Casual Healthcare Assistant | Kaikoura HealthStart Date – As soon as possible.
Shifts – Morning, afternoon, and nights; Monday to Sunday.
Status – This is a casual role with no guaranteed hours or days.
In this role, you will be covering sick (on-call) and annual leave.
Location - Kaikoura Health (Te Ha o Te Ora)
Salary – Based on the NZNO Nursing and Midwifery collective agreement.
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, whanau-centered care, and excellence.
About the Role Kaikoura Health is looking for Casual Kaiawhina (Health Care Assistants) to join our wonderful rural kapa (team).
These roles are casual and therefore do not have a guarantee of set hours, but are a great opportunity to tautoko (support) and give back to your community.
This role varies from day to day depending on the requirements of Kaikoura Health, but ultimately you will be there to work in collaboration with the nursing teams to ensure that the facility is running smoothly and to its highest potential; in both Long Term Care and the Medical Acute area.
This could mean performing a variety of tasks such as:
Tautoko (support) the nursing team to provide manaaki and awhina to both residents and turoro (patients) with personal cares and their activities of daily living.
This includes;Assistance with mealsMoving and handlingCleaning and tidying the ward, stocking, and supply orderingSkills and Experience You will have the following skills to be successful in this role:
Fantastic organisation skills & the ability to learn quicklyAbility to communicate and build relationships with people from all walks of lifeA kind and caring natureA strong work ethic is an integral part of this role.
The areas can be a challenging and busy work environment, so your ability to multi-task and use your initiative will be key to this role.Working for 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.
The Equity Work Programme at Health NZ focuses on helping everyone in the health system think about equity when they do their work.
It also promotes the cultural change needed for the whole system to reach equity in health outcomes.
Our people are at the heart of everything we do.
Health New Zealand is committed to being good employers and honouring our equal employment opportunity obligations.
Our commitment to equity, diversity, and inclusion We want to see the real you in your application and welcome the real you on board if you come and work with us.
Skills are gained across many areas of our life, not just in formal employment.
If you can demonstrate the skills listed in the ad, but the experience was gained through whanau life, community, or mahi aroha (volunteering), we encourage you to apply and share your story with us in your cover letter.We particularly welcome applications from our diverse Maori, Pacific, disabled, and rainbow communities.How to Apply To view the position description and/or apply for the role, please click "apply now." All applications must be submitted through our online careers portal before 11:59pm on Friday 24th January. If you have any questions about the role, please contact Natalie Gaunt at ******.
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