• Are you a qualified Dietitian looking to make positive change in remote communities?
• Join one of the largest Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisations in the NT!
• Attractive salary up to $118,000 p.a. negotiable on experience plus salary sacrifice, relocation assistance & remote area allowance!

Our Story:

Sunrise Health Service Aboriginal Corporation is an Aboriginal community-controlled health organisation.

Our health centres service nine communities spread over 45,000 square kilometres in the Big Rivers region. The Sunrise footprint covers Aboriginal communities that have some of the most untouched beautiful landscapes to explore where the locals are welcoming and ready to share their culture.

We now have a rewarding opportunity available for a Dietitian to join our team in Katherine on a full-time basis. 

Be Rewarded:

In addition to an attractive salary ranging from approximately $96,000 - $118,838 p.a., the successful candidate will receive a host of additional benefits, including:

• 6 weeks annual leave plus additional paid study leave available (up to 10 days per year)
• Enticing salary packaging opportunities to further increase your take-home pay
• Relocation assistance available to help you move to this unique region
• Subsidised accommodation available
• Enjoy a healthy work-life balance, with no weekend or on-call work required

Working at Sunrise Health Service and living in the Big Rivers region also has lifestyle benefits that are unique to the Northern Territory. With the Katherine Gorge on your doorstep and an incredible outdoor lifestyle on offer, combined with some of the best fishing in the world, the Northern Territory is the place to be to make the most of life’s adventures.

How You’ll Make a Difference:

Reporting to the Health Access Manager, you will provide public health nutrition and dietetic services through one on one consultations and contribute to the planning, implementation and evaluation of programs to improve nutritional status for people living in the region.

The position requires travel by light plane or 4WD, with overnight stays up to a week in the surrounded communities including Mataranka, Ngukurr, Bulman, Minyerri, Beswick/Wugularr, Barunga, Eva Valley, and Jilkminggan. 

Your key responsibilities will include, but will not be limited to:

• Provide high quality dietetics assessment and intervention for clients (adults and children) within the context of primary health care;
• Clinic-based appointments and home visits providing dietary advice and counselling;
• Follow up, coordinate and communicate as required with other relevant internal, visiting, and external providers;
• Act as the primary source of specific nutrition knowledge within the local team and with other service providers;
• Develop networks and work in partnership with stakeholders to identify, plan, implement and evaluate activities; and
• Support the maintenance of systems such as patient referrals, statistics and other record requirements.

What You’ll Bring to the Team:

To be successful in this position you have a Degree in Human Nutrition and Dietetics with eligibility for Accredited Practising Dietitian status with the Dieticians Association of Australia as well as previous working experience as a practising dietitian.

Able to demonstrate a commitment to the objectives and ethos of Aboriginal Community Controlled Organisations such as Sunrise, you will have a clear respect for Aboriginal culture, and be willing to learn from Aboriginal community members, Aboriginal Health Practitioners, and other Indigenous community outreach team members. 

Your well-developed interpersonal skills will enable you to communicate confidently and effectively. Independently driven with the ability to schedule your own workload and travel, you will also be able to work collaboratively with other health team members.

Additional requirements include:

• Unrestricted manual driver's licence
• Satisfactory criminal history check
• COVID-19 vaccination certificate
• Working with Children Check (OCHRE card)
• Right to work in Australia

About the Area:

The Big Rivers region (a 3 hour drive from Darwin) begins south of Kakadu National Park encompassing Pine Creek, then extends over 500km south to Kalkaringi and stretches across the width of the Territory between the Western Australia and Queensland borders. The region is significant in scale, covering over 360,000 square kilometres and accounting for an area greater than that covered by Germany. The region consists of a number of varied natural environments including vast rivers, tropical forests, rocky escarpments and savannah plains.

While the region is highly valued for its natural, cultural, and history and heritage attractions, there are opportunities to strengthen the tourism industry and further develop the quantity and quality of tourism products in the region.

Comparative advantages for the region include: 

• Drive tourism with its central location and road connections between Queensland, Western Australia and the north and south of the Territory 
• The quality, quantity and diversity of the natural attractions in the region, including eight national parks or reserves and five main river systems 
• Authentic Aboriginal cultural attractions and experiences, including Aboriginal cultural festivals 
• Historical and heritage experiences 
• The warmth and hospitality of the people within the region.

Are you looking to make a difference in the lives of remote communities? Apply now!