Senior Dietitian
Senior Dietitian, Child Community Services - Starship Child Health
- Permanent role, (0.8- 1.0 FTE)
- Exciting opportunity for an experienced Dietitian
- Join now to benefit from the many opportunities for professional growth
Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is firmly grounded in the principles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi and is committed to building a health system that serves all New Zealanders.
About the role
The Starship Community team are seeking an experienced, enthusiastic and dynamic senior dietitian.
If you are self-motivated and enthusiastic, able to work autonomously and would like to contribute to the functioning of this team and their commitment to a quality service, we would love to hear from you!
About the Team/Service/ Location
Based at Greenlane Clinical Centre, Starship Community Service provides interdisciplinary care and cultural support to children, young people and their whānau living within the Te Toka Tumai Auckland district. Children and their caregivers are seen in their homes, school, clinics and other community settings, utilising our four guiding principles;
- Mokopuna Centric, Whānau Focused, Whānau Led
- Te Tiriti o Waitangi Responsive, Equity Focused
- Community Based, Community Delivered, Community Connected
- Workforce wellbeing
About you
To be successful in this role you will:
- Be a New Zealand Registered Dietitian, a dietitian prescriber with a current Annual Practising Certificate
- Have at least four years full time experience in a paediatric role
- Be expected to provide optimal nutritional care for babies, children and adolescent inpatients and outpatients
- Have a proven track record as an excellent team worker, clinical experience in the acute care setting and good time management
- Have mentoring or clinical supervision experience
To view a full position description, please click here.
To learn more about the role, please contact Helen Noble, Locality Lead hnoble@adhb.govt.nz or Vicky Campbell, Professional Leader Nutrition and Dietetics VCampbell@adhb.govt.nz
Working at Health New Zealand
Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is dedicated to ensuring excellent healthcare for the people of New Zealand. We embrace a workforce that is diverse and inclusive so that we are better positioned to understand and service our community. We welcome applications from our diverse Māori, Pacific, disabled, and rainbow communities.
Starship Child Health is a dedicated paediatric healthcare service and major teaching centre, providing family centred care to neonates, children and young people throughout New Zealand and the South Pacific. Starship is a part of Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora and is the only comprehensive children’s hospital in New Zealand serving a population of approximately 1 million children.
How to apply
We’ll be reviewing applications and conducting interviews as they come in, so the position may close before the listed deadline. If you're interested, we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.
To apply please click on the ‘Apply’ tab below, outlining your experience and motivation to apply to this role and attaching your updated CV and Covering Letter.
If you have any accessibility or technical issues with the online process, please contact Anel Foord, Recruitment Consultant at Anel.Foord@TeWhatuOra.govt.nz quoting ADHB23331 to discuss how we can best support your application.