Therapy Assistant

Te Whatu Ora - Health New Zealand; Auckland; Presencial; NZD 52.000 - 62.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is seeking an Allied Health Assistant to join a START team delivering home-based rehabilitation, helping people regain function after injury. You will work under Physiotherapists and Occupational Therapists, supporting prescribed therapy, promoting independence in daily living, and demonstrating adaptive equipment to maximise safety in patients' homes.

Experience with older adults and strong communication with patients and colleagues are valued; shift patterns

Formación

• Excellent communication skills, particularly with older people and team members.
• Ability to work well in a team.
• Self-motivation, enthusiasm and initiative.

Responsabilidades

• Assist patients with prescribed therapy programmes and promote independence in daily living and personal cares.
• Assist clinicians in therapy sessions.
• Demonstrate how to use adaptive equipment to maximise independence and safety.
• Provide support to patients in restoring function and independence in home settings.

Conocimientos

Communication

Teamwork

Older adults

Adaptability

Descripción del empleo

• Allied Health Assistants or Health Care Assistants
• Specialty Medicine & Health of Older People

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

Are you an enthusiastic and caring person and want to make a real difference? Could you be part of a dynamic multi-disciplinary team that provides physiotherapy, occupational therapy and personal cares to people in their own homes?

We are seeking applications from allied health assistants to join a proposed Supportive Transition and Restoration Team (START) working with patients in their own homes to support a return to function and independence post injury.

The hours will be 1.0 FTE (40 hours/ week). This may involve some shift work, and potentially some weekend work

Key tasks of this role:

• You will work under the supervision of Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists and Registered Nurses:
• Assisting patients with prescribed therapy programmes, and promoting independence in activities of daily living and personal cares
• Assisting clinicians in therapy sessions
• Demonstrating how to use adaptive equipment to maximise independence and safety

Here you will be upskilled in the restorative and rehabilitation techniques, as well as aspects of personal care that will be required when you see people in their homes.

About you

You will ideally have recent experience working with older adults and be familiar with working in a hospital or community healthcare setting. Also, you will demonstrate excellent communication skills, particularly with older people & team members.

Other personal traits include:

• An adaptable and mature approach
• Commitment to on-going learning
• Good organisational and self-management skills
• Self-motivation, enthusiasm and initiative
• Ability to work well in a team

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.

If you have any questions about the role, please contact Sue Huskinson Suzanne. [e-mail]

Job details

Job Reference:

Job Reference: WDHB20890

Location:

North Island - Auckland - North Shore/West Auckland

Job type:

Expertise:

Clinical - Allied Health - Therapy Assistant