Allied Health Assistant

7 months ago

Porirua, New Zealand New Zealand Government Full time

Nau mai, haere mai ki Te Whatu Ora - Capital, Coast & Hutt Valley District

**Location**: Kenepuru Hospital

**Service**: Allied Health Inpatients - Kenepuru

**Contract**: Permanent, full time

**Salary**: $51,820 - $60,154
Kōrero mō te tūranga - About the role
The person in this role works with patients and their whanau on the wards at Kenepuru Hospital. They facilitate ongoing recovery, provide education and other support activities under the delegation of an Allied Health practitioner.
DUTIES
- Activities of daily living practice, equipment provision etc. within inpatient wards
- Carrying out treatment programmes under the delegation of qualified allied health professionals
- Ordering, and ensuring people can use, equipment as prescribed by Allied Health professionals
- Taking people home, if required
- Developing rapport with patients to encourage their interests and participation in therapy
- Encouraging patients to be as independent as their condition allows
- Reinforcing activities that promote success in achieving daily living skills
- Documenting interventions with patients and feeding back any issues to Allied Health staff
- Supporting people with personal cares as required
- Encouraging recovery, and supporting client - s/whanau to feel confident in managing health cares
- Undertaking other administrative and team support tasksMō tō mātou rōpū - About our team

The successful applicant will join a team of around 35 Allied Health staff from 6 different professions. We work together closely to provide a service of high standard to patients and their families and whanau. We are a very supportive team who provide training and learning opportunities, encourage professional development and have fun and laughter along the way.
Moū - About you

**The skills and experience required for this role include**:

- Previous experience in a healthcare setting working with older people - desirable
- Understands the impact of age, illness and disability on ability to achieve day to day living tasks
- Good understanding of the roles of Allied Health professions
- Good basic education - NCEA level 2 minimum - essential
- Holder of National Certificate in Community Support (level 3) Core Competencies or National Certificate in Health, Disability and Aged Support (level 3) (Health Assistants - Rehabilitation Assistance or Health Assistance strand) or equivalent - desirable
- New Zealand Full drivers licence - essentialE pā ana ki a tatou - About us

Capital, Coast & Hutt Valley District are pro-equity health organisation, with a particular focus on Māori, Pacific Peoples, and the Disability Community.

**To find out more about us click on the following links**:
Capital
and Coast
Hutt
Valley
Mental
Health, Addiction and Intellectual Disability Service

Me pēhea te tuku tono - How to apply
Your safety and that of our patients is important to us. It is our expectation that you will be fully vaccinated against COVID 19, having received two doses of an approved COVID 19 vaccination.
Ma tini, ma mano, ka rapa te whai
By joining together we will succeed

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