Diabetes Dietitian

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The Diabetes Centre is seeking an experienced, NZ Registered Dietitian with a current NZ Practising Certificate to join their multi-disciplinary team.

Summary about this job

Government

Company: Canterbury District Health Board

Location: Canterbury

Work type: Part Time

Salary: n\a

Phone: +64-6-357-6215

Fax: +64-3-465-8121

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Detail information about job Diabetes Dietitian. Terms and conditions vacancy

  • Are you a self-motivated, people person who enjoys a challenge?
  • Do you have good confidence and excellent communication?
  • Bring your energy, passion and enthusiasm to our patient centric Dietetic team

Our Purpose: What We're Here For

When you work with the Canterbury District Health Board, you're part of something very special. We're world leaders in the delivery of integrated health care, and we're always striving to Make It Better. From the carers on the front line working directly with patients and communities, to our talented support teams who enable that care, we plan, fund and deliver health services to the almost 600,000 New Zealanders that live in the Canterbury region. And we're all about putting people at the heart of everything we do.

Our Culture: What Matters To Us

Ko Te Whatu Manawa Tangata

Putting people at the heart of all we do

For us to continue putting our communities at the centre of our health system, we're putting our own people at the centre of everything we do. Because health is ultimately all about people. What's important around here is the way we care for and respect others, the responsibility that all our people take for delivering outcomes, and that we go about our work with integrity in all we do.

What matters to us is doing the right thing, valuing everyone, and being and staying well ourselves so we can care for our community.

The Role: What This Opportunity's All About

The Diabetes Centre is seeking an experienced, NZ Registered Dietitian with a current NZ Practising Certificate, to join their multi-disciplinary team.

This exciting and challenging role will capitalise on your passion for education as well as your ability to enthuse your patients and motivate real behaviour change. You'll be working in an outpatient setting as part of a multi-disciplinary team, liaising with health providers and you'll be driven to ensure best health outcomes for people living with diabetes.

You will provide nutritional assessment and education to patients, both one on one and in group situations, so will need to be able to engage with people in a variety of settings. Ideally you will have experience with both type 1 and type 2 patients and a knowledge of insulin pumps and continuous glucose monitoring systems.

This position is part time (0.5FTE) fixed term covering parental leave until March 2019.

Skills & Experience

We are looking for a self-motivated, people person who enjoys a challenge, is results-driven and who has a high level of organisational skills. You will be a team-player with a willingness to operate as an educational resource for health professionals and building relationships with patients supporting their self-management successes and challenges.

The responsibilities required of this position would suit an experienced Dietitian with strong interpersonal attributes, good confidence and excellent communication skills.

Please bring your energy, passion and enthusiasm to our patient centric Dietetic team, contributing as a specialist diabetes dietitian providing educational resource for both consumers and health professionals.

  • Current NZ Registration with the Dietitians Board

Belonging Here: Becoming Part Of Our Story

Our people enjoy access to a fantastic benefits scheme, flexible working arrangements and a genuine and ongoing focus on career development.

We hope you'll seriously consider joining us, but if this isn't a good fit for you, please share the opportunity with your personal networks and help us find our next rock star!

If this particular role isn't for you, we do have other similar opportunities - please look on our careers page or give us a call to discuss.

Apply online, or to find out more information, please contact Hayley Buick

Email: [email protected].

Phone: (03) 3377961

Applicants will be progressed as they apply, so if this sounds like you, please apply now!

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