Needs Assessor

**Vacancy No***:
**HAW07234**

**Ehara taku toa i te toa takitahi. Engari, he toa takitini.**

Success is not the work of one, but the work of many.

Permanent, Full-time

80 hours per fortnight (1.0 FTE)

**Nau mai, tauiti mai**

We are offering a registered health practitioner with a current practising certificate the opportunity to work alongside other health professionals as a Needs Assessor. You will be based within the Older Persons Needs Assessment Service Coordination team.

In this role, you will be identifying and contributing to meeting the needs of our Hawke’s Bay community by Assessment and Service Coordination.

As one of our Needs Assessors you will be a key member of our highly skilled team. You will work alongside colleagues to ensure smooth provision of services in a busy environment where all parties contribute positively to improving the health of our community

We are ideally looking for someone who enjoys working in a challenging role. You will have high levels of communication and assessment skills, strong computer literacy, be self-motivated with the ability to prioritise your own workload, work autonomously as well as part of a team. The ability to identify the need for self-care is essential in this high-pressure role.

Your outstanding relationship building skills will allow you to liaise with a wide range of people and services.

Te Whatu Ora - Hawke’s Bay is committed to addressing the persistent health inequities that are experienced by different groups within our community and to prioritising equity for Māori. As an assessor, you will have the ability to actively seek ways to work with Māori clients and whānau to maximise Māori experience.

You will be required to deal sensitively and confidentially with all information.

**Position Profiles**: Needs Assessor / Registered Nurse, Registered Social Worker (Takawāenga), Needs Assessor /Occupational Therapist (Whakaora Ngangahau)

For further information please contact Margaret Jackson, Clinical Team Leader, NASC HB on 027 633 0431.

Te Whatu Ora in general encourages a workforce that is innovative, diverse, eager to learn and enhance their skills and is passionate about caring for our community. As part of our team we will support, encourage and help you to develop your career with us.

We are committed to implement the values of **He kauanuanu** - Respect, **Ākina** - Improvement, **Rāranga te tira**- Teamwork and **Tauwhiro** - Care as part of our work day. You should be someone who has similar personal values.

**Closing Date**: 21/Aug/23