Closes: 18 March 2026
Classification: Health Professional Level 3
Salary: $111,639 - $120,057 plus superannuation
Position No: 28117 - 02PUW
Directorate: Canberra Health Services
Advertised (Gazettal date): 13 March 2026
Contact Officer: Kate O'Brien on '*****@act.gov.au or (02) 5124 1***
What can we offer you:
* Competitive pay rates and excellent working conditions within a tertiary hospital.
* Salary Packaging with many options that provide full fringe benefits tax concessions.
* Flexible working conditions
* 12.5% Superannuation.
* Access to Employee Assistance Program.
* Access to onsite Physiotherapists.
* Up to $12K reimbursement of relocation expenses for interstate candidates. (subject to review and approval)
About the Role:
An exciting opportunity exists for a Dietitian to join Community Care Nutrition.
Community Care Nutrition provides exceptional personalised patient care to adults living in the community across the ACT through health centre clinic appointments, telehealth, and home visits. We are a team of dedicated and highly skilled Dietitians, Nutrition Allied Health Assistants and Administrative Support staff. The team provides nutrition assessment and interventions for a wide range of health conditions including home enteral nutrition; chronic kidney disease; malnutrition; avoidant restrictive food intake disorder; gastrointestinal; and chronic disease. Community Care Nutrition provides services for National Disability Insurance Scheme participants.
For more information regarding the position duties please click here for the Position Description.
Please note prior to commencement successful candidates will be required to:
* Undergo a pre-employment National Police Check.
* Prior to commencing this role, a current registration issued under the Working with Vulnerable People (Background Checking) Act 2011 is required. For further information on Working with Vulnerable People registration refer to - Apply for or renew a WWVP registration - Access Canberra
* Comply with Canberra Health Services Occupational Assessment, Screening and Vaccination policy.
* Comply with CHS credentialing and scope of clinical practice requirements for allied health professionals.
Note: This is a full-time, permanent position. From this round a merit pool may be created to fill similar permanent (full-time or part-time) or temporary (full-time or part-time) roles in Canberra Health Services over the next 12 months. Applications without a written response to selection criteria (2-pages) will not be considered.
For more information on this position and how to apply “click here”
Note: Under the ACTPS employment framework you may be placed in another role where required for the efficient administration of the service.
Canberra Health Services (CHS) is focussed on the delivery of high quality, effective, person centred care. It provides acute, sub-acute, primary and community‐based health services, to the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) and surrounding region. More information can be found on the CHS website.
Our Vision: creating exceptional health care together
Our Role: to be a health service that is trusted by our community
Our Values: Reliable, Progressive, Respectful and Kind
CHS is committed to workforce diversity and to creating an inclusive workplace. As part of this commitment, we welcome applications from all diversity groups. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people with disability and people who identify as LGBTQIA+ are particularly encouraged to apply.
The new state-of-the-art Building 5 is now officially open at Canberra Hospital. This 44,000sqm, nine-storey facility, the largest healthcare infrastructure project in the Territory's history, delivers cutting-edge acute clinical services. Building 5 seamlessly integrates with existing campus buildings, ensuring smooth public access, patient transportation, and efficient logistics.
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Career interest categories:
Healthcare, Medical and Allied Services