Allied Health Assistant Dietetics

2 weeks ago

Hamilton, Waikato, New Zealand New Zealand Government Full time

Where you'll be working:
Waikato Hospital

The details:
One year Fixed-term, Full-time - 40 hours per week (1.0 FTE)

  • Be part of the national transformation in Health
  • Join our great dietetic team for the opportunity to work alongside our clients throughout their health journey.
Te whiwhinga mahi | The Opportunity
We are looking for an Allied Health Assistant to be part of the dietetic team at Waikato Hospital.

As the assistant, you will have a busy and varied role which includes working with patients in hospital, over the telephone under direction of a dietitian, as well as administrative tasks.

You will receive appropriate training, supervision and peer support and will also have regular contact with other health professionals when working together within the larger multi-disciplinary health team.


The role provides exposure to a variety of clinical scenarios, including patients experiencing malnutrition, gastro disorders, allergies and long term conditions like diabetes and you will be carrying out tasks in support of a qualified dietitian.

This role is well supported by Dietitians and multi-disciplinary team colleagues with years of experience.

Click here to view the position description.
(Please note position descriptions can only be viewed on the Te Whatu Ora - Waikato website.)

Mō tātou Ratonga | About our Service

Allied Health is a department of the Waikato district that provides Occupational Therapy, Physiotherapy, Speech & Language Therapy, Dietetic, Audiology & New Born Hearing screening, Social Work, and Psychology services.

Staff within these professions are all involved in direct client care and work in a wide range of situations to improve the health and wellbeing of the people they work with.

Their work includes people who are acutely unwell in hospital, or requiring rehabilitation for serious illness or injury, people who have chronic illness or disability and need to improve functional independence and quality of life.

Allied Health staff work in partnership with individuals and their family/whanau to facilitate relationships and a smooth journey through the healthcare system.


A wide range of education, training and learning opportunities are offered to our Allied Health staff, for more information click here.

Mōu | About you

We are looking for a capable, team-focused individual to provide dietetic support to patients in a hospital inpatient setting under the support and direction of a registered dietitian.

You will work in partnership with other members of the multidisciplinary team to support patients, so we are looking for someone who understands the value of compassionate and collaborative working.

As the ideal person for this role, you will have the following skills and attributes;
Qualifications, Essential skills and Attributes

Minimum of NCEA level 2 or similar

Experience working with people/consumers

Demonstrated ability for confidentiality

Competent computer skills

Current New Zealand Driver's license

Excellent communication skills

Desired

New Zealand Certificate in Health and Wellbeing (level3) (Health Assistance), or equivalent of

Recognised qualification in nutrition

Working knowledge of Tikanga Maori.

Experience working as an Allied Health Assistant


This position is Children's Worker, as defined by the Children's Act (2014), and as such appropriate screening will be conducted.

Ko wai mātou | Our Organisation
Te iwi Ngakaunui - People at Heart

Whakamana - Give and earn respect

Whakaronga - Listen to me; Talk to me

Mauri Pai - Fair play

Whakapakari - Growing the good

Kotahitanga - Stronger together

It is not very often something happens that is big; like, really big. Big to the point that it will touch the lives of every single person in the country. That is what we are talking about here.

The provision of Health in Aotearoa New Zealand, and how its run is about to change in a big way.


Te Whatu Ora - Health New Zealand and Te Aka Whai Ora - Māori Health Authority will together shape the delivery of Health services in Aotearoa New Zealand for generations to come, and will form the core of a modern and integrated service looking after the needs of all our Whānau.

We are dedicated to achieving health equity for Māori and other priority populations. We are a Crown entity and an active partner in Te Tiriti o Waitangi.

Te Whatu Ora - Health New Zealand is guided by Te Tiriti o Waitangi and is committed to upholding the articles.


Here at Te Whatu Ora - Health New Zealand, Waikato we have a team of 8,000 working across the Waikato where everyone plays a vital role in the care of our patients - directly or non-directly.

Our vision is Healthy People. Excellent Care.

Te Whatu Ora, Waikato serves the largest Māori population and third largest Pacific population in Aotearoa New Zealand. Waikato Hospital in Hamilton is one of New Zealand's largest tertiary, teaching hospitals with over 600 inpatient beds and 22 operatin

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