Clinical Dietitian

Te Whatu Ora - Health New Zealand; Wellington; On-site; NZD 56,000 - 72,000; Part time

Job summary

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is seeking a NZ Registered Dietitian for a fixed-term, part-time role at Wellington Regional Hospital. The position is 0.8 FTE (32 hours per week) through January 2028, with an inpatient focus across gastroenterology, medical, orthopaedics and urology; outpatient work may be included.

You will join a friendly dietetics team delivering whānau-centred care, with opportunities to participate in service improvement and resource development.

Qualifications

• NZ Registered Dietitian with current annual practising certificate with prescribing endorsement.
• Member of Dietitians New Zealand - Professional Association and Special Interest Group.
• Experience working with Māori & Pacific populations desirable.

Responsibilities

• Have excellent communication with local service providers and stakeholders.
• Demonstrate excellent clinical skills with a flexible, problem-solving approach.
• Experience working with Māori & Pacific populations (desirable).

Skills

Excellent communication

Clinical skills

Problem-solving

Team collaboration

Education

NZ Registered Dietitian with annual practising certificate

Prescribing endorsement

Job description

Contract: Fixed-term (until January 2028), Part Time (0.8 FTE / 32 hours per week)

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is firmly grounded in the principles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi and is dedicated to serving all New Zealanders. Through integration and collaboration, we're building a health system underpinned by partnership, equity, sustainability, whānau-centred care, and excellence.

About the Role

Based at Wellington Regional Hospital, this diverse and well-supported role works across the inpatient setting, with exact caseload yet to be determined (dependant on the successful applicant), but likely including areas of gastroenterology, medical, orthopaedics & urology. There may also be an outpatient component. There is the potential to participate in and lead service improvement, resource development and other innovative practice. This role does not include overnight shifts, but once appropriate competencies have been completed, it would include participation in our weekend on call roster.

About the Team/Service Location

You will be joining a friendly, dynamic and highly motivated team of dietitians who are dedicated to improving health outcomes. We value collaborative working, and support other professions and services to grow their skills and capabilities. This role is primarily based at Wellington Regional Hospital, but may work from other locations as the service requires.

About you

Working with a diverse group of patients with significant health needs, you'll demonstrate excellent clinical and communication skills and have a flexible, problem solving approach. You will have the ability to quickly build strong working relationships with patients, whānau and the wider multidisciplinary team and have excellent time management and prioritisation skills. We strongly encourage applicants from all backgrounds with the right skills and experience who share our values to apply. We would greatly value seeing more applicants from our Māori and Pacific communities.

If you are passionate about being the best dietitian you can be, thrive on working in a team setting, and are focussed on putting the patient at the centre of everything you do, then we'd love to hear from you. We expect a commitment to and understanding of Te Tiriti o Waitangi and its application to health, as well as a willingness to work towards improving health outcomes for Māori.

You will:

• Have excellent communication skills, including the ability to work collaboratively with local service providers and stakeholders.
• Demonstrate excellent clinical skills and have a flexible, problem solving approach
• Have experience working with Māori & Pacific populations (desirable)

Professional Accreditations:

• NZ Registered Dietitian with current annual practicing certificate with prescribing endorsement. (essential).
• Member of Dietitians New Zealand - Professional Association and Special Interest Group

Working at Health New Zealand

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is 'the weaving of wellness'. We're dedicated to ensuring excellent healthcare for the people of Aotearoa/New Zealand.

Our people are at the heart of everything we do. Health New Zealand are committed to being good employers and honouring our equal employment opportunity obligations. We embrace diversity and welcome application from all people, including all gender identities, ages, ethnicities, sexual orientations, and disability. A workforce that is diverse and inclusive means that we are better positioned to understand and service our community. We are pro-equity health organisation, with a particular focus on Māori, Pacific Peoples, and the Disability Community.

Job details

Job Reference:

Job Reference: AH210-26

Location:

North Island - Wellington - Wellington Central