Christchurch - Clinical Dietitian - Casual
Join our team of clinical dietitians in this casual role across Christchurch and Burwood Campus
- Utilise your experience working with inpatients and outpatients
- New Zealand Registered Dietitian with a current NZ Practising Certificate essential
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, whanau-centred care, and excellence.
About the role
Our teams of dynamic and motivated Dietitians are based at Christchurch Health Campus and Burwood Campus, which includes areas such as medical and surgical, paediatrics, diabetes, women - s health and older persons health and rehabilitation.
We have a casual vacancy available, for a flexible dietitian/s looking to support our great teams at both Christchurch and Burwood Hospital and to meet the needs of our patients. You - ll be working as part of multi-disciplinary teams, liaising with health providers and you - ll be driven to ensure best health outcomes for people with nutrition related disorders.
Depending on your skill mix and experience, as well as your preference for flexible hours we are keen to hear from you. As a casual you will have supported orientation, professional development and supervision.
In this role, you will be responsible for:
- Providing nutrition assessment, intervention and education in all clinical settings
- You may also be required to provide nutrition care to inpatients in Christchurch and Burwood Hospital
About You
Your skills will include:
- Enthusiasm for your work and the ability to be a positive team player
- Self-motivation, organisation and will enjoy a challenge
- Minimum 3 years clinical experience in a range of of different settings and a desire to learn
- Competent with oral and enteral nutrition, parenteral nutrition experience is desired
- Competency with te ao Maori, tikanga, and te reo Maori or a commitment to starting your journey and taking ownership of your learning and growth
- New Zealand Registered Dietitian with a current NZ Practising Certificate
- Flexibility and able to adapt to the day as required
Working for Health New Zealand
Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is 'the weaving of wellnesses'. We're dedicated to ensuring excellent healthcare for the people of Aotearoa/New Zealand. The Equity Work Programme at Health NZ focuses on helping everyone in the health system think about equity when they do their work.It also promotes the cultural change needed for the whole system to reach equity in health outcomes.
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 particularly welcome applications from our diverse Maori, Pacific, disabled, and rainbow communities.
How to Apply
To view the position description and/or apply for the role please click - apply now. - All applications must be submitted through our online careers portal before 11:59pm on 20th July 2025. If you have any questions about the role, please contact Alex Jay at Alexandra.jay@tewhatuora.govt.nz
Please note, we will be reviewing applications as received and may proceed with the recruitment process before the closing date of this advert therefore we encourage you to apply early.
To be eligible for this role you must hold the legal right to work and live in New Zealand you do not hold the legal right to live and work in New Zealand your application will be declined.