Clinical Dietitian - Critical Care

New Zealand Government; Wellington; On-site; NZD 55,000 - 83,000; Part time

Job summary

Wellington Regional Hospital is seeking a skilled dietitian to join the Critical Care multidisciplinary team, delivering dietetic care to adult and paediatric patients across ICU, HDU and ward settings. The role emphasizes collaboration, quality improvement, and innovative practice, with no overnight shifts but weekend on-call once competencies are in place.

You will work within Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora to support whānau-centred care, Te Tiriti o Waitangi obligations, and equity-focused

Qualifications

• Minimum of three years dietetic practice, with some of which will be in critical care.
• Excellent communication skills and ability to collaborate with local service providers and stakeholders.
• Experience working with Māori & Pacific populations is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Provide dietetic care for adult and paediatric patients across ICU, HDU and wards.
• Contribute to service improvement, resource development and other innovative practice.
• Provide a general clinical service to inpatient wards as required, and participate in weekend on-call roster when competent.

Skills

Dietetic practice

Communication skills

Team collaboration

Māori & Pacific populations knowledge

Education

NZ Registered Dietitian with current practising certificate with prescribing endorsement

Job description

Location and contract

Location: Wellington Regional Hospital
Contract: Fixed-term (until 31 December 2027), Part Time (0.8 FTE / 32 hours per week)

Employer mission

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

You will be a key, valued member of the Critical Care multidisciplinary team, managing both adult and Paediatric patients across ICU, HDU and transitioning to wards. There is the potential to participate in and lead service improvement, resource development and other innovative practice. In addition to practicing primarily within critical care, you will also provide a general clinical service to the inpatient wards as required. 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

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 a willingness to work towards improving health outcomes for Māori.

Responsibilities

• Have at least three years dietetic practice, some of which will be in critical care.


• Have excellent communication skills, including the ability to work collaboratively with local service providers and stakeholders.


• 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. (desirable).

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/NewNewZealand. 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.

If you have any questions about the role, please contact [e-mail].

We will review applications as received and may proceed with the recruitment process, before the closing date of this advertisement.