Allied Health Assistant
4 weeks ago
**Allied Health Assistant**
**Job Number***:
**HAM01181**
**Where you’ll be working**:Older Persons’ Rehab, Waikato Hospital
**The details**:Permanent Full time - 40 Hours per week
**Te whiwhinga mahi | The Opportunity**
- We have an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic Allied Health Assistant to join our Older Persons’ Rehabilitation Team. This position provides support to both the Occupational Therapy and Physiotherapy team. It is a flexible position that can cover clinical area’s predominantly in Older Persons’ Rehabilitation, but also other inpatient services as determined by clinical need.
- This is a fantastic opportunity for an Allied Health Assistant to become an integral member of the team; you will be working with patients, their whanau and staff. Allied Health Assistants rotate around all areas of the service to gain specialist skills in rehabilitation. Some areas may include weekend shift work. We are looking for applicants with either previous therapy assistant or healthcare experience.
**The work involves tasks such as**:
- Supervising patients to go through their exercise/therapy programme as prescribed by a qualified physiotherapist/occupational therapist-
- Helping patients to regain their independence with activities of daily living following medical illness/surgery-
- Assisting the qualified staff to run exercise groups or breakfast/lunch groups-
- Cleaning, issuing, restocking/ordering of equipment such as walking aids and exercise equipment-
- Perform basic administrative tasks and managing short term loan database**Click here**
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**Mō tātou Ratonga | About our Service**
- Allied Health is a department of Waikato Hospital that provides Occupational Therapy, Physiotherapy, Speech & Language Therapy, Dietetic, Audiology & New Born Hearing screening, Social Work, and Psychology services. Staff within these professions are all involved in direct client care and work in a wide range of situations to improve the health and wellbeing of the people they work with. Their work includes people who are acutely unwell in hospital, or requiring rehabilitation for serious illness or injury, people who have chronic illness or disability and need to improve functional independence and quality of life.
- Allied Health staff work in partnership with individuals and their family/whanau to facilitate relationships and a smooth journey through the healthcare system.
**Mōu | About you**
- We are seeking someone who has;- A positive a flexible attitude and excellent people skills an ability to work as part of a team-
- Good verbal and written communication and interpersonal skills-
- Basic computer skills-
- Excellent time management skills and an ability to flex and adapt depending on work demands-
- Knowledge and understanding of Te Tiriti o Waitangi-
- A current full NZ drivers licence-
- Prior experience in a healthcare setting preferredIf this sounds like you then we want to hear from you
**Ko wai mātou | Our Organisation**
**Te iwi Ngakaunui - People at Heart**- Whakamana - Give and earn respect-
- Whakaronga - Listen to me; Talk to me-
- Mauri Pai - Fair play-
- Whakapakari - Growing the good-
- Kotahitanga - Stronger togetherIt is not very often something happens that is big; like, really big. Big to the point that it will touch the lives of every single person in the country. That is what we are talking about here. The provision of Health in Aotearoa New Zealand, and how its run is about to change in a big way.
- Te Whatu Ora - Health New Zealand and Te Aka Whai Ora - Māori Health Authority will together shape the delivery of Health services in Aotearoa New Zealand for generations to come, and will form the core of a modern and integrated service looking after the needs of all our Whānau.
- We are dedicated to achieving health equity for Māori and other priority populations. We are a Crown entity and an active partner in Te Tiriti o Waitangi. Te Whatu Ora - Health New Zealand is guided by Te Tiriti o Waitangi and is committed to upholding the articles.
- Here at Te Whatu Ora - Health New Zealand, Waikato we have a team of 8,000 working across the Waikato where everyone plays a vital role in the care of our patients - directly or non-directly. Our vision is Healthy People. Excellent Care.
- Te Whatu Ora, Waikato serves the largest Māori population and third largest Pacific population in Aotearoa New Zealand. Waikato Hospital in Hamilton is one of New Zealand’s largest tertiary, teaching hospitals with over 600 inpatient beds and 22 operating theatres. Clinical specialities include Women’s and Children Services, Cardiology / Cardiothoracic Surgery, Oncology and Haematology, Surgical services, and Mental Health and Addiction. Waikato Hospital is the Midland regional referral centre for multiple specialties including trauma surgery, oncology, and neurology.
- We are a values-based and inclusive organisation that is committed to delive
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