Healthcare Assistants Level 4

Location: Christchurch city To work effectively as a Healthcare Assistant under the guidance of a Registered Nurse to provide a high standard of quality care to patients. To work across clinics, wards, emergency departments and operating rooms. This is a wide-ranging role, from supporting patients with comfort and concerns to ensuring the environment is ready to provide the best care to patients. Duties (include but not limited to): Providing patient handling assistance as required; correct use of lifting equipment, assisting with walking frames and other equipment Maintaining patient hygiene, comfort, and care; assistance with patient sponging/showering/bathing, bed making, preparing the room for admission Completing delegated tasks promptly without constant supervision; Ensure Health and Safety compliance: use equipment safely, report incidents, Accidents and near misses promptly, follow required policies and procedures including infection control; Restocking materials Completing cleaning duties as required Role requirements: Level 4 NZ Certificate in Health and Wellbeing (or equivalent) Have exceptional people skills with empathy and compassion for all patients Have a reasonable level of fitness due to the nature of the role, able to perform required duties (including lifting); Have an excellent level of spoken and written English and numeracy; Be reliable and honest with a positive attitude Be willing to undertake police clearance (submitted on your behalf) Be willing to undergo a health screening. In addition, you will be able to choose your own days to be on-call using our interactive booking app. To apply, please visit the below link or click APPLY NOW and create your profile.