Dietitian - Nutrition & Dietetics

**Permanent part time (0.5 FTE) 20 hours per week.**:

- ** Join an experienced and passionate team of healthcare professionals and expand your specialist expertise**:

- ** NZ Registration with the Dietitians Board is essential**

**Mō te tūnga | About the role**

Are you interested in helping people with mental illness improve their nutritional health and mental health and wellbeing? We are seeking a reliable and self-motivated New Zealand Registered Dietitian to provide effective, evidence-based dietetic services to our clients and their whānau This is a varied opportunity across both inpatient and outpatient Specialist Mental Health Service that will see you working alongside experienced mental health professionals.

**Ko wai koe | About You**

In this role, you will be responsible for:

- Assessing and diagnosing nutrition-related conditions in the client/client group;
- Formulating and implementing appropriate dietary prescriptions and/or treatment plans;
- Evaluating treatment outcomes and modifying treatment according to changing needs;
- Promoting health practices and providing education to totāngata whaiora, whānau and carers.

**Ngā pūkenga me ngā wheako - Skills and Experience**
- The ability to communicate effectively and work collaboratively with a wide range of patients, whānau and multidisciplinary teams;
- Excellent organisational skills and the ability to work efficiently and reliably;
- A minimum of 2 years - post-qualification experience;
- Registration with the New Zealand Dietitians Board is essential, as is a current annual practicing certificate;
- Previous experience working in a Mental Health setting and/or a tertiary qualification in psychology is desirable;
- Dietetic experience across the spectrum from nutrition support to chronic physical health conditions is preferred and previous experience working with disordered eating would be advantageous;
- As some travel may be required, a full NZ driver - s license is essential.

**Ngā** **hua | Benefits of working at Te Whatu Ora [Health New Zealand]**

When you work at the Te Whatu Ora, you are part of a wider whānau that will support you along your journey. We offer great coaching, mentoring and learning outcomes for all staff. We are always improving our facilities across all campuses and have amazing discounts from select retailers, restaurants and business.

**Mō mātou | About Us**
- Ko ngā tāngata, te mātua mahi_ - _Putting people at the heart of all we do - _

Te Whatu Ora, Health New Zealand, leads the day-to-day running of our health system across New Zealand, with functions delivered at local, district, regional and national levels. It weaves the functions of the 20 former District Health Boards into its regional divisions and district offices, ensuring continuity of services in the health system.

Here in Waitaha, Canterbury we deliver health services to the almost 600,000 people that live in the Canterbury region. We are committed to Te Tiriti o Waitangi and its principles by ensuring our partnership with Māori are at the forefront of all our conversations.

**Ngā** **hua | Benefits of working at Te Whatu Ora [Health New Zealand]**

When you work at the Te Whatu Ora, you are part of a wider whānau that will support you along your journey. We offer great coaching, mentoring and learning outcomes for all staff. We are always improving our facilities across all campuses and have amazing discounts from select retailers, restaurants and business.

We have a range of clinical and non-clinical roles at Health New Zealand, there could be a place for you

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