Job Description
Mō tēnei tūranga mahi | About this role
Location: Hutt Hospital
Contract: Permanent, Part-Time (0.3FTE / 12 hours per week)
Salary: Designated Scale A - Allied, Public Health, Scientific & Technical SECA ($111,240 - 117,420) or Equivalent Nursing Scale
Please note that this role is only available for current Health New Zealand / Te Whatu Ora staff. Any non-Te Whatu Ora applications will be declined.
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
Advancing Wellness at Home Initiative (AWHI) are looking for a Team Coordinator to support the Team Leader to continue to expand and develop the service. The role will involve overseeing and supporting the prioritisation of clinical workloads on a daily basis as well as a variety of non-clinical tasks such as supporting with rosters, performance reviews, recruitment and service development. There will also be an expectation to support with clinical workload when needed. Ideally, this role would be combined with a clinical role within the team. This clinical aspect of this role is based in the community with an in-reach component, working in the hospital to identify patients who will benefit from the service.
About the Team/Service/Location
The Coordinator Role is based at Hutt Hospital and supports across all AWHI Streams. AWHI aim to facilitate quicker discharges from hospital and to provide Nursing and Allied Health input/rehabilitation services to patients in their own home. The team work predominately with older adults who have been admitted to hospital with a medical condition, following a stroke, or as a result of an injury to help them achieve their rehabilitation goals. You be supporting to lead a friendly, fun and enthusiastic team from a mix of professional groups including Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists, Speech Language Therapists, Social Workers, Nurses and Assistants. We offer on-going professional development opportunities including profession specific training and inter-professional practice support. You will also have access to professional support through the relevant professional leaders as well as clinical supervision. Cultural professional supervision is available from Māori and Pacific Health teams.
About you
We are looking for an Allied Health Clinician or Registered Nurse who has current registration/APC and has recent clinical experience working with people older adults, people who have experience strokes or in rehabilitation/community settings.
The ideal candidate will have:
- a minimum of 5 years - experience
- a current NZ driver - s license.
- excellent communication skills and enjoy supporting the development of others.
- previous leadership or service improvement activity experience would be an advantage as would an understanding of ACC.
If you thrive on working in a team setting and are ready to expand your leadership skills then we - d love to hear from you. We strongly encourage applicants from all backgrounds with the right skills and experience who share our values to apply and would greatly value seeing more applicants from our Māori and Pacific Peoples communities.
Working at 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.
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. We embrace diversity and welcome application from all people, including all gender identities, ages, ethnicities, sexual orientations, and disability. A workforce that is diverse and inclusive means that we are better positioned to understand and service our community. We are pro-equity health organisation, with a particular focus on Māori, Pacific Peoples, and the Disability Community.
How to Apply
To apply please click - apply now. - All applications must be submitted through our online careers - portal by 19 March. If you have any questions about the role, please contact Philip Adamson at Philip.Adamson@tewhatuora.govt.nz
We will review applications as received and may proceed with the recruitment process, before the closing date of this advertisement.