Practice Supervisor - Dietitian at Health New Zealand - Te Whatu Ora Te Toka Tumai Auckland, Auckland

Mō tēnei tūranga mahi | About this role

• Lead a team of Dietitians within the Community Allied Health team at Te Toka Tumai Auckland
• 8 (Part-time) to 1.0 (Full-time) FTE , position with continuous improvement and development opportunities

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 Roles

We have an exciting leadership opportunity for a Dietetics Practice Supervisor to lead our team of enthusiastic and passionate Dietitians within the Community Allied Health Team. We are open to appointing between 0.8FTE and 1 FTE (full-time equivalent) for this role. Based across Greenlane Clinical Centre and Kahui Marino (Pt Chevalier Clinical hub), this diverse and rewarding role combines professional and people leadership, service development and quality improvement, with ongoing clinical practice. 

The Practice Supervisor role carries a clinical caseload and provides operational and clinical leadership to the Community Dietetics team. They demonstrate effective clinical reasoning and model senior-level, evidence-informed practice, teaching, and the application of appropriate educational skills. They are involved in planning and evaluating service provision, and support student training. They will also lead, innovate and drive forward policies, procedures and nutritional care pathways in the area of community nutritional support. The Dietetics Practice Supervisor role will have the collegial support of the other Allied Health Practice Supervisors in Adult Community Services, and support from your Service Lead, Allied Health Clinical and Quality Lead and your Professional Lead.

About the Team/Service/ Location

Our Community Dietetics team work across two sites; Greenlane Clinical Centre and Kahui Marino (Point Chevalier). There are regular opportunities to come together as a team for in-service trainings and team meetings.

Our Dietitians are committed to the holistic delivery of health services within the Te Toka Tumai Auckland community. We offer dietetic advice and support to clients with a range of medical conditions including home enteral nutrition, malnutrition, dysphagia, oncology, wound healing, obesity with co-morbidities and irritable bowel syndrome. Services are provided in both the clinic and home settings.

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About you

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

• NZ Registered Dietitian with a current APC
• Full drivers licence
• Minimum of 7 years clinical experience in dietetics, preferably in community practice
• Looking for an opportunity to develop or expand their leadership skills
• Have an understanding of current issues related to the delivery of community-based care
• Have experience in working in a multidisciplinary team
• Have experience in the provision of professional supervision
• Has effective clinical reasoning skills and values evidence-based practice

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For more information about this role please contact Routhelle Gaerlan (Interim Allied Health Service Lead) on Routhelle.Gaerlan@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 Māori, Pacific, disabled, and rainbow communities.

How to Apply

Advertising closes: Sunday 30 Aug 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.

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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 #ADHB24728 to discuss how we can best support your application.