Nelson Bays Primary Health (NBPH) is the Primary Health Organisation (PHO) for the Nelson Tasman region. PHO's lead and co-ordinate primary health care within the local community. NBPH also manages an integrated health facility, Golden Bay Community Health, who deliver a wide range of health services to the local rural community in Takaka.Our vision is “Healthy people… healthy workforce…. healthy community” – Kia piki te ora o ngā tāngata katoa.An exciting opportunity has become available in our Richmond based office for the following role:Mātanga Kai - DietitianPermanent position (36 hrs per week, 0.9FTE)Do you want to be part of a busy, established Primary Care Dietitian team? Are you a new graduate or are you looking to move into an exciting role within our Dietitian service? The role focuses on lifestyle-related long-term conditions, and you will provide a clinical dietetic service including individual/whānau consultations delivered in the General Practice setting, support our self-management programmes (such as Type 2 Diabetes education, cardiac rehab) and provide workforce development to the primary care workforce.The successful applicant will:
Be a New Zealand registered practising Dietitian; new graduates considered.
Have endorsement as a Prescribing Dietitian
Have strong professional and interpersonal skills for working in a range of different teams and environments
Be committed to implementing the principles of Te Tiriti O Waitangi within their work
If you are passionate about helping people to improve their nutrition and health, then we look forward to hearing from you. Role hours and remuneration for this opportunity will be aligned with skills and experience offered by the successful candidate.Vacancy open until filledFor the job description and application form for this role, please follow the links belowFor more information, contactPlease note the successful candidate must:
be eligible to work in NZ (NZ residency or valid NZ work permit)
receive a satisfactory police check
be satisfactorily COVID-19 vaccinated in line with NBPH Policy