Health Care Assistant - Assessment And Planning Unit

New Zealand Government; Wellington; Vor Ort; NZD 30.000 - 39.000; Teilzeit

Zusammenfassung

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is seeking Health Care Assistants for the Assessment & Planning Unit (APU) at Hutt Hospital. You will work under the nursing team to support patients, handle meal delivery, cleaning, and discharge bed preparation.

The role requires computer skills, good communication, and a current New Zealand visa to work. The position is rostered and rotating across AM/PM shifts, with weekends/public holidays as needed.

Qualifikationen

• High standard of communication.
• Some understanding of healthcare system is an advantage.
• Computer skills are required in this role.
• Willingness to work rostered AM/PM shifts, including weekends and public holidays.

Aufgaben

• Assist patients with daily care under nursing supervision.
• Deliver meals and support nutrition service.
• Perform cleaning and housekeeping tasks, tidy and restock supplies.
• Support discharge planning and bed turnover.
• Maintain tidy and safe unit environment and assist with equipment checks.

Kenntnisse

Communication skills

Computer skills

Ausbildung

New Zealand Certificate in health wellbeing, Level 3

Tools

Computer skills

Jobbeschreibung

ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FROM CURRENT HEALTH NEW ZEALAND EMPLOYEES ONLY Location: Hutt Hospital Contract: Permanent, Part Time 0.6 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

The Health care assistants in APU are key in meeting the service’s overall aim. The successful candidate will work under the direction and delegation of the nursing team, to provide assistance to patients, meal delivery, cleaning and making discharge beds. This very busy role also includes some housekeeping tasks of ordering and putting away the stores, ensuring the unit is tidy and equipment tidy and plugged in, computer skills are a must. You will work within a small team of registered nurses, health care assistants and administrative support personal. You will report to the Clinical Nurse Manager. Underlying all interactions and day to day tasks the APU staff illustrate the values of; Always Caring, Can Do, In Partnership and Being Our Best. Upholding these values is key to our high functioning, positive APU team. This position is rostered and rotating (AMs & PMs, weekdays, weekends, public holidays).

About the Team/Service/Location

APU (Assessment & Planning Unit) is a 16 bedded unit aimed at assessing, treating and supportively discharging medical, surgical and gynaecological patients back home within a 24'36-hour timeframe. The unit works hard to enable efficient and effective patient flow through the system. This means taking direct admissions from GP practices and also ED with the aim of providing a thorough assessment and MDT review to enable a safe and timely discharge home.

About you

• High standard of communication
• Have or working towards New Zealand Certificate in health wellbeing, Level 3
• Some understanding of the health care system would be an advantage
• Computer skills are required in this role
• Positive 'Can do' attitude
• Must have a current working visa
• 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.

If you have any questions about the role, please contact [e-mail] We will review applications as received and may proceed with the recruitment process, before the closing date of this advertisement.