Therapy Assistant

Health New Zealand - Te Whatu Ora Te Toka Tumai Auckland; Auckland; On-site; NZD 52,000 - 68,000; Full time

Job summary

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is seeking a Therapy Assistant for a permanent, full-time role at Starship Childrens Hospital. You will support Allied health professionals and ward staff in a multidisciplinary rehabilitation approach, providing basic and personal cares while helping with daily administrative tasks.

The successful candidate will have Level 3 NZQA, NZ Certificate in Health & Wellbeing, and experience with disabilities in a healthcare setting, across Starship services in Auckland.

Qualifications

• Must hold Level 3 NZQA qualification.
• Must hold NZ Certificate in Health & Wellbeing.
• Experience as Therapy Assistant/Health Care Assistant.
• Experience working with people with disabilities.
• Understanding of healthcare in New Zealand.
• Experience working in a healthcare setting.

Responsibilities

• Assist Allied health professionals and ward staff in client/whānau centred care.
• Provide basic cares and personal cares.
• Contribute to rehabilitation activities.
• Assist with day-to-day administrative tasks.
• Maintain a safe, pleasant, functional environment.

Skills

Therapy Assistant experience

Disability care experience

Healthcare knowledge NZ

Education

Level 3 NZQA qualification

NZ Certificate in Health & Wellbeing

Job description

Therapy Assistant role within Starship Childrens Hospital. Permanent full-time role with 1FTE/40 hours per week.

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

We have an exciting opportunity for a Therapy Assistant. This is a permanent full-time role, with 1fte 40hour per week. The primary purpose of the role is to assist Allied health professionals and ward staff to support client/ whānau centred cares with a multidisciplinary rehabilitative approach. This will include providing basic cares and personal cares, contributing towards rehabilitation, assisting with day-to-day administrative tasks and maintaining a safe, pleasant, functional environment. For further details, please refer to the position description here

About the Team/Service/Location

Childrens Therapy are a team of skilled professionals who work within an interdisciplinary model of care based around the child or adolescent's stage of rehabilitation, needs and goals. Childrens Therapy Team members work closely with medical staff, nurses and the allied health professions across different Starship and Te Toka Tumai services.

About you

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

• Level 3 NZQA qualification
• NZ Certificate in Health & Well being
• Experience as a Therapy Assistant/ Health Care Assistant
• Experience in working with people with disabilities
• An understanding of healthcare in New Zealand.
• Experience of working in a healthcare setting

For more information about this role please contact Madeline Boyd (Occupational Therapist Clinical Lead) on [e-mail]

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.