Allied Health Assistant

Fixed Term Part-time - 24 hours per week to 24 October 2025
- Bring your passion and work alongside other Allied Health professionals
- Competitive remuneration + Wellbeing programme

Join Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora at a key time of change where you will meaningfully contribute to our kaupapa of creating a more equitable, accessible, cohesive and people-centred health system. This is mahi that will improve the health and well-being of everyone in Aotearoa, and we've got an opportunity for you to be part of it.
**He Kōrero mō te tūranga - About the Role**

Are you seeking an exciting opportunity to be part of an innovative and supportive team?
Are you wanting to broaden and expand your existing skills by working within Community Allied Health Services? Do you have a strong desire to tautoko, facilitate and motivate clients and whānau to achieve their wellness goals, to thrive and to flourish?

We currently have a unique opportunity for an Allied Health Assistant to help develop and deliver a variety of approaches with an emphasis on providing clients and whānau with support around ‘what matters to them'. Our aim is to provide responsive and flexible services, to assist people to get well and stay well at home. To enable this type of service, you may be required to work with our clients and whānau outside of standard office hours, including weekend work. There will also be a requirement to work across, or be based, in various clinical locations, visiting clients around the community, and in associated facilities.

Your mahi will include but is not limited to, assisting Community Allied Health Service clinicians on client home visits, equipment delivery and installation, carrying out rehabilitation programmes and supporting clients to achieve their desired goals, this may include essential daily tasks such as personal cares and meal preparation.

This role is covered by the PSA Allied Public Health, Scientific and Technical Collective Agreement. Salary range for this position is $72,074 to $86,719 (full-time equivalent).

**He korero mōu - About You**

The successful applicant will have the following attributes:

- Enthusiastic, energetic, resilient, with a ‘can do' attitude
- Team player with the confidence to also work independently
- Ability to adapt and flex to trial new ways of working
- Strong desire to help clients and whānau achieve their goals
- An understanding or willingness to learn about te reo Māori and tikanga Māori
- Good communicator, who easily builds rapport with people from a variety of backgrounds and cultures
- Strong organisational and time management skills
- Basic computer and IT skills
- Basic clinical documentation skills
- Previous Allied Health Assistant or Health Care Assistant work or other relevant work experience is essential
- A full driver's licence (manual and automatic) is essential

**Mō Tātou - About Us**

Situated in the sunny eastern coast of New Zealand's North Island, the Bay of Plenty really is just that, offering vast golden sand beaches, bush clad mountains, lush farmlands and more. Its pleasant climate means that the area has become a favourite for holiday makers, retirees and those looking for a different lifestyle outside of the main cities.

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora, Hauora a Toi Bay of Plenty is spread across a vast geographical area and centred across two hospitals based in Tauranga and Whakatāne. We serve a population of approximately 308,000 for the major population centres of Tauranga, Katikati, Te Puke, Whakatāne, Kawerau and Ōpōtiki. Hauora a Toi Bay of Plenty is one of the Bay of Plenty's largest employers with over 4500 staff.

**Ko o tatou painga - Our Benefits**
- Orientation and opportunities to complete workplace training
- Flexible working practices (e.g. we support work life balance and flexible work arrangements whenever possible)
- Supportive team environment
- Highly rewarding role and opportunity to make a difference
- Be a valued member of a multidisciplinary team
- Subsidised hospital gym membership & wellbeing programme
- Free flu vaccination
- Discounts (with local businesses)

**Tō mātou whakahaere ki te tika, te rerekētanga, me te whai wāhi mai - Our commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion**

Our name, Te Whatu Ora, means ‘the weaving of wellness'. Whatu is the combining together of people, resources, organisations, thoughts and actions for the betterment and wellbeing of all. Whatu is also a direct reference to the pupil of the eye, and the vision required of the new entity and system.

At Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora we acknowledge and respect our people's diversity and spiritual needs, ensuring a safe workplace that is a whānau orientated and supportive environment. We are working towards a system that better meets the complex demands of a growing population, addresses the persistent inequalities experienced by Māori and ensures greater access, experience and outcomes for those