Bariatric Dietitian, Discover Weight Loss, Auckland, New Zealand

Nov 2019 - Present

Working directly for Jon Morrow, a private bariatric surgeon specialising in gastric sleeve, gastric bypass and roux en Y gastric bypass surgery, helping patients prepare for surgery and their life atferwards.

Clinical Dietitian, North Shore Hospital, Auckland, New Zealand

Jun 2017 - Nov 2019

Specialising in patients preparing for, and recovering from, bariatric surgery. Presented at the Dietitians New Zealand Annual conference on the nutritional management of bariatric patients

Clinical Dietitian, Wansbeck General Hospital, UK

Jul 2016 - Apr 2017

A locum position covering: community home visits, care home visits, general outpatient clinics, surgical, elderly, general medicine and rehabilitation wards.

Adult Weight Management Dietitian, St Cadoc’s Hospital, Wales, UK

Dec 2015 - Jul 2016

Helping patients manage their obesity and associated co-morbidities, through dietary and lifestyle changes in both individual outpatient and group education settings.

Bariatric Dietitian, Weight Loss Surgery, Hamilton, New Zealand

Jan 2014 - Apr 2015

Guiding patients through their pre and post operative nutritional requirements, and encouraging the adoption of lifelong healthy diet and lifestyle habits.

University of Otago - Masters of Dietetics

2012 - 2013

Thesis topic: The prevalence of malnutrition in independently living elderly in the Otago region.

University of Otago - Bachelor of Science in Human Nutrition

2009 - 2011

New Zealand Registered Dietitian

2014 - Present