Casual Needs Assessor

Clutha Health First; Auckland; Hybrid; NZD 52,000 - 73,000; Part time

Job summary

Clutha Health First in Balclutha (rural New Zealand) is seeking a casual Allied Health professional or nurse to provide needs assessments for older people with disability support needs. You will assess and plan supports for inpatient and community settings, using InterRAI and maintaining a current practising certificate.

This role requires adaptability, strong interviewing and problem-solving skills, and the ability to collaborate with clients, whanau and health professionals while holding a NZ

Qualifications

• Registered Allied Health professional or registered nurse with current practising certificate.
• Fully qualified Needs Assessor with InterRAI knowledge.
• Strong interviewing, assessment and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to plan workload and meet deadlines with minimal supervision.
• NZ driver’s licence required and ability to work in community and inpatient settings.

Responsibilities

• Provide needs assessments for older people with disability support needs.
• Work across inpatient and community settings to achieve best outcomes.
• Collaborate with clients, whanau and other health professionals.
• Adapt to changing service needs and maintain high professional standards.

Skills

InterRAI knowledge

Needs Assessor

Registered Nurse

Driver's Licence

Education

Registered Nurse (RN)

Tools

InterRAI

Job description

This a casual position to cover for staff leave within a rural Allied Health team.

We are looking for applicants with a range of generalist and specialist skills, and a genuine passion for working alongside clients in the inpatient and community settings, to provide needs assessment for older people with disability support needs.

This casual position, covering staff leave, will require you to be adaptable to change, resourceful and flexible to meet service needs.

You must be a registered Allied Health professional or registered nurse, with a current practising certificate. You must also be a fully qualified Needs Assessor and fully conversant with InterRAI.

Additionally, you will bring the following:

• A working knowledge of how health and disability issues impact on an older person’s ability to remain independent
• Demonstrate commitment, respect and an attitude of valuing older people.
• Ability to work with older people and their whanau in a community and or health setting to achieve the best outcomes for them
• Excellent interviewing, assessment and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to communicate with other health professionals, clients and family members/whanau
• Understanding and knowledge of current support services and systems.
• Ability to plan own workload so that priority tasks are carried out on time with a minimum of supervision
• Able to maintain a current New Zealand driver’s licence.

If this sounds like you, we welcome your application.

Also, take the time to watch our video and hear what our team have to say about working here.

CHF pays the equivalent of Health New Zealand rates and the salary for this role falls between Step 1($37.88 per hour) and Step 7 ($52.87 per hour) of the Need Assessor’s scale.

If you would like more information or to have an informal chat, we welcome you to contact.

Lesley Watt, Occupational Therapy Team Leader

Email: [e-mail] or phone [phone]

Location: 9-11 Charlotte Street Balclutha 9230