Health Care Assistant Casual Pool Nelson

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora; Nelson; On-site; NZD 36,000 - 44,000; Part time

Job summary

Health Care Assistant casual pool position based in Nelson is offered by Te Whatu Ora. You will work across wards/units, supporting nursing staff to deliver patient care and services.

The role requires a capable, reliable Health Care Assistant with good communication and a flexible, methodical approach to daily clinical changes, and ideally NZQA Level 3 Health and Wellbeing – Health Assistance Strand or willingness to study toward.

Qualifications

• Experience within the health sector is required.
• NZQA Level 3 certificate or equivalent, or willingness to study toward.

Responsibilities

• Work alongside nursing teams to help provide services to the patients.
• Assist nursing staff in care delivery, one-to-one patient observations and other tasks as directed.

Skills

Communication skills

Mature outlook

Flexibility

Initiative

Education

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

Job description

Health Care Assistant Casual Pool Nelson

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

Health NewZealand | Te Whatu Ora is firmly grounded in the principles of Te Tiriti oWaitangi and is committed to building a health system that serves all NewZealanders.

About theRole

• Work alongside nursing teams to helpprovide services to the patients
• This role offers plenty of varietyacross all wards/units

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

About theTeam/Service/ Location

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

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

About you

You will have a mature outlook, theability to get on with a wide variety of people as well as excellentcommunication skills. You will also have the ability to work in a flexible andmethodical manner, demonstrate honesty and reliability, and use appropriateinitiative.

Experience within the health sector isrequired, and you will ideally hold a NZQA Level 3: New Zealand Certificate inHealth and Wellbeing - Health Assistance Strand, or equivalent, or be willingto study toward.

Working atHealth New Zealand

Health NewZealand | Te Whatu Ora is dedicated to ensuring excellent healthcare for thepeople of New Zealand. We embrace a workforce that is diverse and inclusive sothat we are better positioned to understand and service our community. Wewelcome applications from our diverse Māori, Pacific, disabled, and rainbowcommunities.

We willreview applications as received and may proceed with the recruitment process,before the closing date of this advert.

Job details

Job Reference:

Job Reference: R2N26-240

Location:

South Island - Nelson / Marlborough - Nelson

Job type:

Job type: Casual

Expertise:

Clinical - Health Care Assistant - Hospital/Community - Health Care Assistant - Hospital / Community