• Permanent Part time role (0.5FTE/week)
• Join our friendly supportive team who are driven by providing a high-quality clinical service across New Zealand

Te whiwhinga mahi | The Opportunity
An exciting opportunity for a Dietetic Critical Care Educator has been made available. This role will be responsible for developing and overseeing education and coaching within adult Dietetic critical care services across the Northern Region and provide “on the job training”, support and coaching for the Dietetic, Allied Health and wider Critical Care workforce. It is expected that this role will work in close collaboration with the other Allied Health Critical Care Educators and the Principal Allied Health Critical Care Educator across the region.
This Dietetic Educator role will be based at Te Toka Tumai at Auckland City Hospital and provide support across all adult critical care units in the Northern Region. This role will be supported by the Clinical Lead. In this role you will:

• Provide clinical support to members of the dietetic, wider Allied Health and Critical Care teams
• Provides clinical education, coaching and mentoring to the dietitians working within the critical care service
• Role models high standard of clinical professional practice when working alongside staff or students
• Promotes an environment which optimises patient safety, independence, quality of life and health. Includes attention to cultural safety, health and safety, infection control and risk management.
• Assist staff, particularly new graduates, new employees or return to practice to be competent and confident in their role, to do so via observation, formal audit, and supportive verbal and written feedback and facilitate conversations in a constructive way
• Assist those in clinical education/supervision roles to manage students / workload
• Role model advanced skill in areas of expertise as well as professional practice in all aspects of the role.

The Principle Educator role within the regional group of Allied Health Critical Care Educators will lead the coordination and collaboration across the interdisciplinary team, critical care units and region.
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Nga Pūkenga Motuhake | Important Skills
As the ideal person for this role, you will have the following skills and attributes:

• New Zealand Registered Dietitian with a current Annual Practicing Certificate, that is endorsed with Dietitian Prescriber
• At least five years of post-graduate clinical experience working within within a critical care service
• Clinical education experience
• Drive, energy and initiative with excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Effective time management, flexibility, prioritisation and organisation skills

For more information about this role please contact Eirean Gamble - Clinical Lead, eireang@adhb.govt.nz, 021 560639 OR Linda Harvey-Fitzgerald - Allied Health Director – Clinical Support at lharvey@adhb.govt.nz 021 912 463
Ko wai mātou | Our Organisation
We are Te Whatu Ora Te Toka Tumai Auckland. We provide health and disability services to more than half a million people living in central Auckland, regional services for Northland and greater Auckland, and specialist national services for the whole of New Zealand. Our main sites are Auckland City Hospital, Greenlane Clinical Centre and Starship Children’s Hospital, located in central Auckland.
We are part of Te Whatu Ora – Health New Zealand, the overarching organisation for New Zealand’s national health service. Te Whatu Ora leads the day-to-day running of the health system, with functions delivered at local, district, regional and national levels.
We are committed to upholding Te Tiriti o Waitangi and providing culturally safe care. We value role modelling manaakitanga as demonstrated by Ngāti Whātua in the gifting of their whenua on which our hospitals stand. We aspire to having a workforce reflective of the communities we serve and achieving equitable outcomes for all.
He aha ngā painga o tēnei mahi mōu | Why you will enjoy working here
Auckland District Health Board (Auckland DHB) is one of the leading healthcare providers in New Zealand offering a wide range of tertiary and quaternary clinical services to a large and diverse population. We have state of the art facilities and provide our services from three hospitals – Auckland City Hospital, Starship Children’s Health and Greenlane Clinical Centre.

• Meaningful support and orientation to your practice contexts with robust opportunities for critical reflection on practice, including peer review and professional supervision
• On the job training with continuous improvement and development opportunities including a well-established in-service training programme
• A great team environment and supportive work culture

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The remuneration for this position is covered by a collective agreement (PSA Allied, Public Health and Technical MECA)
Salary Range: Step DB 2 $116,500 to DC3 $124,000 (Depending on experience)
Me pēhea te tuku tono | How to apply
Advertising closes: Wednesday 11 September 2024 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 Vaidehis@adhb.govt.nz quoting ref #ADHB21828 to discuss how we can best support your application.
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