Therapy Assistant - Permanent full-time role

at  Health New Zealand Te Whatu Ora Te Toka Tumai Auckland

• Permanent full-time role, 40 hours per week role
• Play a key part in delivering high-quality care to our service users
• Great opportunity to start your career in health care or develop it further within the Allied Health specialties

TE WHIWHINGA MAHI | THE OPPORTUNITY

We are looking for an energetic, motivated and friendly Therapy Assistant to join our Allied Health Therapy team at Auckland Hospital for a permanent full-time role (40 hours per week) position. Working as part of a large team, you will be supporting the Allied Health Therapists to deliver care to patients and the key responsibilities will include:

• assisting the therapists in helping patients achieve their rehabilitation goals
• working with patients 1:1 and facilitating groups
• carrying out rehabilitation plans
• assisting with equipment tracking and general cleaning of equipment
• day-to-day administrative tasks

NGA PŪKENGA MOTUHAKE | IMPORTANT SKILLS

• Experience of working with people from a wide range of ages and cultures
• An understanding of rehabilitation, illness and disability
• Enjoy working as part of a team
• Excellent communication skills
• Physically fit
• Basic computer skills.
• Health Care Assistant Level 4 qualification or equivalent desirable but not essential
• A clean, full NZ driving licence (manual driving skills preferable)
  For more information about this role please contact Natalie Muthoo (Clinical Lead Occupational Therapy) at nmuthoo@adhb.govt.nz

PLEASE DO NOT DELAY YOUR APPLICATION AS WE SCREEN APPLICATIONS AS THEY COME THROUGH AND MAY CLOSE THE APPLICATIONS AS SOON AS WE HAVE A GOOD POOL OF CANDIDATES FOR THE ROLE.

Salary Range: Step 3 – Step 7 ($65,975 - $80,193) (Depending on experience)
The remuneration for this position is covered by a collective agreement (PSA Allied, Public Health Scientific Technical MECA)
If you have any queries about accessibility or technical issues with the online process, please contact Vaidehi Sharma - Recruitment Consultant at Vaidehis@adhb.govt.nz quoting ref #AUC19061 to discuss how we can best support your application.

We are looking for an energetic, motivated and friendly Therapy Assistant to join our Allied Health Therapy team at Auckland Hospital for a permanent full-time role (40 hours per week) position. Working as part of a large team, you will be supporting the Allied Health Therapists to deliver care to patients and the key responsibilities will include:

• assisting the therapists in helping patients achieve their rehabilitation goals
• working with patients 1:1 and facilitating groups
• carrying out rehabilitation plans
• assisting with equipment tracking and general cleaning of equipment
• day-to-day administrative task