Dietitian - Rural Health

Te Whatu Ora - Health New Zealand; Ashburton; On-site; NZD 42,000 - 65,000; Part time

Job summary

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora Ashburton hospital seeks a NZ Registered Dietitian to provide dietetics support across inpatient, outpatient and community services in Mid Canterbury.

This fixed-term parental leave cover is 0.4FTE (16 hours per week) with potential for additional hours until January 2028, working within a small team of experienced dietitians in a rural health service.

APC current registration is essential; graduates in 2026 awaiting registration are welcome to apply.

Qualifications

• NZ Registered Dietitian with APC is essential.
• Graduates in 2026 awaiting registration are encouraged to apply.
• Provide dietetics services to inpatient, outpatient and community patients.

Responsibilities

• Provide high-quality dietetics services to inpatients, outpatients and community clients in Mid Canterbury.
• Deliver evaluation, therapeutic and educational dietetic services.
• Collaborate within a multidisciplinary team and liaison with health providers.

Skills

Dietetics

Clinical dietetics

Team collaboration

Interpersonal skills

Māori knowledge

Education

NZ Registered Dietitian APC

Final year 2026 graduates welcome

Job description

• Useyour broad range of Dietetics abilities to help within a talentedmulti-disciplinary team.


• FixedTerm Parental leave cover position 16 hours per week (0.4FTE) - with the option for furtherwork covering leave.


• NZRegistered Dietitian with current APC is essential however thosegraduating in 2026 and awaiting registration are welcome to apply

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is firmly grounded in theprinciples of Te Tiriti o Waitangi and is committed to building a health systemthat serves all New Zealanders.

About the Role

'AshburtonHospital provides a range of Inpatient, Day patient, Outpatient and Communitybased health services to the community.The Hospital has 74 beds andannually admits around 5,000 patients, cares for 2,600 day patients and 15,000patients attend outpatient appointments.

Rural health services employ around 550 full time and parttime staff, which includes a clinical workforce in medicine, surgery andgynaecology, supported by nursing and allied health professionals withextensive experience in a wide range of clinical situations.

This role will involve providing dietetics support toinpatient, outpatient and community services to Ashburton and Rural HealthService. You would be part of a small team of experienced dietitians who work together to provide a generalistservice where no 2 days will be the same.

In this role, you will be responsible for:

• Providinghigh-quality dietetics services which meets the needs of the inpatients,outpatients and community patients / clients of Mid Canterbury


• Providingevaluation, therapeutic and educational services to patients/clients ofAshburton


• Workingwithin a multi-disciplinary team and liaising with health providers

About You

We are seeking an enthusiastic Dietitian to join our team inthis part time, parental leave cover position.This is a part time role 0.4FTE (16 hours per week) with the option to pick up additional hours covering leave, until January 2028.

Your skills will include:

• Adrive to ensure best health outcomes for people requiring dietatic services


• Theability to work within a team and contribute to the provision of highquality care


• Beingself-motivated, organised and enjoy a challenge


• Knowledge of te ao Māori, tikanga, and te reo Māori OR a commitment to startingyour journey and taking ownership of your learning and growth


• Stronginterpersonal and communication skills with the ability to build andnurture relationships with patients, their supports, colleagues andservice leaders

You will be a NZ Registered dietitian with a currentAPC or a completing your degree in 2026 and awaiting registration

Working for Health New Zealand

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is dedicated to ensuringexcellent healthcare for the people of New Zealand. We embrace a workforce thatis diverse and inclusive so that we are better positioned to understand andservice our community.

We welcome applications from our diverseMāori, Pacific, disabled, and rainbow communities.