Clinical Lead - Clinical Dietetics (Allied Health) at Auckland District Health Board (Central Auckland), Auckland

Mō tēnei tūranga mahi | About this role

• Are you looking for the opportunity to develop your operational and leadership skills whilst maintaining close links to clinical practice?
• Excellent combined clinical and operational leadership role available to join our skilled team
• Working for Auckland DHB is an opportunity for you to make a real difference in the health and wellbeing of our Auckland community

Ko wai mātou | Our Organisation

At Te Toka Tumai | Auckland DHB we are committed to upholding Te Tiriti o Waitangi and providing culturally safe care. We value role modelling manaakitanga as demonstrated by Ngāti Whātua in the gifting of their whenua on which our hospitals stand. We aspire to having a workforce reflective of the communities we serve and achieving equitable outcomes for all.

Te whiwhinga mahi | The Opportunity

This Clinical Lead role will see you providing both clinical and operational leadership to the Dietitians within the Allied Health (Adults) service. You will work closely with our practice supervisors and teams to provide clinical dietetic services for adult inpatient services at Auckland City Hospital, renal and outpatient services. This is a permanent, full-time position available for a New Zealand Registered Dietitian to join our dynamic, supportive and self-motivated Nutrition and Dietetics Service.

• As a service we encourage innovative approaches that will take our department and our business management to the next level of performance and enhance the development of services and staff
• Reporting to the Service Clinical Director, Allied Health Services, this is a highly collaborative role well supported by the Director, other profession-specific Clinical Leads colleagues, and professionally, by the Professional Leader – Dietetics
• You will be a valued member of the Allied Health Leadership Team and encouraged and supported to develop your potential, including your leadership and management skills in and beyond Dietetics
• As part of the role, you will support a small clinical caseload
• This is a genuinely outstanding and challenging Allied Health clinical leadership opportunity within the NZ health sector

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The preference will be to appoint this role as a permanent, full time position. However, consideration will be given for exceptional applicants seeking part time work at 0.8 FTE.

Nga Pūkenga Motuhake | Important Skills

This is an excellent opportunity for somebody who wants to develop their operational and leadership skills whilst also maintaining strong clinical practice. As the ideal candidate for the role, you will also have the following attributes:

• New Zealand Registered Dietitian with a current Annual Practicing Certificate
• Previous leadership experience in Allied Health advantageous
• Appropriate supervision training advantageous
• Demonstrated ability to work at an advanced clinical level in a health environment
• Working towards or completed relevant clinical or management Post Graduate / Masters degree or equivalent
• A comprehensive understanding of the obligations under Te Tiriti o Waitangi, and a commitment to supporting equitable outcomes for Māori
• Able to bring together, balance and deliver the combined demands of quality, operations and business management through outstanding leadership and delegation
• Highly developed computer skills (e.g. can confidently construct pivot tables within Excel)
• Effective time management, flexibility, prioritisation and organisation skills
• Drive, energy and initiative with excellent communication and interpersonal skills 

For more information about this role please contact Vicky Campbell (Professional Leader - Dietetics) on VCampbell@adhb.govt.nz

He aha ngā painga o tēnei mahi mōu | Why you will enjoy working here

Auckland District Health Board (Auckland DHB) is one of the leading healthcare providers in New Zealand offering a wide range of tertiary and quaternary clinical services to a large and diverse population. We have state of the art facilities and provide our services from three hospitals – Auckland City Hospital, Starship Children’s Health and Greenlane Clinical Centre.

We are a renowned, leading edge, teaching and researched focussed health provider. Our Adult Allied Health Service is a cluster of 5 different professional service areas – Occupational Therapy, Physiotherapy, Speech Language Therapy, Nutrition and Dietetics and Social Work services, employing over 200 staff and we strive to be a hub of innovation and service excellence.

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Me pēhea te tuku tono | How to apply

Advertising closes: Thursday, 26th May 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 submit your application online, outlining your experience and motivation to apply to this role.

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If you have any queries about accessibility, or technical issues with the online process, please contact Elismha Lubbe - Recruitment Consultant at ElismhaL@adhb.govt.nz quoting ref #ADHB13480 to discuss how we can best support your application.

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