Health Care Assistant Start

10 hours ago

Hamilton, New Zealand Health New Zealand - Te Whatu Ora Waikato Full time

**Health Care Assistant START**

**Job Number**:WAI28947**
- **Thames START, Thames Hospital**:

- **Permanent, part time, either 0.7 FTE (56 hours) or 0.8 FTE (64 hours) per fortnight**:

- **Rostered shifts - Monday to Sunday, 0700 - 2030 hours**

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is firmly grounded in the principles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi and is dedicated to serving all New Zealanders. Through integration and collaboration, we’re building a health system underpinned by partnership, equity, sustainability, whānau-centred care, and excellence.

Exciting opportunities have arisen for a **suitably qualified health care assistant** to be part of the Thames START team which forms part of the wider START service.

**About the Service**

START (Supported Transfer and Accelerated Rehabilitation Team) is an Older Persons and Rehabilitation led programme which provides and promotes rehabilitation of patients within their home environment.

START aims to reduce the pressure on hospital beds, through avoiding hospital admissions, earlier discharge, preventing readmissions and improving the quality of care for this group of patients.

The service will cover the rural areas surrounding Thames, including Waihi, Paeroa, Coromandel and Ngatea and therefore driving is part of the role. The fleet vehicle is supplied.

**About you**:
**Required skills & experience**:
For this exciting role in Thames, we require a **dynamic health care assistant** with a **passion for rehabilitation** in the community setting to join our team.

The **health care assistant**we are looking for will:

- have experience working in the community setting preferably with the older person.
- assist with the routine activities of daily living within the patient’s own home.
- coach rehabilitation activities.
- work within an interdisciplinary team to meet patient goals.
- provide care delegated by a registered nurse or allied health professional.
- commit to ongoing education and development.
- be a team player.
- excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
- hold a clean full New Zealand driver licence.
- be eligible to work in New Zealand.
- Competency with te ao Māori, tikanga, and te reo Māori or a commitment to starting your journey and taking ownership of your learning and growth.

**Working for Health New Zealand**

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is _the weaving of wellness_. We're dedicated to ensuring excellent healthcare for the people of Aotearoa/New Zealand. The Equity Work Programme at Health NZ focuses on helping everyone in the health system think about equity when they do their work. It also promotes the cultural change needed for the whole system to reach equity in health outcomes.

Our people are at the heart of everything we do. Health New Zealand is committed to being a good employer and honouring our equal employment opportunity obligations.

**Our commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion**

Click here **to view the position description**

**How to apply**

**28 February 2025.

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