Health Care Assistant - General Medicine

Location: Wellington Regional Hospital

Contract: Permanent, Part Time 0.8 FTE, Rostered and Rotating

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is firmly grounded in the principles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi and is dedicated to serving all New Zealanders. Through integration and collaboration, we’re building a health system underpinned by partnership, equity, sustainability, whānau-centred care, and excellence.

About the Role

We are seeking a dedicated and compassionate Health Care Assistant to join our dynamic team in General Medicine. This role is expected to cover 4 South winter ward and may ask redeploy to other General Medicine Ward such as ward 5 South, MAPU and ward 6E.

You’ll play an important part in providing nursing cares.  You will provide assistance to the health care team, by focusing on the patient’s comfort and performing delegated patient care duties, including completing personal cares and service activities as required.

About the Team

4 South winter ward is a 12 bedded unit allocated for short stay medical care, targeting patients nearing discharge readiness. This ward is expected to primarily support patients transitioning from Medical Assessment and Planning Unit with a projected total length of stay of 1.5 to 3 days. The intent is to provide a dedicated environment on 4 South for continued care, following rapid assessment in MAPU, facilitating timely discharge into the community.

Ward 5 South General Medicine is based in Wellington Regional Hospital is a fast-paced 36 bed ward caring for a wide variety of acutely unwell patients. It includes a 4-bedded high-dependency bay with a potential to expand due to service demands.

Ward 5 South includes the following services, but are not limited to:

• General Medicine
• Respiratory Medicine
• Gastroenterology
• Palliative Care
• Managed Withdrawal Services
• Infectious Diseases
• Eating Disorders
• Gerontology
• Geriatrics
• Immunology
• High-Dependency Nursing

Duties

• Attending to patients activities of daily living
• Restock ward supplies
• Engagement and observation of patients
• Maintaining a clean ward environment

About you

• Good oral and written English and interpersonal communication skills
• Basic keyboard skills ideal but not essential
• Effective time management skills
• Level 3 NZQA National Certificate in Community Support Services (or equivalent qualification).

Or Student Nurse enrolled in a Bachelor of Nursing Degree Programme who has completed the first year of the three-year programme. 

Working for Health New Zealand

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is ‘the weaving of wellness’. We're dedicated to ensuring excellent healthcare for the people of Aotearoa/New Zealand. 

Our people are at the heart of everything we do. Health New Zealand are committed to being good employers and honouring our equal employment opportunity obligations. We embrace diversity and welcome application from all people, including all gender identities, ages, ethnicities, sexual orientations, and disability. A workforce that is diverse and inclusive means that we are better positioned to understand and service our community. We are pro-equity health organisation, with a particular focus on Māori, Pacific Peoples, and the Disability Community. 

How to Apply 

To apply for the role please click “apply now.” All applications must be submitted through our online careers portal. If you have any questions about the role, please contact Deb.brodie@tewhatuora.govt.nz

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

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