Employment Type: Permanent Full Time, 38 Hours Per Week
Location: Liverpool Hospital
Position Classification: Dietitian Level 7 Grade 1
Remuneration: $150,767 Per Annum
Requisition ID: REQ590293
Application Close Date: 27/07/2025
Interview Date Range: 30/07/2025 – 06/08/2025
Contact Details: David Wong - 0475 976 625 I David.Wong4@health.nsw.gov.au

ABOUT THE OPPORTUNITY

An exciting leadership and management opportunity exists within Liverpool Hospital Dietetics Department. The successful applicant will manage a department of 30 FTE (including dietitian and dietitian assistants).
In addition to departmental management functions, the HOD is also expected to carry a clinical workload and lead projects that support improvement in service delivery and/or patient care, including as the lead for Nutrition Standard during accreditation.
This position suits an experienced clinician and leader/manager with hospital experience (preferably in a tertiary hospital setting). We are looking for someone who is resilient, visionary, has strong communication, analytical and problem-solving skills.

TRANSFORMING YOUR EXPERIENCE

Transforming Your Experience (TYE) is SWSLHDs key strategy to always positively transform your, our patients, our consumers, our staffs and our communities experiences across our organisation and services. Our vision is that our care is always safe, high quality and personalised and all our staff are supported and empowered to achieve their full potential. SWSLHD upholds the CORE Values – Collaboration, Openness, Respect and Empowerment.

TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR PERMANENT APPOINTMENT TO A POSITION IN NSW HEALTH, YOU MUST HAVE AN AUSTRALIAN CITIZENSHIP OR PERMANENT AUSTRALIAN RESIDENCY.

At South Western Sydney Local Health District we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer, where we don’t just accept differences but we honour and support it. Committed to providing a working environment that thrives and values diversity, we encourage people of ️ Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander ️ background, people with a disability and people from the LGBTQI+ community to apply.
SWSLHD is committed to driving a child safe culture that upholds children and young people’s rights. We strive to ensure children and young people feel safe, supported and included in their care. Existing staff of SWSLHD and those seeking employment are required to take the safety, welfare and wellbeing of children and young people seriously while taking action to keep them safe from harm and abuse.
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The Head of Department is responsible for the management of the Liverpool Dietitian services, with a leadership role for the profession of Dietetics within the department, including the management of professional standards and development of safety and quality. The position will also manage a clinical load commensurate with other duties.