Community Health Worker, Screening Support Services for Breast & Cervical ScreeningAuckland, NZ
New Zealand Government
Full Time, Fixed term until June 2025. Remuneration as per PSA Allied Health MECA guideline.
Keen to make a difference in our community?
Our Organisation
Middlemore is one of the larger hospitals operated by Te Whatu Ora - Health New Zealand. We offer secondary-level (hospital and specialist) care and a selected range of community and domiciliary services for the population of Counties Manukau - the area that stretches from Otahuhu to Port Waikato.
The Opportunity
The role entails following up priority women who have either never been screened or are overdue for either breast or cervical screening, and to reach out to priority groups in the workplace, sports groups, and churches.
In this role, you would need to engage with the women by telephone and in the community, to educate them on the importance of having regular screening, supporting their enrolment into the screening programmes, and providing support and transport if required to screening, assessment, colposcopy, and their first treatment appointments.
As you are required to transport women to their appointments, it is imperative to have a full, clean driver's licence. To increase the service's ability to contact working women, some evening and weekend work may be required.
The preferred candidate will be someone that is a confident communicator, a self-starter, patient, discreet, and tactful when dealing with women. Intermediate computer skills are vital. You will be supported by a wider team and supervisor. There are many learning opportunities within Counties Manukau District that can assist you in reaching your goals.
This position is Monday to Friday with some weekend work expected, possibly once per month. Working hours are 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM, 40 hours per week.
Important Skills
- Relevant Health or Community Health Worker Qualification
- 2-3 years experience working in a community or primary care setting
- Knowledge and understanding of tikanga Maori
- Experience working in Maori and Pacific communities
- Able to converse in Te Reo or a Pasifika language
- NZ full clean driver's licence
How to apply
Please apply online at www.countieshealthjobs.com. For more information please contact Amy Lin in the Recruitment Centre on 09 2760044 ext 58680 or via email on ******.
Job Number: CMH202413638
Applications Close: 16 October 2024
At Counties Manukau Health, people and their lives matter to us. We are a values-based and inclusive organisation committed to delivering the best health outcomes for our community. We strongly encourage applications from all backgrounds who share our values and have a passion to work in our community, especially from our Maori and Pacific communities.
We are also committed to our Disability Strategy, which focuses on people with disabilities; they are our patients, whanau, community, and our staff - all carefully considered in our action plan. Together we will improve the accessibility needs for everyone who has a disability.
If these are your values too, then join us today.
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