Health Care Assistant, Oncology Ambulatory Care

Salary as per NZNO MECA.
- 1.0 FTE, working Monday to Friday 8:00am - 4:30pm
- Opportunity to up-skill

**About the role**:
In this Health Care Assistant (HCA) role, you'll thrive in a supportive and encouraging environment where you can enhance your skills and learn a wide range of clinical and non-clinical tasks. You'll enjoy a variety of work and collaborate with other health professionals in a positive and motivating atmosphere. Your primary focus will be on meeting the overall needs of the service. This diverse role within our clinical setting requires you to take direction from nurses while maintaining a helpful and team-oriented approach. You'll play a crucial part in improving the environment and the care provided to our patients.

**In this Health Care Assistant (HCA) role, you'll be involved in a variety of tasks, ensuring a dynamic and engaging work environment. Your responsibilities will include**:

- Supporting our nurses and other members of the healthcare team
- Supervising and assisting with patient movement as needed
- Providing patient care as required
- Measuring and recording patient weights and heights
- Taking vital signs with appropriate training
- Managing stock reconciliation
- Cleaning and tidying clinical areas
- Assisting with clinic preparation
- Helping with filing and paperwork as needed
- Covering front reception when required

**Key qualities we seek include**:

- Strong computer literacy and knowledge of computer systems
- A desire to learn and upskill
- A patient-focused approach
- Ability to work effectively in a team
- Hardworking and proactive, using their initiative
- Creativity and innovation
- Excellent interpersonal skills, relating well to all kinds of people
- Ability to build rapport and constructive relationships
- Capability to marshal resources effectively
- Organized, punctual, and a problem solver
- Genuine interest in the organization

If you possess these qualities and are eager to work in a supportive and encouraging environment, we would love to hear from you

**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**
- 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._