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Healthcare
Rehabilitation Assistant - Assessment, Treatment and Rehabilitation/ Health of Older Person
Healthcare
#757898
Remote / WFH
North Island - Auckland South & East Auckland
Job Description
Permanent role, part time
Remuneration: As per the PSA Allied Health MECA guidelines
Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is grounded in the principles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi and remains committed to delivering equitable, accessible, and culturally responsive healthcare services for all New Zealanders.
Do you enjoy helping people reach their health goals? We currently have a permanent 0.5 FTE & 0.6FTE vacancy for a Rehab Assistant to join our rehabilitation teams based at Middlemore Hospital. You will be working alongside the Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists, Dietitians and Speech Language Therapists to help our patients meet their rehabilitation goals.
The 0.5fte role is on our Health of Older People rehabilitation ward. You will be working with adults and older people recovering following orthopaedic surgeries, illness or accidents. The 0.6fte role is on our Specialised Adult Rehabilitation ward. You will be working with adults following stroke, amputation and other neurological conditions. You will work as part of a close team, providing therapy to patients in group and individual settings. To be successful in this role you would need to have experience working with people with disability, have excellent communication skills and have previous experience in a healthcare setting.
So, if you enjoy working with people, are a good team player and love a new challenge - then we would like to hear from you.
Essential: Experience working with people with a disability Good verbal and written communication skills Full, clean driver's licenceDesired: Health Care Assistant (NZQA Level 3) certificate Previous experience in a therapy assistant role Experience of working in a rehabilitation setting Proficiency in standard Microsoft applications
Working at Health New Zealand
Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is dedicated to ensuring excellent healthcare for the people of New Zealand. We embrace a workforce that is diverse and inclusive so that we are better positioned to understand and service our community. We welcome applications from our diverse Māori, Pacific, disabled, and rainbow communities.
How to apply
To apply please click 'apply now'. All applications must be submitted through our online careers portal by 28th July 2026. To review the job description, please click here.
For more information on this role, please contact Amy on amy.lin@TeWhatuOra.govt.nz.
We will review applications as received and may proceed with the recruitment process, before the closing date of this advert.
At Counties Manukau Health people and their lives matter to us. We are a values based and inclusive organisation that is committed to delivering the best health outcomes for our community. To help us achieve this we need a workforce that reflects the population we serve. We strongly encourage applications from all backgrounds who share our values and have a passion to work in our community and would greatly value seeing applicants from our Maaori and Pacific communities. We are also committed to our Disability Strategy, which focuses on people with disabilities; they are our patients, whaanau, community and our staff - all carefully considered in our action plan. Together we will improve the accessibility needs for everyone who has a disability. Our values are Valuing Everyone- Whakawhanaungatanga , Kind Manaakitanga, Together Kotahitanga, Excellent- Rangatiratanga. If these are your values too, then join us today.
Remuneration: As per the PSA Allied Health MECA guidelines
Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is grounded in the principles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi and remains committed to delivering equitable, accessible, and culturally responsive healthcare services for all New Zealanders.
Do you enjoy helping people reach their health goals? We currently have a permanent 0.5 FTE & 0.6FTE vacancy for a Rehab Assistant to join our rehabilitation teams based at Middlemore Hospital. You will be working alongside the Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists, Dietitians and Speech Language Therapists to help our patients meet their rehabilitation goals.
The 0.5fte role is on our Health of Older People rehabilitation ward. You will be working with adults and older people recovering following orthopaedic surgeries, illness or accidents. The 0.6fte role is on our Specialised Adult Rehabilitation ward. You will be working with adults following stroke, amputation and other neurological conditions. You will work as part of a close team, providing therapy to patients in group and individual settings. To be successful in this role you would need to have experience working with people with disability, have excellent communication skills and have previous experience in a healthcare setting.
So, if you enjoy working with people, are a good team player and love a new challenge - then we would like to hear from you.
Essential: Experience working with people with a disability Good verbal and written communication skills Full, clean driver's licenceDesired: Health Care Assistant (NZQA Level 3) certificate Previous experience in a therapy assistant role Experience of working in a rehabilitation setting Proficiency in standard Microsoft applications
Working at Health New Zealand
Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is dedicated to ensuring excellent healthcare for the people of New Zealand. We embrace a workforce that is diverse and inclusive so that we are better positioned to understand and service our community. We welcome applications from our diverse Māori, Pacific, disabled, and rainbow communities.
How to apply
To apply please click 'apply now'. All applications must be submitted through our online careers portal by 28th July 2026. To review the job description, please click here.
For more information on this role, please contact Amy on amy.lin@TeWhatuOra.govt.nz.
We will review applications as received and may proceed with the recruitment process, before the closing date of this advert.
At Counties Manukau Health people and their lives matter to us. We are a values based and inclusive organisation that is committed to delivering the best health outcomes for our community. To help us achieve this we need a workforce that reflects the population we serve. We strongly encourage applications from all backgrounds who share our values and have a passion to work in our community and would greatly value seeing applicants from our Maaori and Pacific communities. We are also committed to our Disability Strategy, which focuses on people with disabilities; they are our patients, whaanau, community and our staff - all carefully considered in our action plan. Together we will improve the accessibility needs for everyone who has a disability. Our values are Valuing Everyone- Whakawhanaungatanga , Kind Manaakitanga, Together Kotahitanga, Excellent- Rangatiratanga. If these are your values too, then join us today.
