About the role

Mater Private Hospital Townsville has an exciting opportunity for a Senior Dietitian to join the Allied Health team. The successful applicant will join the team on a permanent full time basis where you will work out of our Pimlico and Hyde Park campus.

Salary range: $64.64 - $69.55 per hour plus 12% superannuation and access to not-for-profit salary packaging up to $15,900 + access to many staff benefits!

What you’ll be doing

The Senior Dietitian is responsible for the service delivery across one or more clinical areas to ensure evidence based clinical standards are maintained, deliver on quality improvement and service development initiatives and contribute to the professional development of less experienced staff.

The successful applicant will also be responsible for:

• Managing an allocated clinical workload to deliver a high-level Nutrition and Dietetic services across Mater Townsville. Clinical areas include Intensive Care, complex post-surgical gastroenterology, renal and general medicine.
• Initiating, implementing and evaluating relevant quality improvement activities and clinical research projects based on best practice and valid evidence
• Delivery of high level clinical dietetic services
• Practice supervision, leadership and performance development to less experienced Nutrition & Dietetics clinical and operational staff and students

About you

• High level of knowledge, expertise and skill in one or more areas of Nutrition and Dietetics, and ability to provide clinical services of a complex nature
• Leadership/supervisory experience in health care.
• Ability to provide clinical education, supervision and contribute to performance development assessment of less experienced dietitians, students and support staff
• Excellent interpersonal and communication sills (both written and verbal) and the ability to liaise with a variety of different stakeholders both internally and externally
• A strong work ethic, positive attitude and willingness to role model and promote the Mater values

Why join us?

Mater is Queensland’s largest not-for-profit healthcare provider, delivering exceptional care to nearly 700,000 patients each year across 11 (soon to be 12) hospitals. We’re leaders in healthcare, education, fundraising & philanthropy and research — and it’s our people who make the difference.

We’re looking for passionate individuals to join our team and help shape the future of care. At Mater, you’ll be part of a purpose-driven organisation that values innovation, compassion, and excellence.

• Increase your take-home pay with generous salary packaging options, including meal and entertainment benefits
• Grow your career with access to industry-leading training and professional development through Mater Education
• Wellbeing support through our Employee Assistance Program and on-site pastoral care teams
• Access a range of health and wellbeing services with a corporate discount on private health insurance
• Exclusive discounts across dining, retail, travel, accommodation (just to name a few!)
• Stay active with unlimited access to discounted gyms via the Fitness Passport program
• Convenient, discounted on-site parking
• Enjoy great food with reduced prices at our campus cafés and coffee spots
• Join Queensland’s Largest and Most Innovative Not-for-Profit Healthcare Team.

Be part of something bigger. Make your move with Mater. #MAKEYOURMATERMOVE

Applications close on Friday 1st August 2025 . Please note, we may contact applicants prior to the closing date, please do not hesitate to APPLY NOW!

Mater is committed to the wellbeing of their staff, and it is underpinned by our flexible and remote working policies.

Please Note: We will not require any support from Recruitment Agencies at this time and kindly request no contact is made. Only direct applications will be considered.

Mater Group is dedicated to creating a workplace that values diversity and inclusion. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds and abilities. We believe in providing equal opportunities for all qualified candidates.

For more information regarding Reconciliation at Mater, please visit our Reconciliation webpage.