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Health Care Assistant - Health of older person service

Porirua, Wellington
Healthcare
#797304
Remote / WFH
North Island - Wellington Porirua

Job Description

Location: Kenepuru Community Hospital

Contract: Permanent, Part Time 0.6 - 0.8 FTE, Rostered and Rotating

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

We have an opportunity for a permanent Health care assistant to join our team. Working in Kenepuru you will have an opportunity to work on the health of the older person wards 4 and 5. You will be responsible for caring for a wide range of patients requiring specialist rehabilitation services. The Health Care Assistant (HCA) is part of the unregulated health workforce and therefore must always work under direction and/or delegation of a Registered Nurse (RN) or Enrolled Nurse (EN). The HCA role is task-specific and has defined boundaries.

The HCA is part of a collaborative health care team; they assist the RN to meet the patient/client needs when it is appropriate for the RN / EN to delegate aspects of care to a trained unregulated healthcare role. The HCA contributes to the successful operation of the nursing team.

About the Team/Service/Location

Ward 4 and 5 is part of the Older Adult, Rehabilitation and Allied Health Service (ORA) operates from Kenepuru Hospital (Porirua). It provides inpatient goal directed inter disciplinary assessment and treatment of the older person and rehabilitation services.

About you

Be an active member of the nursing team
Under the direction and delegation of the RN
Passionate about Gerontology and vulnerable patient groups
Strong communication skills
Resilient
Health care assistants' level 3 NZQA National Certificate health and wellbeing or equivalent
Due to the environment that you'll be working in, you will need to display the following:

Kindness, empathy and compassion.
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, ****** 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.

If you have any questions about the role, please contact Deb.Brodie@tewhatuora.govt.nz

We will review applications as received and may proceed with the recruitment process, before the closing date of this advertisement.
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