Senior Paediatric Dietitian
Senior Paediatric Dietitian, Starship Child Health
- Starship - New Zealand’s premier children’s hospital
- Permanent, part-time (0.3FTE) position
- Excellent opportunity to work with New Zealand’s leading provider of paediatric care
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 Paediatric Dietitian team are seeking an experienced paediatric dietitian with proven clinical competence within the clinical area (renal and senior cover). The primary purpose of the role is to provide optimal nutritional care for babies, children and adolescent inpatients and outpatients.
This is a permanent, part-time (0.3 FTE) position.
About the team
This role is part of our dedicated team of 22 paediatric dietitians co-located with the Auckland City Hospital team of dietitians. Our team, which is part of Starship Allied Health, is driven by providing a high-quality clinical service across New Zealand, based at Starship Child Health.
About you
We are seeking someone with the following attributes:
- You will be a New Zealand registered dietitian and have a current Annual Practising Certificate
- Have a minimum of 4 years post graduate experience in paediatric dietetics
- A minimum of 2 year paediatric dietetics experience within the area of specialty (renal and senior cover)
- Credentialling to prescribe parenteral nutrition
For all aspects of this role and experience/knowledge required please see the position description.
For further information about the position please contact the Clinical Lead, Barbara Cormack via on bcormack@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 ADHB24372 to discuss how we can best support your application.
