Core / Senior Outpatient Dietitian Acute Allied Health

Full Time, Permanent

Remuneration as per PSA Allied Health MECA guidelines

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.

The Opportunity :

We have a great opportunity for an experienced dietitian to join our close knit and innovative outpatient team based at Middlemore Hospital.

Our team is responsible for the nutritional management of clients and families with chronic diseases such as diabetes, chronic kidney disease, obesity or progressing through our bariatric surgery pathway.

This role will suit someone who has previous experience working with people with chronic kidney disease and diabetes and has worked closely with multidisciplinary teams.

The ideal applicant is self-motivated and enjoys working in a flexible and challenging environment, has great verbal and written interpersonal skills, able to think outside the box and be efficient in time management.

You consistently strive for a patient centred care approach to practice and enjoy working both independently and as part of a strong quality-focussed team.

You will have an awareness and understanding of cultural safety, especially in relation to your dietetic practice.

You will be involved with dietetic student training and be required to participate in service development and project work.

Essential :

• BCapSc or BSc, and Post Grad Dip Diet or MSc Dietetics (or equivalent as recognised by the NZ Dietitians Board).
• NZRD with current annual practicing certificate
• Experience in the relevant area, preferably at least 1-2 years clinical experience for core clinician or 5 years for senior clinician
• An ability to relate and communicate clearly on difficult and complex matters with a range of healthcare professionals, patients, and dietetic colleagues
• Cultural awareness and understanding
• Self-motivated and enthusiasticDesired :
• Professional supervision and coaching / mentoring experience
• Research Experience
• Motivational interviewing experience
• Clinical teaching experienceBenefits :
• Refund of your annual practising certificate cost
• Support towards the cost of your Dietitians New Zealand subscription
• Professional development opportunities
• Support with Immigration / Visa
• Discounted services as part of our work perksWorking 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

To apply please click 'apply now'.

All applications must be submitted through our online careers portal by 13th October 2025.

To view the position description, please click here.

If you have further questions, please contact Amy Lin in the Recruitment Centre on

At Counties Manukau Health people and their lives matter to us.

We are a values based and inclusive organisation that is committed to delivering the best health outcomes for our community.

To help us achieve this we need a workforce that reflects the population we serve.

We strongly encourage applications from all backgrounds who share our values and have a passion to work in our community and would greatly value seeing applicants from our Maaori and Pacific communities.

We are also committed to our Disability Strategy, which focuses on people with disabilities; they are our patients, whaanau, community and our staff - all carefully considered in our action plan.

Together we will improve the accessibility needs for everyone who has a disability.

Our values are Valuing Everyone- Whakawhanaungatanga , Kind Manaakitanga, Together Kotahitanga, Excellent- Rangatiratanga.

If these are your values too, then join us today.