Health Care Assistant Start

• Thames START, Thames Hospital
• Permanent, part time, either 0.7 FTE (56 hours) or 0.8 FTE (64 hours) per fortnight
• Rostered shifts - Monday to Sunday, 0700 – 2030 hours

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.

Exciting opportunities have arisen for a suitably qualified health care assistant to be part of the Thames START team which forms part of the wider START service.

About the Service

START (Supported Transfer and Accelerated Rehabilitation Team) is an Older Persons and Rehabilitation led programme which provides and promotes rehabilitation of patients within their home environment.

START aims to reduce the pressure on hospital beds, through avoiding hospital admissions, earlier discharge, preventing readmissions and improving the quality of care for this group of patients.

The service will cover the rural areas surrounding Thames, including Waihi, Paeroa, Coromandel and Ngatea and therefore driving is part of the role. The fleet vehicle is supplied.

About you:

Required skills & experience:

For this exciting role in Thames, we require a dynamic health care assistant with a passion for rehabilitation in the community setting to join our team.

The health care assistant we are looking for will:

• have experience working in the community setting preferably with the older person.
• assist with the routine activities of daily living within the patient’s own home.
• coach rehabilitation activities.
• work within an interdisciplinary team to meet patient goals.
• provide care delegated by a registered nurse or allied health professional.
• commit to ongoing education and development.
• be a team player.
• excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• hold a clean full New Zealand driver licence.
• be eligible to work in New Zealand.
• Competency with te ao Māori, tikanga, and te reo Māori or a commitment to starting your journey and taking ownership of your learning and growth.

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. The Equity Work Programme at Health NZ focuses on helping everyone in the health system think about equity when they do their work. It also promotes the cultural change needed for the whole system to reach equity in health outcomes.

Our people are at the heart of everything we do. Health New Zealand is committed to being a good employer and honouring our equal employment opportunity obligations.

Our commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion

We want to see the real you in your application and welcome the real you on board if you come and work with us. Skills are gained across many areas of our life, not just in formal employment. If you can demonstrate the skills listed in the ad, but the experience was gained through whānau life, community or mahi aroha (volunteering) we encourage you to apply and share your story with us in your cover letter.

We particularly welcome applications from our diverse Māori, Pacific, disabled, and rainbow communities.

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How to apply

Please apply online as applications are unable to be accepted via email.

All applications must be submitted through our online careers’ portal before 11:59pm on

28 February 2025.

If you have any questions about the role, please contact the Recruitment Team at kaitlin.basson@tewhatuora.govt.nz