you have any support or access requirements during the recruitment process and beyond to ensure you can perform at your best.
The South Australian public sector promotes diversity and flexible ways of working including part‐time. Applicants are encouraged to discuss the flexible working arrangements for this role.
Appointment will be subject to a satisfactory Criminal History Check.
Required Checks
* DHS Working With Children Check (WWCC)
* National Police Check (National Police Certificate) for general employment probity, vulnerable person‐related employment and aged care sector screening – apply to any of the accredited bodies approved to offer a service direct to the public. Accreditation is provided by the Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission. See our National Police Certificate accredited bodies page for links to lodge screening requests.
Immunisation Risk
Category A (direct contact with blood or body substances)
Application Closing Date
15 May 2026 11.55PM
Contact
Allied Health Facilitator
Phone: (08) 8182 9379
E‐mail:
Job Ref
937307
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