Clinical Dietitian

Do you have a passion for growing and supporting a team of high-performing dietitians? Are you looking for a dynamic role in a diverse inpatient clinical setting? Do you want ongoing professional development and the chance to work in a supportive, friendly team?

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is firmly grounded in the principles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi and is committed to building a health system that serves all New Zealanders.

About the Role

We have an exciting opportunity for a new graduate or about to graduate New Zealand Registered Dietitian to join our dynamic, supportive, and self-motivated inpatient team as a Core Rotational Dietitian. This is a permanent fulltime role with 1.0FTE/40 hours per week. This role is based at Auckland City Hospital. Youll be part of the Clinical Support Services Dietetic team. This role will see you

working in partnership with an individual and their whanau to provide nutrition assessment and education develop and progress your clinical skills and knowledge in the comprehensive management of medical patients make positive contributions to patient care within our Nutrition and Dietetics team whilst ensuring a thorough clinical reasoning process optimize patient experience by utilizing your excellent interpersonal communication skills implement individual intervention and monitoring plans tailored for client needs collaborate with team members and other work groups to achieve our service objectives work on developing positive working relationships with our clients / patients, whanau / family.

About the Team/Service/ Location

Our team is made up of passionate and supportive dietitians who are dedicated to advocating for our patients and enhancing nutrition-related outcomes within our community. We consist of 26.7 FTEs, working across both inpatient and outpatient settings.

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About you

As the ideal person for this role, you will have the following skills and attributes:

New Zealand Registered Dietitian with a current Annual Practicing Certificate with prescribing endorsement or a new graduate who will be handing in their thesis by February 2026 A passion to work in a variety of inpatient settings Full, clean NZ Drivers License Be a great connector of people and ideas An understanding of bicultural issues and commitment to the Treaty of Waitangi Ability to work collaboratively with a range of professional groups in a multidisciplinary setting Effective time management, flexibility, prioritisation and organisation skills Drive, energy and initiative with excellent communication and interpersonal skills

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For more information about this role please contact Eirean Gamble - Clinical Lead on eirean.gamble@tewhatuora.govt.nz

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 Maori, Pacific, disabled, and rainbow communities.

How to Apply

Advertising closes: Wednesday 14 January 2026 at Time 11:59 pm (New Zealand standard time).

To apply please click on the `Apply tab below and submit your application online attaching your updated CV and Covering Letter.

Please do not delay your application as we screen applications as they come through and may close the applications as soon as we have a good pool of candidates for the role.

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If you have any queries about accessibility, or technical issues with the online process, please contact Vaidehi Sharma - Recruitment Consultant at Vaidehi.sharma@TeWhatuOra.govt.nz quoting ref #ADHB23802 to discuss how we can best support your application.

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