Therapy Assistant Hapaitia

2 weeks ago

Auckland City, New Zealand Health New Zealand - Te Whatu Ora Full time

**Therapy Assistant - Allied Health or HCA,**Hāpaitia Team**
- Uplifting wellbeing, a strengths-based approach focusing on compassionate care and positive outcomes for patients on the Hāpaitia (behaviours of concern) pathway
- Permanent, full time
- Great opportunity

**Te whiwhinga mahi | The Opportunity**

An exciting opportunity is available for a highly motivated and innovative therapy assistant with the Hāpaitia roopu.

Working as therapy assistant within the Hāpaitia roopu, you will be part of a dynamic, enthusiastic, positive and passionate multi-disciplinary team. As a member of this team, you will complete comprehensive needs assessments and collaborate in the setting of the patients care plan.

You will provide diversional therapy care, activities and expertise, both in direct patient care and in support of other staff caring for patients on the Hāpaitia (behaviours of concern) pathway.

In this role you will be:

- Enhancing mana, support and safety for all patients and staff around the Hāpaitia pathway.
- Patients with Behaviours of Concern are assessed as having a range of behaviours which may include: risk of suicide/self-harm, pulling out of medical lines/tubes, impulsivity, using verbal or physical abuse or threatening others, mildly agitated and wandering etc.

If you are looking for an environment that provides a high level of job satisfaction, is always interesting, and offers an opportunity to grow both as a person and as a professional, then we would love to hear from you

**Nga Pūkenga Motuhake | Important Skills**
- Have excellent communication and problem solving skills with the ability to work in a bi-cultural environment
- Be innovative and be able to support patients with various activities and diversional therapies
- Will take a holistic approach in collaboration with _whānau_ using the ‘this is me' document
- Have a commitment to achieving equitable outcomes for Māori and other communities identified by the NZ Health Strategy

**Ko wai mātou | Who are we**

Te Toka Tumai Auckland is part of Te Whatu Ora - Health New Zealand, the overarching organisation for New Zealand's National Health Service. At Te Toka Tumai | Auckland City Hospital (Te Papakāinga Atawhai ō Tāmaki) we are committed to upholding Te Tiriti o Waitangi and providing culturally safe care. We value role modelling manaakitanga as demonstrated by Ngāti Whātua in the gifting of their whenua on which our hospitals stand. We aspire to having a workforce reflective of the communities we serve and achieving equitable outcomes for all. We provide health and disability services to more than half a million people living in central Auckland, regional services for Northland and greater Auckland, and specialist national services for the whole of New Zealand. Our main sites are Auckland City Hospital, Greenlane Clinical Centre and Starship Children's Hospital, located in central Auckland.

**He aha ngā painga o tēnei mahi mōu | Why you will enjoy working here**

What we can offer you:

- A unique and rewarding work environment that provides a high level of job satisfaction
- An opportunity to grow both as a person and as a professional while working with a very friendly and fun team
- Continuing Professional Development entitlement

For more information on what we offer, please click here.

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