Community Dietitian - Dunedin

Community Dietitian – Dunedin

Wakari Hospital | Health NZ Southern

• 0.7 FTE – 28 hours per week
• Fixed-term parental leave cover
• Clinical areas include general dietetic outpatient clinics, Home Enteral Nutrition support, post-discharge follow-up (including surgical, gastroenterology and oncology patients), community dietetics and adult rehabilitation inpatients.

About the role

We are seeking an experienced New Zealand Registered Dietitian to join our friendly and collaborative Dietetics team in Dunedin, to cover a period of parental leave.

This varied clinical role encompasses, outpatient clinics, community dietetics, including home visits and liaison with community services, inpatient rehabilitation, specialist multidisciplinary team (MDT) input and outpatient services. A substantial component of the position involves general outpatient dietetic work, alongside supporting patients with more specialised clinical needs. The successful applicant will need to be confident managing a broad outpatient caseload while contributing to other areas of clinical service delivery.

You will work across a range of settings, supporting patients with diverse nutritional needs and helping them achieve meaningful health outcomes. The role requires the ability to work autonomously, prioritise a busy caseload and collaborate effectively with patients, whānau and wider multidisciplinary team.

About you

We are looking for a motivated, enthusiastic and adaptable clinician who is passionate about dietetic care and committed to putting patients and whānau at the centre of everything they do.

You will bring:

• Recent clinical dietetic experience, ideally across acute, outpatient and/or community settings.
• The ability to confidently manage a general outpatient caseload alongside other clinical responsibilities.
• Strong organisational skills and the ability to prioritise and manage competing demands.
• Excellent communication and relationship-building skills to support effective partnerships with patients, whānau and the wider MDT.
• A commitment to improving health literacy, providing patient education and supporting sustainable behaviour change.
• A collaborative approach, with the flexibility and initiative to contribute across a variety of clinical settings.

Ideally, you will have three or more years of recent clinical experience, including acute care, community-based dietetics and/or rehabilitation. Dietitian Prescriber endorsement and experience are highly desirable, alongside the confidence to apply advanced clinical knowledge to patient care.

What we offer

You will be joining a small, supportive Dietetics team working across our Dunedin sites, with opportunities for professional development, clinical supervision and collaboration with colleagues across a range of specialties.

Depending on your experience and scope of practice, there may also be opportunities to contribute to the supervision and development of early-career dietitians and the teaching and supervision of Master of Dietetics students.

If you are an organised, self-motivated and clinically capable Dietitian who enjoys variety, values teamwork and can confidently manage a busy caseload,

Working at Health New Zealand

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is dedicated to ensuring excellent healthcare for the people of New Zealand. We embrace a workforce that is diverse and inclusive so that we are better positioned to understand and service our community. We welcome applications from our diverse Māori, Pacific, disabled, and rainbow communities.  

How to Apply

To apply please click “apply now.”  All applications must be submitted through our online careers' portal by Sunday 22 November.  If you have any questions about the role, please contact james.boyd@tewhatuora.govt.nz

We will review applications as received and may proceed with the recruitment process, before the closing date of this advert.