Allied Health Coordinator - Kenepuru Inpatients

Please note this role is open only to current staff of Te Whatu Ora. Please do not apply if you are not employed by Te Whatu Ora

Location:     Kenepuru Community Hospital

Service:      ORA Allied Health 

Contract:    Permanent/Part Time 20 hours per week

Salary:       Designated Scale A – Allied, Public Health, Scientific & Technical SECA

Kōrero mō te tūranga – About the role

Our team are looking for two 0.5FTE Allied Health Coordinators to support the Team Leader and continue to expand and develop the service. The Allied Health Coordinator Role is based at Kenepuru Hospital and supports the Allied Health staff based across the following three service areas: Wards 4 and 5 Health of Older Persons (HOP), Ward 6 Rehabilitation, and Ward 7 Orthopaedics/Surgical. One Coordinator will be based in the Health of Older Persons wards on level 1, and the other will be based in the Rehabilitation and Ortho/Surgical wards on level 2, although there will be times that Coordinators will flex to support outside their usual wards. The role will involve overseeing and supporting the prioritisation of clinical workloads on a daily basis as well as a variety of non-clinical tasks such as supporting with rosters, performance reviews, recruitment and service development. There will also be an expectation to support with clinical workload when needed. Ideally, this role would be combined with a clinical role within the team. The ability to support timely decision making and complex discharge planning as part of a team is crucial for this role. 

Mō tō mātou rōpū – About our team

The Kenepuru Inpatient Allied Health team is a close-knit team of Allied Health, who work closely with our nursing and medical colleagues. Our team loves to learn and upskill, and we regularly encourage service-improvements that help our patients, their whānau, and our team. A small perk worth mentioning is the parking – here at Kenepuru, it is free on site.

We work closely with our colleagues to provide a service of high standard to patients and their families and whanau.  We are a very supportive team who provide training and learning opportunities, supervision, encourage professional development and have fun and laughter along the way. 

Our recent service improvements include introducing Inter-Professional-Practice models, an Amputee pathway, a Stroke Pathway, working closer with our early supported discharge team (known as AWHI), and working in closer collaboration with our nursing and medical colleagues. We continue to grow in our cultural responsiveness as a team and a service, and we welcome anyone who is also on the journey to improve health equity outcomes for Maori and Pacific peoples to join us as we learn and improve together. 

Moū – About you

We are looking for an Allied Health Clinician who has current registration/APC and has recent clinical experience working with older adults, people who have experienced strokes, or in orthopaedic and surgical settings. The ideal candidate will have a minimum of 5 years’ experience and will hold a current NZ driver’s license. You will be organised, have excellent communication skills and enjoy supporting the development of others. Previous leadership or service improvement activity experience would be an advantage. If you thrive on working in a team setting and are ready to expand your leadership skills then we’d love to hear from you. We strongly encourage applicants from all backgrounds with the right skills and experience who share our values to apply and would greatly value seeing more applicants from our Māori and Pacific Peoples communities.

E pā ana ki a tatou – About us

Here at Capital, Coast & Hutt Valley District we embrace diversity and welcome applications from all people, including all gender identities, ages, ethnicities, sexual orientations, disability and religions. A workforce that is diverse and inclusive means that we are better positioned to understand and serve our community.

Capital, Coast & Hutt Valley District are pro-equity health organisation, with a particular focus on Māori, Pacific Peoples, and the Disability Community.

To find out more about us click on the following links:

Capital and Coast

Hutt Valley

Mental Health, Addiction and Intellectual Disability Service

Me pēhea te tuku tono - How to apply

Click the apply now button to send your application directly to us. For further information on this role please email shelly.alexander@tewhatuora.govt.nz and indicate the job title and vacancy number in the subject line.

Please note, we will be reviewing applications when received and may proceed with the recruitment process, before the closing date of this advert.

Ma tini, ma mano, ka rapa te whai

By joining together we will succeed