Kaiawhina Kaumatua Ora, Opal Community Service

3 months ago

Manawatu District ManawatuWanganui, New Zealand Te Whatu Ora - Health New Zealand Te Pae Hauora o Ruahine o Tararua MidCentral Full time

**The Organisation**

Te Pae Hauora o Ruahine o Tararua MidCentral (MidCentral) is part of Te Whatu Ora, Health New Zealand and provides healthcare services to over 180,000 people across the Manawatū, Horowhenua and Tararua regions. With a large hospital campus in Palmerston North, it also provides key health care and support services to neighbouring communities.

**The Opportunity**

1.0FTE permanent position, based in Horowhenua.

Are you looking for a role that supports our Kaumātua that is community focused, culturally responsive, and promotes integrated health care for kaumātua in our region?

The OPAL community service complements the existing range of Te Uru Whakamauora (Healthy Ageing and Rehabilitation) services provided to older people with a focus on reducing avoidable displacements from home. OPAL CS delivers home-based care for older people with complex age related physical, social, long-term conditions or mental health needs. This service aims to shift more health care from hospital settings closer to people's homes. It incorporates Kaupapa Māori approaches in its service to achieve equitable outcomes for Māori kaumātua.

**The Kaiāwhina Kaumātua Ora will**:

- Support Kaumātua and their whānau
- Liaise between Kaumātua, their whānau and the OPAL CS team to initiate culturally appropriate engagementiaise between Kaumātua, their whānau and the OPAL CS team to initiate culturally appropriate engagement
- Will work alongside the OPAL CS team to support kuamātua who have been identified as having early signs of frailty
- Support kuamātua to manage their frailty so they can continue to enjoy a good quality of life, maintain their functional ability, reduce visits to hospital and maintain whānau ora.

**What are we looking for in applicants?**
- Style, flexibility and agility for co-location
- Confidence and passion to work collaboratively with multidisciplinary and transdisciplinary teams, community organisations and cultural groups to support an inclusive, innovative, culturally responsive and respectful service
- Ability to engage with tangata whenua and iwi providers
- Strong desire to help kuamātua and whānau achieve their goals
- A full, current, driver's licence
- Hold relevant residency status to work in New Zealand.

**Come and join us**

Employing over 2500 people, MidCentral offers a supportive work environment that accepts and values all employees. We actively seek Māori kaimahi into our workforce and provide an environment which delivers our commitment to equity, diversity, and inclusion.

MidCentral region offers an excellent lifestyle for families with scenic spots for hiking and mountain-biking, great schools and tertiary institutions. With the mountains, city and sea at your doorstep, you'll get to taste the best of both worlds - the perfect blend of rural and city living.

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