Clinical Dietitian - Specialist Mental Health Service

• Closes 29 Sep 2019
• Posted 16 Sep 2019

• Permanent, part-time (20 hours per week)
• New Zealand Registered Dietitian
• Teach, motivate, and support people with mental illness to make healthier food choices

Our Purpose

When you work with the Canterbury District Health Board, you're part of something very special. We plan, fund and deliver health services to the almost 600,000 people that live in the Canterbury region. Our primary goal is to put people at the heart of everything we do.

The Team

Are you interested in helping people with mental illness improve their mental and physical health by teaching, motivating and supporting them to make healthier food choices? We are seeking a reliable and self-motivated New Zealand Registered Dietitian to provide effective, evidence based, dietetic services to our clients and their families across inpatient Mental Health Services.

This is a permanent, part-time role working 20 hours per week within our Specialist Mental Health Services based at Hillmorton Hospital.

The Role

In this role, you will be responsible for the following:

• Assessing and diagnosing nutrition-related conditions in the client/client group
• Formulating and implementing appropriate dietary prescriptions and/treatment plans
• Evaluating treatment outcomes and modifying treatment according to changing needs

Your skills:

• The ability to communicate effectively and work collaboratively with a wide range of patients, family/whanau and multidisciplinary teams
• Excellent organisational skills and the ability to work efficiently and reliably
• It is essential that you are an New Zealand Registered Dietitian
• Dietetic experience across the spectrum from nutrition support to chronic physical health conditions is preferred
• Previous experience working in a Mental Health setting and/or a tertiary qualification in psychology is desirable

Our Culture: What matters to us

Ko ngā tāngata, te mātua mahi
Putting people at the heart of all we do

Health is ultimately all about people. What's important around here is the way we care for and respect others, the responsibility taken for delivering outcomes, and going about our work with integrity.

Belonging Here

Being part of the Canterbury District Health Board, our people enjoy access to, flexible working arrangements and a genuine and ongoing focus on career development.

We hope you'll seriously consider joining us, but if this role isn't a good fit for you, please share this opportunity with people in your personal networks.

Apply online, or to find out more information, please contact Brigit Eder, Dietitian, telephone 03 337 7600, extension 66065, mobile +64 27 431 4935.

Your application will be reviewed and progressed as soon as possible.