Allied Health Assistant (AWHI)

  • Lower Hutt
  • Part time
  • Healthcare
  • Posted 9 days ago

Job Description

Mō tēnei tūranga mahi | About this role

Nau mai, haere mai ki Te Whatu Ora - Capital, Coast & Hutt Valley District

Location: Hutt Valley

Service:   Advancing Wellness at Home Initiative (AWHI) - Early support Discharge 

Contract:  Permanent Full & Part Time positions available. Please state on your cover letter what hours you are seeking.

Salary:  $72,074 to $87 816 (pro rata if part time)

Are you a compassionate and caring individual looking for flexible working hours where you can make a difference in the community?

Kōrero mō te tūranga - About the role

In the Allied Health Assistant role, you will be undertaking a wide range of activities at the request of our Allied Health and Nursing staff. Day to day, you - ll be installing and teaching people how to use equipment and coaching people in activities designed to help recover strength, cognition and function. An important part of the role will be reporting back to the team regarding progress, as well as noticing if our clients/whānau are struggling and require more support.

Mō tō mātou rōpū - About our team

We know people recover more quickly at home so the main focus of AWHI is to work with people in their own home to help them regain or maintain their independence after a hospital admission. These people may have been medically unwell, sustained a significant injury or had a stroke. Our team consists of Nurses, Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists, Social Workers, Speech Language Therapists and other Allied Health Assistants, you would have the opportunity to work with all of these team members. The team is District wide including Hutt Valley and the Capital Coast area. The primary location of this role is the Hutt Valley but staff may be requested to work from Capital Coast sites if required.

Moū - About you

The Assistants are key members of the team. Our clients need someone kind, efficient, good at communicating and who is able to motivate people from a range of cultures. You - ll need to be able to effectively interpret and deliver on the work requested by our health professionals and be committed to on-going learning, either holding or being prepared to enrol for the New Zealand Certificate in Health and Wellbeing (Level 3) Health Assistance Strand. Experience working for the public health system would be preferred, as would familiarity with equipment management including credentialing with Enable NZ in Service Accreditation as this will support our health professionals to optimise their delegation. We are committed to improving better health outcomes for Māori and Pacific whānau. As we continue to develop the way we work with Maori and Pacific whanau, we would value more applicants, with the right skills, from these communities. The team is continuing to evolve and our roles are too. This position is likely to become rostered and rotating shifts within a 7 day service. 

E pā ana ki a tatou - About us

Here at Capital, Coast & Hutt Valley District we embrace diversity and welcome applications from all people, including all gender identities, ages, ethnicities, sexual orientations, disability and religions. A workforce that is diverse and inclusive means that we are better positioned to understand and serve our community.

Capital, Coast & Hutt Valley District are pro-equity health organisation, with a particular focus on Māori, Pacific Peoples, and the Disability Community.

To find out more about us click on the following links:

Capital and Coast

Hutt Valley

Mental Health, Addiction and Intellectual Disability Service

Me pēhea te tuku tono - How to apply

Click the apply now button to send your application directly to us. For further information on this role please email recruitment@ccdhb.org.nz and indicate the job title and vacancy number in the subject line.

Please note, we will be reviewing applications when received and may proceed with the recruitment process, before the closing date of this advert.

Ma tini, ma mano, ka rapa te whai

By joining together we will succeed