Te Whatu Ora Southern Looking for Health Care Assistant – Fracture Clinic at Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand Full Time

Dunedin Hospital

Salary Band – $51,000 – $61,000 p.a prorata + Kiwisaver

• 1.0 FTE vacancy (40 hours per week)
• Opportunity to up-skill
• Earn and Learn HCA programme

The Health Care Assistant role is the ideal way for you to kick start your career in health and gain invaluable experience. This role is for Monday – Friday 830 – 1700.

Mō te tūranga | About the role

This role will see you primarily focusing your attention to the overall needs of the service. This is a varied role within a clinical environment, and you will need to be able to take instruction and direction from the nurses, whilst having a helpful and team focused approach to making a difference to the environment, and the care provided to the patients under our care.

As a Health Care Assistant, you will be involved in:

• Supporting our nurses and other members of the health care team
• Patient supervision and/or movement
• Patient cares, as required.
• Stock reconciliation
• Assist with casting and removal – once trained.

Mōu ake | About you

We are particularly interested in hearing from applicants,

• Who are dynamic, friendly and can demonstrate a high level of initiative.
• Experience working with people in a caring capacity is also essential, whether than experience is gained from within a professional environment, or from caring for children or family members.
• Previous health care experience is advantageous,

Please note: if you are an internationally qualified Registered Nurse this role does not qualify for sponsorship. Please see our careers page for RN vacancies.

Painga | Benefits

• Beautiful coastlines and a family-friendly community.
• Continuous support for career development.
• Subsidised gym membership and discounted health insurance.
• Access to staff fitness facilities and banking offers
• Access to a range of retail discounts and Employee Assistance Programme (EAP).

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Mō mātou | About us

Te Whatu Ora – Southern has the largest geographical coverage of all the New Zealand regions, providing services to 350,000 people in diverse communities . We take pride in all the services we provide, and our aim is to improve, promote and protect the health of our region. We believe that our dedicated and passionate staff are a significant driving force behind the achievement of these standards, and we need more like-minded people to help us continue providing for our community.

Utu whānui |Salary range

This role belongs to the NZNO Collective Agreement and falls between the step 1 ($51,770 p.a) and Step 5 ($61,540 p.a prorata) of the HCA scale.

Rā mōnehu |Closing Date: 13 July 2023

Due to the fast-paced nature of what we do, our vacancy close dates may be subject to change. Don’t delay, make sure you apply as soon as possible.

Tono ināianei | Apply now

We only accept online applications. Please apply via our website: https://careers.southernhealth.nz/

For further information please contact Ben Kingsbury, Recruitment Advisor, all conversations will be confidential in nature [email protected]

If you currently work for Te Whatu Ora- Health New Zealand – Southern , please apply for this role via our internal careers site, found here: Pulse > Applications > Corporate > SuccessFactors

Pre-Employment checks

In the interests of protecting our people and our patients, all appointments will be subject to:

• Occupational Health Assessment
• Police Vetting / Ministry of Justice safety checks
• Serious misconduct checks (previous Public Service departments and statutory Crown entities only)
• New employees of Te Whatu Ora Southern will need to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19, which includes two doses and a booster dose of an approved vaccine. If you are unable to receive a COVID-19 vaccine or booster for any reason, please indicate this in your cover letter so we can discuss this with you further and establish if you meet any criteria for an exemption.