Health Care Assistant

**About the Job**:

- Exciting role, supporting our high-calibre, close knit in-patient ward team to deliver the highest standards of patient care;
- Competitive remuneration, comprehensive orientation and induction, and ongoing training and development;
- Enjoy an environment focused on employee wellness, with an annual two-week shut-down over summer.

**About Us**:
Braemar Hospital is a prestigious private surgical hospital in Hamilton, New Zealand, dedicated to supporting nearly 200 credentialed specialists, including surgeons from many parts of the world, working at the highest level in their fields.

Excellence is at our core, and with highly sophisticated technology and facilities and our highly skilled team working across nine operating theatres and two endoscopy suites, we support a full range of surgical specialties and medical procedures.

We are known for our innovation and the five-star experience we provide to our patients, specialists, and visitors every day, and we recognise and value our people for the outstanding commitment and contribution they make to deliver this experience.

**The Opportunity**:
The Braemar Hospital team are excited to recruit a new Health Care Assistant to join the team working in our in-patient ward.

Working as part of our inpatient ward team, the Health Care Assistant role is a critical member of the team, assisting with patient activities under the supervision of our highly skilled Registered Nurses. This includes a variety of responsibilities from helping our patients with meals, assisting with patient activities and personal care, to collecting blood products from the Blood Bank, to general housekeeping, and everything in between. This is an exciting opportunity to join a passionate and dedicated team delivering the highest standards of care.

To be successful in this role:

- You will have previous experience in a Health Care Assistant or similar role, where you are comfortable taking directions from others and contributing positively to the team culture;
- You will ideally understand the hospital environment and demonstrate a willingness to work across a variety of tasks;
- Remaining calm and collected in a fast paced, rapidly changing environment is something you will thrive on;
- A key member of this team will have a positive disposition and a solutions-focused approach;
- You will possess a can-do attitude, and a strong customer service ethos to ensure excellent customer service to both patients and specialists;
- A NZQA Health Care Assistant Programme Certificate is essential;
- CPR/First Aid Certificate (or a willingness to participate in training to achieve certification);
- A current driver’s licence is needed.
- You must be eligible to work in New Zealand.

**Working for Us**:
Working at Braemar Hospital provides you with access to a number of great benefits, including:

- Competitive remuneration;
- Sophisticated facilities and equipment at your fingertips;
- Our Executive Chef and his team fully cater morning and afternoon tea for all employees, and if you’re feeling like a restaurant-quality lunchwe heavily subsidise this for you;
- Our leaders prioritise and promote employee wellness with programmes, initiatives, leave and every day support;
- We offer fruit baskets, we have an annual shut-down period to make sure our team get a proper break over Christmas where possible, we provide annual flu vaccinations and we support an array of other wellbeing initiatives throughout the year;
- We have additional benefits including access to a retail discount programme, long service recognition and employee parking within easy walking distance to our campus;
- We also support ongoing development with access to professional development, internal development opportunities, and professional celebrations throughout the year.