Job Description
Mō tēnei tūranga mahi | About this role
- Rhoda Read Continuing Care - Morrinsville
- Permanent Part-Time
- 8.5 working hours per shift (8.30 am to 5.30 pm)
- 7 shifts / 59.5 hours per fortnight
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 need to have a passion to provide nutritious meals for the rehabilitating patients and be prepared to work in a busy and challenging environment.
About the Team
Rhoda Read is a Continuing Care Facility at Morrinsville in the Waikato Region.
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 hospital and need time to recover prior to discharge home.
Rhoda Read has a rehabilitative focus and cares for palliative patients at the end of their lives.
About you
We are looking for someone who:
- Has exceptional customer service experience preferably in the hospitality sector as you will be working with patients in a healthcare environment
- Can show care and empathy towards our patients
- Has a high standard of personal presentation as you will be the face of our service in the wards
- Is extremely reliable and with a great attendance record
- Has the ability to work unsupervised and within a team
To be successful in this role you must have a current NZ work permit and be able to communicate effectively in both spoken and written English.
Previous work experience related to the position would be an advantage.
Preference will be given to those who have achieved related NZQA unit standards.
Key responsibilities:
Serving patient meals on the tray line
- Washing dishes using a commercial dishwasher
- Delivering meals to patients
- Making beverages for patients
- Rhoda Read cooks meals for the community via ‘Meals on Wheels’
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
To apply for the role please click “apply now.”
All applications must be submitted through our online careers’ portal before 11:59pm on 26 November 2024.
If you have any questions about the role, please contact Kaitlin Basson at Kaitlin.Basson@TeWhatuOra.govt.nz.