Security Orderly

Health New Zealand - Te Whatu Ora Capital, Coast & Hutt Valley; Wellington; On-site; NZD 56,000 - 66,000; Full time

Job summary

Health New Zealand – Te Whatu Ora Capital, Coast & Hutt Valley invites applications for a Security Orderly based at Wellington Regional Hospital or Hutt Hospital. The casual, rostered and rotating role focuses on safe patient transport, equipment movement and site security across the campus.

You'll need good customer care, a valid full driver's license, and the ability to pass police vetting. The role requires fitness and flexibility to work days, nights, weekends and public holidays.

Qualifications

• Good customer care skills and a high standard of personal presentation.
• Full or close to obtaining a full Driver's license.
• Can pass a full Police vetting.
• Empathy and de-escalation skills.
• Able to work individually and as a team.

Responsibilities

• Transfer patients within the hospital in a safe and timely manner.
• Move items of equipment and specimens throughout the hospital.
• Provide site security and maintain a safe environment for staff, patients and visitors.

Skills

Customer care

Driver's license

Police vetting

Empathy

Teamwork

Job description

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Health New Zealand - Te Whatu Ora Capital, Coast & Hutt Valley – Wellington, North Island

Location:

Wellington Regional Hospital or Hutt Hospital

Contract:

Casual(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 security orderly role involves primarily the safe transport of patients throughout the hospital. The role also includes the movement of equipment and items throughout the hospital as well as the security and safety of the patients, staff, visitors and site. It is a varied role that requires good customer care skills, empathy and a strong work ethic.

You will need to be physically fit, as it is a physically demanding role with lots of walking and able to carry out shift work which includes days, nights, weekends and public holidays as required.

Some of your duties will include:

• Transfer patients within the hospital in a safe and timely manner
• Move items of equipment and specimens throughout the hospital
• Provide site security and maintain a safe environment for staff, patients and visitors.

The salary band for this role is $56,000 - $66,000 (pro rata), depending on experience.

About the Team/Service Location

The positions are for Security orderlies who can work across our region which includes predominantly Wellington hospital but may include duties at Kenepuru and Hutt Valley as and when required.

Currently the service has approximately 100 staff with a wide variety of ages, ethnicities and backgrounds making for a team with a rich and celebrated team cultural.

About you

To be successful in this role, you'll bring:

• Good customer care skills and a high standard ofpersonal presentation
• Full or close to obtaining a full Driver's license
• Can pass a full Police vetting.
• Empathy and de-escalation skills
• Able to work individually andas a team

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.