Dietitian Critical Care Unit at Te Whatu Ora - Health New Zealand Southern, Otago

Mō tēnei tūranga mahi | About this role

Matanga Matai Kai - Clinical Dietitian - Critical Care

Dunedin Hospital

Salary band - $80,778- 99,420 p.a pro rata plus Kiwisaver

• Permanent, full-time position
• Competitive salary plus discounted health insurance
• Give your healthcare career the attention it deserves!

Mō te tūranga - About the role

Patients in the critical care setting are at high risk of malnutrition. Critically ill patients are likely to require enteral, parenteral, or oral nutrition support (or a combination of these) to meet their nutritional needs. The dietitian is best placed to provide nutritional advice to the multi-professional team on the optimal way to manage the nutritional needs of all critically ill patient,.

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Mōu ake - About you

Our ideal candidate will have the following:

• Clinical experience and up-to-date knowledge including surgical and critical care acute clinical settings
• A working knowledge of dietetic intervention techniques including patient centred goal planning, malnutrition diagnosis and interventions, and acute caseload management
• Registered dietitian with the New Zealand Dietitians Board with a current annual practicing certificate
• Hold an endorsed prescriber scope of practice
• Evidence/Best practice focused in service delivery
• Participation in weekend on call roster, as appropriate
• Be computer literate with a broad based understanding of computer skills, including use of basic Microsoft programmes, and Proficient in use of health related programmes

Painga - Benefits:

• Affordable housing and beautiful scenery
• Continuous support for career development, with emphasis on critical care
• Subsidised gym membership and discounted health insurance
• Access to discounted staff holiday accommodation and a range of retail discounts

Mō mātou - About us

Our passionate and fun Dunedin team of 10 dietitians is excited to be extending our service specific to the critical care area, with this new funding.

Te Waipounamu funding for educator roles will support staff transition onto a new model of critical care across disciplines and services.

Te Whatu Ora - Southern has the largest geographical coverage of all the New Zealand regions, providing services to 350,000 people in diverse communities. We take pride in all the services we provide, and our aim is to improve, promote and protect the health of our region. We believe that our dedicated and passionate staff are a significant driving force behind the achievement of these standards, and we need more like-minded people to help us continue providing for our community.

Rā mōnehu - Closing date: Sunday, 11 June 2023.

Due to the fast-paced nature of what we do, our vacancy close dates may be subject to change. Don't delay, make sure you apply as soon as possible.

Tono ināianei - Apply now

We only accept online applications. Please apply via our website: https://careers.southernhealth.nz/

For further information please contact Caroline Godfrey, Recruitment Advisor, caroline.godfrey@southerndhb.govt.nz

If you currently work for Te Whatu Ora- Health New Zealand - Southern , please apply for this role via our internal careers site, found here: Pulse > Applications > Corporate > SuccessFactors

Pre-employment checks

In the interests of protecting our people and our patients, all appointments will be subject to the following:

• Occupational health assessment
• Police vetting/Ministry of Justice safety checks
• Serious misconduct checks (previous Public Service departments and statutory Crown entities only)
• Covid-19 vaccination

• To apply

  We only accept online applications. Please apply via our website: https://careers.southernhealth.nz/