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Bachelor of Nutrition and Dietetics
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Where can our graduates go?
They will spend most of their time working with people, through education,
counselling, advocacy or management.
| Bachelor of Nutrition and Dietetics, Community Nutritionist/Dietitian
This position allows me to experience a wide range of nutrition-related activities, including both community nutrition and clinical dietetic work. I am based in a rural NT town of about 10,000 people and service the local population plus remote Aboriginal communities, up to 6 hours drive away. My main activities include: providing nutrition education to communities and groups; supporting local and NT-wide nutrition initiatives; participating in relevant data collection tasks; advocating for improvements in foods available in remote communities; providing and developing nutrition resources; providing an clinical service to the local hospital and an outpatient clinic. These tasks involved working in a collaborative, multi-sectoral environment. |
Graduates find employment in a variety of settings including:
- Patient care and education in private and public hospitals;
- Nutrition and health education in community health centres;
- Public health nutrition;
- Food and nutrition policy;
- Private practice and consultancy;
- Education and training;
- Food industries;
- Food services administration;
- Nursing Homes;
- Government;
- Pharmaceutical/Health Care industries;
- Health promotion; and
- Nutrition research.
Relatively new areas are in the fields of sports nutrition, publishing and
the media.
Southern Fleurieu Health Service
DIETITIAN
Using a Primary Health Care approach, the Dietitian develops, implements
and evaluates strategies and programs to meet the nutritional health needs
of clients and their families. The Dietitian is responsible for implementing
health promotion programs as required. |
Some Employers
- Children’s Health Development Foundation
- CSIRO - Health Sciences and Nutrition
- Department of Agriculture
- DSTO
- Flinders Medical Centre
- NT Department of Health and Community Services
- Port Pirie Regional Health Service
- The Queen Elizabeth Hospital
- The Repatriation General Hospital
- Port Augusta Hospital & Regional Health Service Inc.
- Women’s and Children’s Hospital
- Noarlunga Health Services
- Sanitarium Australia
- Inner Southern Community Health Service
- Royal Adelaide Hospital
| Bachelor of Nutrition and Dietetics, Dietitian, National University Hospital, Singapore
I am currently in a permanent position in the Dietetics Department. I specialise in Paediatrics Dietetics, seeing children and babies either as inpatients or outpatients. I do a lot of diet and nutrition counselling, nutrition and dietary assessment with both the patient and the main carers. I also look after general adults in the wards, who have medical problems ranging from heart bypass, diabetes, renal diseases, gastrointestinal problems, overweight to geriatric patients with malnutrition and poor wound healing. Patients with swallowing problems and on tube feeding are also assessed.
Besides seeing patients in the hospital, I am also involved in community nutrition work, assessing the nutritional status of patients in the nursing homes, as well as doing up healthy menus for them. I also provide health talks to school and corporate organisations. |
Personal Requirements
- An interest in food and food preparation
- Interested in public health and wellbeing
- Able to communicate well with all types of people
- Able to work as a team member
- An aptitude for science
Some Web Sites
Rural Health Service
DIETITIAN / NUTRITIONIST
This position operates in the Primary Health Care Team and services a population
of 20,000 in seven rural communities in Victoria and New South Wales. Interaction
with the local community groups, schools, service clubs and health providers
means that this position is a highly rewarding challenge for the right person.
If you are this person do not hesitate and take a lifestyle change now. |
The American Dietetic Association
Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
British Dietetic Association
Community Information Strategies Australia Inc. - the peak community information agency in Australia-an online directory of services and agencies is available
CSIRO
Department of Health
Dietitians Association of Australia
International Confederation of Dietetics Associations
Myfuture - comprehensive Australian careers information
Nutrition Australia
Nutrition Professionals Australia
The Nutrition Society of Australasia Inc.
Singapore Nutrition and Dietetic Association
Sports Dietitians Australia
World Health Organization
CSIRO Health Sciences and Nutrition
Research Projects Officer
CSIRO Health Sciences and Nutrition undertakes specialised scientific research and works closely with food and pharmaceutical industries in both applied and strategic research programs. It has laboratories in Adelaide and Melbourne.
A position exists for a Research Projects Officer in Adelaide. The contract will be for a three year term. The appointee will be expected to provide research support for the Consumer Science Program. The program investigates sensory, cognitive and attitudinal determinants of food choice and undertakes population based surveys as well as qualitative and quantitative experimental trials with human subjects.
Essential requirements: Graduate qualifications in Psychology or nutrition or related biological or behavioural science or equivalent experience in an academic or industrial setting of relevance to the position. |
Australian Graduate Survey
Graduate Careers Australia's (GCA) annual Australian Graduate Survey ( AGS ) is a study of the activities of new higher education graduates around four months after the completion of their qualifications. New graduates are surveyed regarding their major activities, including full-time study, full or part-time employment, seeking employment or their unavailability for work or study.
2007 Graduates at a glance:
- Of bachelor degree graduates who were available for full-time employment in 2007; 95 per cent were employed within four months of completing their degrees
- One-fifth of respondents (20.0 per cent), were undertaking further full-time study after completing their bachelor qualifications
- The typical (median) annual starting salary for new Australian resident bachelor degree graduates aged less than 25 and in their first full-time employment in Australia was $43,000
Source: Australian Graduate Survey, Graduate Careers Australia (GCA)
Additional information from: GradsOnline
More information
For more detailed information check out the Careers Fact Files in the Careers and Employer Liaison Centre Resource Room.
Graduate Opportunities lists major graduate programs. Copies of these are available at the Careers and Employer Liaison Centre or can be viewed online. Search our online recruitment links for other graduate recruitment sites.
The Centre has a number of programs that can assist you:
- graduate employment services including recruitment fairs, employer activities
online vacancies and our graduate email vacancy list;
- information and assistance with your job search;
- graduate skill development programs;
- opportunities to gain industry experience including vacation work and work
experience; and
- career development services
For more information explore this website.
This material has been produced from the Graduate Destinations Survey, Flinders
University and Graduate Careers Council of Australia materials, Graduate Opportunities,
Professional Associations and Careers and Employer Liaison Centre research.
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