Paediatric Dietitian Team Leader - Christchurch
Based at Christchurch Campus
- Hours of Work are Monday - Friday 0800 -1630
- Permanent Full Time 1.0FTE (40 hours per week)
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
We - re looking for a passionate and experienced Dietitian Team Leader to guide our dynamic paediatric team at Christchurch Campus. This is your opportunity to help shape the future of dietetic services, promoting a culture of patient-centred care, and collaborating with various stakeholders to achieve operational excellence.
- Cultural Responsiveness - proactively working to uphold principles Te Tiriti o Waitangi
- Enhancing team performance - engage team members to deliver high quality results for patients
- Resilient and Adaptive - Show composure, resolve, and a sense of perspective when the going gets tough
- Honest and Courageous - Delivers clear messages and makes decisions in a timely manner
About You
We are excited to welcome a leader who is not only clinically skilled but also deeply committed to people development and cultural competence. To be successful in this role you will hold current registration with the NZ Dietitians Board and an annual practicing certificate, as well as demonstrating the following:
- 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
- Minimum 5 years of paediatric clinical work experience
- Experience with clinical teaching/supervision, training and development of staff
- Experience in people leadership and/or management as well as quality/ service improvement activities
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 - on our careers page. All applications must be submitted through our online careers portal before 11:59pm on Sunday 5th October. 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.