Health Care Assistant - Assessment, Treatment & Rehabilitation

Mō tēnei tūranga mahi | About this role

• Southland Hospital
• Salary band - $58,100 - $68,300 p.a. pro-rata, KiwiSaver and carpark
• Career development opportunities
• Permanent position
• 0.8 FTE (32 hours per week)

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

As Health Care Assistant you will be involved in the following:

• Supporting our Nurses and other members of the Healthcare team
• Patient supervision and/or movement
• Stock reconciliation
• Ward maintenance
• Patient cares, as required

Becoming a Healthcare assistant in the health sector is a great opportunity to:

• Use your caring and empathetic nature in your work
• Receive on the job training and support
• Gain a NZQA Level 2 or Level 3 certificate (Health and Wellbeing for Hospitals and Health Sector)
• Fees are fully funded

See position description.

About the team, service and location

Health New Zealand Te Whatu Ora - Southern has the largest geographical coverage of all the New Zealand regions, providing services to 350,000 people in diverse communities. We take pride in all the services we provide, and our aim is to improve, promote and protect the health of our region. We believe that our dedicated and passionate staff are a significant driving force behind the achievement of these standards, and we need more like-minded people to help us continue providing for our community.

About you

We are seeking applications from those with previous health care experience, and from those who are dynamic, friendly and can demonstrate a high level of initiative. You will be committed to high standards of practice, be well organised and have excellent communication skills.

It is important that candidates are motivated, flexible, have a level of maturity about them and of course plenty of enthusiasm. Our induction includes a two-day training programme to ensure you are fully equipped to under the role as a valuable part of the team.

Our ideal candidate will have the following:

• Experience working with people in a caring capacity
• The right to work in New Zealand to apply for this position
• 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
• Experience in projects/initiatives which give effect to Te Tiriti principals and frameworks, and the application of Mātauranga Māori and Kaupapa Māori approaches, particularly as they apply in healthcare settings

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 are committed to being good employers 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.

Salary range

This role belongs to the expired Te Whatu Ora/NZNO Collective Agreement and falls between Step 1 ($60,100 p.a. pro-rata) and Step 5 ($70,358 p.a. pro-rata) of the Health Care Assistants salary scale.

How to apply

To view the position description and/or apply for the role please click 'apply now.'All applications must be submitted through our online careers portal before 11:59pm on Thursday, 12 December 2024. If you have any questions about the role, please contactMikayla Hamilton at mikayla.hamilton@southerndhb.govt.nz

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

Pre-employment checks

In the interests of protecting our people and our patients, all appointments will be subject to the following:

• Occupational health assessment
• Police vetting/Ministry of Justice safety checks
• Serious misconduct checks (previous Public Service departments and statutory Crown entities only)

To apply

We only accept online applications. Please apply via our website: https://careers.southernhealth.nz/