Health Care Assistant, Te Papaioea Birthing Centre

6 days ago

Palmerston North, New Zealand Health New Zealand - Te Whatu Ora Full time

**The Opportunity**
We have an exciting opportunity for you to join our Primary Birthing Centre as a permanent Health Care Assistant.

Te Papaioea Birthing Centre is Midwifery-led, situated in close proximity to Palmerston North Hospital and offers 6 rooms dedicated to labour, birth and postnatal care for low risk wahine and are well resourced to provide high quality care from our experienced team.

We are looking for an engaging and amiable Healthcare Assistant to join our team to support care provided to whānau when accessing Te Papaioea Birthing Centre. As a Health Care Assistant, you will be responsible for carrying out daily tasks, provide a high standard of environmental cleanliness and will also work in collaboration with the multidisciplinary team. You will be supported with ongoing educational opportunities specific to your role.

Skills and experience
- An understanding of direction and delegation
- Commitment to providing a customer focused service
- Proven ability to work as an effective team member in a multidisciplinary environment
- An ability to work with a wide range of people
- Initiative and a proactive approach to work
- Engaging personality with energy and enthusiasm
- Basic computer literacy

Hours of work will be up to 0.8 FTE (32 hours a week) working rostered rotating hours 24/7

Salary - Starting from $60,100 to $70,358 pro rata, per annum (NZNO Nursing and Midwifery SECA).

**Our Organisation**

Te Pae Hauora o Ruahine o Tararua MidCentral (MidCentral) is part of Health New Zealand, Te Whatu Ora 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.

**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.

**Benefits**
- An encouraging learning environment where you will continue to grow and be challenged
- A professional and supportive culture and team setting
- Fulfilling and challenging work with great lifestyle options
- Tailored wellness programmes

**How to apply**
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- We strive to be a place where people love to work and learn. We aim to develop a diverse team that reflects the communities that we serve and we welcome people of all ethnicities, genders, sexual orientations, religious and political beliefs, socio-economic situations and accessibility needs._
- MidCentral actively seeks Māori into our workforce to reflect the community we serve._
- Some positions are defined as a Core Children's worker under the Children's Act and require full safety checks completed before employment commences._

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