Casual Health Care Assistant Nelson

Nelson Marlborough Health; Nelson; On-site; NZD 30,000 - 39,000; Full time

Job summary

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora invites applications for a Casual Health Care Assistant in Nelson. The role supports nursing teams, providing patient care and assistance across multiple wards, with a flexible, everyday environment in a dynamic hospital setting.

You will bring a mature outlook, strong communication, and reliability, with experience in health care and a willingness to study toward NZQA Level 3 Health and Wellbeing if needed.

Qualifications

• Experience within the health sector is required.
• NZQA Level 3: NZ Certificate in Health and Wellbeing - Health Assistance Strand or willingness to study toward.
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to work with diverse people.

Responsibilities

• Work alongside nursing teams to help provide services to the patients.
• This casual pool role offers variety across all wards/units.
• Assist nursing staff in care delivery and one-to-one patient therapeutic observations as directed.

Skills

Communication skills

Education

NZQA Level 3: NZ Certificate in Health and Wellbeing - Health Assistance Strand

Job description

• Casual Health Care Assistant
• Casual Pool Nelson Hospital
• Variety across all wards/units
• Working alongside the nursing teams to help provide services to our patients

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is firmly grounded in the principles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi and is committed to building a health system that serves all New Zealanders.

About the Role

• Work alongside nursing teams to help provide services to the patients
• This role offers plenty of variety across all wards/units

Are you an experienced Health Care Assistant with a can do attitude and the flexibility to adapt to a changing and dynamic clinical environment on a daily basis? If so, this Casual Pool role could be the ideal position for you.

This casual pool role requires you to utilise your knowledge and experience in general surgical/medical/acute care nursing to provide quality care and support.

As a Health Care Assistant, you will be part of our dedicated nursing environment with full support. Your role is to work within the team to assist nursing staff in care delivery, one-to-one patient therapeutic observations and other tasks as directed.

About you

You will have a mature outlook, the ability to get on with a wide variety of people as well as excellent communication skills. You will also have the ability to work in a flexible and methodical manner, demonstrate honesty and reliability, and use appropriate initiative.

Experience within the health sector is required, and you will ideally hold a NZQA Level 3: New Zealand Certificate in Health and Wellbeing - Health Assistance Strand, or equivalent, or be willing to study toward.

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.