Join our established team of private practice dietitians delivering exceptional services across a range of practice areas. If you are seeking a refreshing experience of working within an in-person team environment that values team culture and autonomy, client connection, supportive services and meaningful outcomes we would love to meet you. Thrive in private practice dietetics and be supported by a team of dietitians with ongoing training and career progression. This varied role offers flexibility, mixed caseload with in-clinic, telehealth and community based service delivery opportunities.

Optimum Intake Dietitians provide services across the Central Coast, Northern Sydney and Newcastle areas. Our services span across the clinical dietetics, community aged care, residential aged care and disability sectors. Our wide scope of practice supports clinicians to develop skills in a range of areas with the potential to develop key interest topics and areas of expertise.

Our philosophy and nutrition practices are based around the Health at Every Size HAES ® paradigm using a Non-Dieting, Intuitive Eating, client centred counselling approach with our clients. We are passionate about supporting dietitians to deliver exceptional service with patient centred care always at the core.

We take immense pride in our accomplishments, which mirror the values we hold dear – integrity, quality, and innovation. These achievements stand as a testament to our positive reputation within both the community and the broader industry. Optimum Intake was awarded the Dietitians Australia ‘Quality in Primary Care – large business division’ 2021, finalists in the Primary Care Leader – Service Provider award for the HNECCPHN 2022 and a finalist for the Dietitians Australia Presidents Award for Innovation 2023 and in the Central Coast Business Awards. Our award achievements exemplify the high calibre of service, professionalism, and dedication that you will be a part of.

Are you ready to embark on a fulfilling dietetics career journey? Optimum Intake Dietitians invites you to be part of our legacy. We’re not just offering a job; we’re inviting you to join us in our pursuit of excellence, empowerment, and innovative healthcare. As a new team member, your fresh perspectives and enthusiasm will be vital in shaping our future.

Clinical Nutrition Team

Seeing clients at our own and satellite locations in the region. Supporting clients with a range of nutrition needs including chronic disease management, improving general health, paediatric nutrition, bariatric nutrition and gut health

Disability Nutrition Team

Supporting participants with physical, social and psychological disabilities to improve their daily functioning through optimum nutrition. This may include practical, hands-on activities or more clinical support such as enteral feeding

Community Aged Care

Delivering home based nutrition services to adults over the age of 65 years on a variety of topic areas including malnutrition, healthy ageing and chronic disease management

Residential Aged Care Team

Nutrition services within residential aged care facilities to optimise health and wellbeing outcomes in this population. This includes liaising with other staff including nursing and medical teams.

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Current Positions Available:

New Grad Dietitian Position

We invite emerging dietitians or soon-to-graduate students (Class of 2024) to join our established team of private practice dietitians, delivering exceptional nutrition services across a range of practice areas. Grow your confidence with access to a wide range of professional development activities, resources, regular supervision, peer mentoring program, regular team training and social activities.

If you are looking to start your career in a supportive environment that prioritises team culture, client connection, and meaningful outcomes, we would love to meet you!

Dietitian – Part-Time or Full-Time

With continued growth in our company, we are specifically seeking a dietitian to join our team and help us strive towards achieving our vision “to inspire health and wellbeing through the enjoyment, satisfaction and the simplicity of food in the delivery of our nutrition services to the community”. Our mission is to strive to be adaptive, creative and innovated when serving the needs of our clients. To deliver service excellence and exceed our clients expectations and encourage whole team contribution to new initiatives, service design and continuous improvements to service development and delivery.

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Jane McLeay – Dietitian

“One of the things I value is working with a large team of dietitians where together we have a large amount of experience and knowledge across a number of areas in dietetics. We learn from each other and everyone is willing to share their experience and help each other out.”

Liana Johnstone – Dietitian

“Every team member is valued and treated with respect, no one is ever overlooked, Jodie and the team all support us as individuals, we are not treated as just a number on the payroll. We are supported to follow our areas of interest, supported to engage in training both internally and externally to further our knowledge. Our time is protected – we are not expected to see an unreasonable amount of clients each day and our lunch break is always blocked out. The supervision!! – knowing that you have permanently scheduled supervision makes the job so much easier because you know where to go when you have a difficult case.”

Elisha Dematteis – Practice Manager

“We prioritise putting clients health first, treating clients with respect and referring on when we feel other services could help a client. We support all team members to have the space to raise ideas, coming up with new ways of doing things and encouraging laughter in the workplace.”