Job Description
Mō tēnei tūranga mahi | About this role
- Rhoda Read Continuing Care – Morrinsville.
- Casual position, rostered shifts, as and when required.
Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is firmly grounded in the principles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi and is dedicated to serving all New Zealanders. Through integration and collaboration, we’re building a health system underpinned by partnership, equity, sustainability, whānau-centred care, and excellence.
About the Role
Applicants will need to have a passion to care for sub-acute and the elderly in a kind and empathetic manner and be prepared to work in a busy and challenging environment.
Successful applicants must be available to work rostered and rotating 8-hour shifts 24/7 across all seven days of the week, including Public Holidays.
This casual role includes working under the direction and supervision of the registered nursing team.
About our Service
Rhoda Read has a rehabilitative focus and cares for palliative patients.
As part of the Older Persons and Rehabilitation Service, Rhoda Read cares mostly for post-acute patients who have been inpatients at Waikato or Thames hospitals and need time to recover prior to discharge home.
About you
Required skills & experience you will need to be considered for this role:
- a current NZ work permit.
- previous work experience in a New Zealand health care setting.
- preference will be given to those who have achieved health related NZQA standards.
- competency with te ao Māori, tikanga, and te reo Māori or a commitment to starting your journey and taking ownership of your learning and growth.
Working for Health New Zealand
Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is ‘the weaving of wellness’. We're dedicated to ensuring excellent healthcare for the people of Aotearoa/New Zealand. The Equity Work Programme at Health NZ focuses on helping everyone in the health system think about equity when they do their work. It also promotes the cultural change needed for the whole system to reach equity in health outcomes.
Our people are at the heart of everything we do. Health New Zealand is committed to being a good employer and honouring our equal employment opportunity obligations.
Our commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion
We want to see the real you in your application and welcome the real you on board if you come and work with us. Skills are gained across many areas of our life, not just in formal employment. If you can demonstrate the skills listed in the ad, but the experience was gained through whānau life, community or mahi aroha (volunteering) we encourage you to apply and share your story with us in your cover letter.
We particularly welcome applications from our diverse Māori, Pacific, disabled, and rainbow communities.
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How to Apply
Please click 'Apply online'.
All applications must be submitted online through our Waikato Careers Website
before 11:59pm on 27 January 2025.
If you have any questions about the role, please contact Kaitlin Basson, Recruitment Advisor at Kaitlin.Basson@TeWhatuOra.govt.nz.