Dietitian- Mount Isa- 6 months

Job No: NWRH177
Location: Mount Isa

  • Time for a change?
  • Join a supportive NFP and a friendly, high-performing team!
  • Come for the life experience, stay for the lifestyle

An exciting opportunity is now available for a Dietitian to join our dynamic, multidisciplinary allied health team in Mount Isa on a full-time, 6-month contract. We welcome applications from all experience levels, including new graduates.

As part of a diverse and supportive team, you will provide dietetic services in collaboration with a range of specialists. Unlike private practice, you’ll have the freedom to base treatment purely on clinical need, enabling meaningful long-term care and prevention strategies.

Working with a wide range of clients, you’ll see the genuine impact of your work as you support rural and remote communities to access high-quality, holistic healthcare.

Skills and Experience

To be considered, you must have (or be in the final year of) a tertiary qualification in Dietetics and be eligible for registration with your Professional Association now or upon graduation.

You will also need:

  • A current, unrestricted Australian ‘C’ class driver’s licence

  • The right to live and work in Australia

Key Responsibilities

Clinical Services

  • Provide high-quality, evidence-based dietetic services across the lifespan

  • Manage a broad range of presentations including chronic disease, IBS/IBD, weight management, allergies/intolerances, paediatric growth and neurodiversity, malnutrition

  • Deliver health promotion activities

  • Navigate funding pathways including NDIS and My Aged Care

  • Participate in planning and delivery of outreach community education

Quality Improvement

  • Contribute to quality improvement initiatives to enhance clinical standards

  • Identify service gaps and work with senior staff to develop innovative solutions

Communication & Stakeholder Engagement

  • Provide timely, accurate correspondence to referrers including GPs

  • Liaise with community organisations to support holistic, integrated care

  • Work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary allied health team

Why Join Our Team?

  • A varied caseload offering exposure to diverse clinical presentations

  • Genuine not-for-profit primary health care services with no client fees

  • A supportive team culture with many early-career professionals

  • Learn from and collaborate with a large multidisciplinary team

  • Graduate applicants: structured supervision and mentoring

  • Ongoing mentorship and the opportunity to choose your own external mentor

  • Up to 10 days paid professional development leave per year (pro rata)

Whether you're seeking a change of scenery or a new professional adventure, this is your chance to make a meaningful contribution.

Pay & Benefits

  • Starting salary from $80,445 (dependent on experience)

  • Salary sacrifice options up to $15,900

  • 5 weeks annual leave + 17.5% leave loading

  • Accommodation available for 6 months

  • Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for you and your family

  • External supervision benefits

  • Supportive and innovative leadership team

  • Flexible working arrangements to support work-life balance

  • Your birthday off – on us!

Next Steps

Apply now!
If you don’t meet every requirement but believe you’re a great fit, we’d still love to hear from you.

For a confidential discussion, contact Esther Yang at Esther.Yang@nwrh.com.au

We love our work – so will you!

About NWRH

North & West Remote Health provides allied health, home and community supports, mental health and wellbeing, and headspace services throughout rural, regional and remote Queensland. We support over 50 communities across North and West Queensland, including Townsville, Mount Isa, Longreach, Normanton, Doomadgee, Cloncurry and Mornington Island.

Additional Information

    • You must have the right to live and work in Australia

    • Regular travel by road and/or small aircraft is required

    • A ‘C’ class driver’s licence (manual preferred) is essential

    • Final applicants must consent to a criminal record check, NDIS Worker Screening Check, and Blue Card

    • Indigenous Australians are strongly encouraged to apply

    • We welcome applications from people with disabilities

    • Unsolicited agency resumes will not be accepted

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About NWRH

NWRH is a vibrant, leading not-for-profit provider of community and outreach-based allied health, mental health, aged care, wellbeing and disability services. We’ve been providing services to more than 50 communities throughout regional, rural and remote Australia since 1993.

NWRH harnesses the diversity, energy and professionalism of a large team of multidisciplinary healthcare professionals. We share a commitment to cultural competency, providing a comprehensive and robust model of healthcare service delivery.

At NWRH, you’ll have the opportunity to work in rural, remote and regional locations, be part of a supportive, multidisciplinary team and feel rewarded by the real difference we make in people’s lives. Grow, both personally and professionally, and set yourself up for success throughout your career!

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