Health Care Assistants - Start Cambridge

New Zealand Government; Waikato; On-site; NZD 30,000 - 39,000; Part time

Job summary

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is seeking a Health Care Assistant to join the Cambridge START team. This part-time role involves rostered shifts (0700–2030, Monday to Sunday) within patients' homes as part of an Older Persons and Rehabilitation initiative designed to avoid hospital admissions and support earlier discharge.

The role requires experience in community settings, strong interpersonal skills, a NZ driver licence, and commitment to ongoing education.

Qualifications

• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• Be a team player and able to work in an interdisciplinary team.
• Commit to ongoing education and development.
• Hold a clean full New Zealand driver licence and be eligible to work in New Zealand.
• Competency with te ao Māori, tikanga, and te reo Māori or commitment to learning.

Responsibilities

• Assist with routine activities of daily living in patients' homes.
• Coach rehabilitation activities within the START programme.
• Work within an interdisciplinary team to meet patient goals.
• Provide care delegated by a registered nurse or allied health professional.

Skills

Communication skills

Team player

Interdisciplinary collaboration

NZ driver licence

Cultural competency (Māori)

Education

Health care assistant qualification

Job description

START Cambridge * Part time, rostered shifts Monday to Sunday, 0700 2030 hours * Fixed-term contract (Until 13th September 2027)

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

Exciting opportunities have arisen for a suitably qualified health care assistant to be part of the Cambridge START team which forms part of the wider START service. Click here to view the position description.

About the Service

START (Supported Transfer and Accelerated Rehabilitation Team) is an Older Persons and Rehabilitation led programme which provides and promotes rehabilitation of patients within their home environment. START aims to reduce the pressure on hospital beds, through avoiding hospital admissions, earlier discharge, preventing readmissions and improving the quality of care for this group of patients.

About you

About you The Health Care Assistant we are looking for will :

• have experience working in the community setting preferably with the older person.
• assist with the routine activities of daily living within the patients own home.
• coach rehabilitation activities.
• work within an interdisciplinary team to meet patient goals.
• provide care delegated by a registered nurse or allied health professional.
• commit to ongoing education and development.
• be a team player.
• excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• hold a clean full New Zealand driver licence.
• be eligible to work in New Zealand.
• Competency with te ao Māori, tikanga, and te reo Māori or a commitment to starting your journey and taking ownership of your learning and growth.

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.