Needs Assessor

**Vacancy No**:HAW05518**

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Ehara taku toa i te toa takitahi. Engari, he toa takitini._**
- Success is not the work of one, but the work of many._

**Permanent, Part-time**

**64 hours per fortnight (0.8FTE)**

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Needs Assessor to join our team at the Hawke’s Bay Needs Assessment Service Coordination (NASC) service. You will be a registered health practitioner with current annual practising certificate (APC).

In this role you will be contributing to delivery of a variety of services to the health and disability community of Hawke’s Bay by performing a range of assessment and service coordination tasks.

As one of our Needs Assessors you will be a key member of our dynamic large team. You will work alongside colleagues to ensure smooth provision of services in a busy environment where all parties contribute positively to improving the health of the Hawke’s Bay community. You will be based within the Older Persons NASC team.

We are ideally looking for someone who loves working in a challenging role You will have high levels of communication and assessment skills, strong computer literacy, be self-motivated with the ability to prioritise your own workload as well as work as part of a team. Robust self-care skills are essential in this high pressure role.

Your outstanding relationship building skills will allow you to liaise with a wide range of people and your resilient nature welcomes daily challenges in a hectic, fast paced working environment.

You will have the ability to actively seek ways to work with Māori whaiora and whānau to maximise Māori experience.

You will be required to deal sensitively and confidentially with all information.

If you have loads of energy, are multi-skilled and enthusiastic about working in a high-pressure environment with a great team around you, we want to meet you

Me mahi tahi tātou mō te oranga o te katoa

For further information please contact Margaret Jackson, Clinical Team Leader, NASC HB on 027 633 0431.

The Hawke’s Bay DHB in general encourages a workforce that is innovative, eager to learn and enhance their skills and is passionate about caring for our community. As part of our team we will support, encourage and help you to develop your career with us.

We are committed to delivering and living our DHB values of **He kauanuanu** - Respect, **Ākina** - Improvement, **Rāranga te tira**- Teamwork and **Tauwhiro** - Care. You should be someone who has similar personal values.

We are proud of our team’s diversity. We know the strength of a diverse and inclusive workforce helps us achieve the best outcomes for our patients and the communities in which we operate and serve.

**As per COVID-19 Public Health Response Amendment Act (No 2) 2021, Hawkes Bay DHB requires ALL its employees to be both fully vaccinated against COVID-19 which now includes Boosters**

**Closing Date**: 11/Mar/22