Allied Health Assistant

22 hours 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**: Advancing Wellness at Home Initiative (AWHI - Early Supported Discharge)

**Contract**: Permanent

**Salary**: $51,820 - $62,154
Kōrero mō te tūranga - About the role
We have an exciting opportunity for an Allied Health Assistant to join our Advancing Wellness at Home Initiative (AWHI Team) who help patients recover at home after they have been in hospital. Allied Health Assistants in AWHI carry out a wide range of tasks to support people to become more independent. The role is varied and may include activities such as facilitating transport home from hospital, exercise programmes, supporting patients with activities of daily living and providing health related education. You will mostly work with patients in their own homes. Training will be provided and the role is well supported with all tasks being delegated.
Mō tō mātou rōpū - About our team
We know people recover more quickly at home so the main focus of AWHI is to work with people in their own home to help them regain or maintain their independence after a hospital admission. These people may have been medically unwell, sustained a significant injury or had a stroke. In our team we have Nurses, Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists, Social Workers and Speech Language Therapists and you would have the opportunity to work with all of these team members. The team is split across two sites; Kenepuru Hospital & Ewart Building/Wellington Hospital. This role is based in the north team at Kenepuru Hospital, Porirua.
Moū - About you
Talk about the skills and experience you want from this person
The Allied Health Assistants are key members of the team. Our clients need someone kind, efficient, good at communicating and who is able to work with & motivate people from a range of cultures. You - ll need to be able to effectively understand and deliver on the work requested by our health professionals and be committed to on-going learning, either holding or being prepared to enrol for the New Zealand Certificate in Health and Wellbeing (Level 3) Health Assistance Strand. The role is community based so you must hold a current driver - s license valid for use in New Zealand.
E 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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