Diabetes Dietitian

**_Nau mai, haere mai ki Te Whatu Ora - Capital, Coast & Hutt Valley District_**

**Location**:Wellington Regional Hospital

**Service**: ORA Allied Health

**Contract**: 0.6FTE Permanent

**Salary**: As per MECA

**Kōrero mō te tūranga - About the role.**

Working closely with diabetes nurses and endocrinologists, along with part time diabetes dietitians, this role works predominantly in the outpatient setting across paediatric and adult populations. In addition to individual consultations, this role also works in MDT clinic and group education settings. The patient caseload involves adults and children with Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes, insulin pump therapy and gestational diabetes.

This role is based at Wellington Regional Hospital and also provides a service to paediatric MDT clinics and facilitate MITCHAL courses at Kenepuru Hospital. It may, on occasion, require visits in the community. This role is 24 hours per week.

**Mō tō mātou rōpū - About our team**

We are looking for an enthusiastic and self-motivated dietitian to join our fun and supportive team of dietitians at Wellington Regional Hospital. We are a group of 18 dietitians who work across inpatient and outpatient settings. We are a highly dedicated and patient-focused team of clinicians. We value the contributions and skills of all of our members. We strive to live our organisational values of Manaakitanga, Kotahitanga and Rangatiratanga. We have a strong reputation for excellent practice. As a member of our team of dietitians at Wellington Hospital you will be supported with regular professional development opportunities to assist you in meeting your continuing competency requirements, as well as regular clinical supervision

**Moū - About you**

Working with a diverse group of patients with significant health needs, you’ll demonstrate excellent clinical and communication skills and have a flexible, problem solving approach. You will have the ability to quickly build strong working relationships with patients, whānau and the wider multidisciplinary team and have excellent time management and prioritisation skills. We strongly encourage applicants from all backgrounds with the right skills and experience who share our values to apply. We would greatly value seeing more applicants from our Māori and Pacific communities.

**DUTIES**
- Assess and manage patients across the spectrum of diabetes, including paediatrics, adults and gestational diabetes
- Provide inpatient education at time of diagnosis with Type 1 diabetes to children and their whānau
- Work collaboratively with the dietetic team and wider multidisciplinary teams to attain positive patient outcomes
- Support the ongoing development of the dietetic service
- Participate in student supervision

**SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE**
- NZ Registered Dietitian with current APC
- Dietitian Prescriber
- At least three years’ clinical experience, including recent experience in diabetes management
- Ability to manage a diverse clinical caseload
- Ability to build rapport and adapt your communication style to suit a wide variety of patient groups
- Self-motivated and organised

**E pā ana ki a tatou - About us**

Capital, Coast & Hutt Valley District are pro-equity health organisation, with a particular focus on Māori, Pacific Peoples, and the Disability Community.

To find out more about us click on the following links:
Capital and Coast

Hutt Valley

Mental Health, Addiction and Intellectual Disability Service

**Me pēhea te tuku tono - How to apply**

**_
Ma tini, ma mano, ka rapa te whai_**

**_ By joining together we will succeed_