Casual Healthcare Assistant - Ellesmere Hospital

at  Te Whatu Ora Health New Zealand Te Tai o Poutini West Coast

• Start Date – As soon as possible
• Shifts - Monday to Sunday. Need to be available for all shifts - Morning, Afternoons and Nights.
• Status – This is a casual role with no guaranteed hours or days. In this role you will be covering sick (oncall) and planned annual leave.
• Location – Ellesmere Hospital, Ellesmere
• Salary – Starting from $58,100 to $68,309 per annum. Based on the NZNO Nursing and Midwifery collective agreement

NGĀ PŪKENGA ME NGĀ WHEAKO - SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills and the ability to engage well;
• Ability to work efficiently and effectively in a multidisciplinary team;
• Good time management skills and an ability to learn quickly;
• Has empathetic and caring nature;
• Experience within a health or customer service setting is preferred but not essential.

Ngā hua – Benefits

• Ongoing training and development
• Te Whatu Ora employee benefits

When you work at the Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora, you are part of a wider whānau that will support you along your journey. We offer great coaching, mentoring and learning outcomes for all staff. We are always improving our facilities across all campuses and have amazing discounts from select retailers, restaurants and business.

MŌ MĀTOU – ABOUT US

“Ko ngā tāngata, te mātua mahi - Putting people at the heart of all we do”
Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora, leads the day-to-day running of our health system across New Zealand, with functions delivered at local, district, regional and national levels. It weaves the functions of the 20 former District Health Boards into its regional divisions and district offices, ensuring continuity of services in the health system.
Here in Canterbury | Waitaha, we deliver health services to the almost 600,000 people that live in the Canterbury region. We are committed to Te Tiriti o Waitangi and its principles by ensuring our partnership with Māori are at the forefront of all our conversations.
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Casual
Job no: PC2989252
Location: Christchurch

Ellesmere Hospital is a 10 bed community hospital which provides a comprehensive range of health services, including general practitioner referrals for short term care, aged residential care (including respite) and palliative and end of life care.
Ellesmere Hospital is based in the community of Leeston, in the Selwyn District:
37 mins to Christchurch Hospital (41 KM)
21 mins to Rolleston (22 KM)
46 mins to Ashburton Hospital (54 KM)
The Healthcare Assistant role will vary from day to day depending on the health care needs of our patients but ultimately you will be there to work in collaboration with the nursing team to support the smooth running of the hospital.
You will be part of a friendly, outgoing team assisting with patient cares and meal preparation and ensuring the work environment is tidy, safe and hazard free.
The successful candidate will be supported in completing a 15 week NZ Certificate in Health and Wellbeing (Caregiving) Level 2 along with other in-house training modules.