Health Care Assistant Day Stay Unit Wairau

• Work alongside our nursing team to help provide services to the patients
• Opportunity to learn and further develop your skills
• Permanent 0.6FTE

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is firmly grounded in the principles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi and is committed to building a health system that serves all New Zealanders.

About the Role

Every day is different and our nursing team enjoys the variety of work, the people they interact with, and the challenge of giving each patient the best customer experience, whilst ensuring that everything runs to schedule. 

Shifts are rostered and rotating Monday to Friday between the hours of 07:00 to 21:00hrs 

Surgical specialties covered include: General Surgery, Orthopaedics, Gynaecology, Urology, ENT, Ophthalmology, Dental and Acute/Trauma.

As a Health Care Assistant you will be part of our dedicated nursing environment with full support. Your role is to work within the team to assist nursing staff in care delivery, patient monitoring and other tasks as directed. 

About the Team/Service/ Location

Wairau Hospital’s Day Stay Unit is part of the perioperative department which consists of 5 Operating Theatres with a Recovery Room, a Sterile Services department and the Day Stay Unit.

About you

You will have the personality and skills to get on with a wide variety of people, have great communication skills and love helping people. You will have the ability to work in a flexible manner, demonstrating honesty and reliability.  Good IT and organisational skills are preferred.

Experience within the health sector is preferred, but is not essential as full training will be provided. 

Qualifications

Essential

• Year 11 NCEA level 1 English (or equivalent)
• Year 11 NCEA level 1 Maths (or equivalent)
• NZQA level 3 qualification (or equivalent)*

Desirable

• Home Carer Certificate (or equivalent)

Mandatory requirement

*NZQA Level 3: New Zealand Certificate in Health and Wellbeing - Health Assistance Strand, if not previously obtained, is to be commenced once orientations have been attended. 

Working at Health New Zealand

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is dedicated to ensuring excellent healthcare for the people of New Zealand. We embrace a workforce that is diverse and inclusive so that we are better positioned to understand and service our community. We welcome applications from our diverse Māori, Pacific, disabled, and rainbow communities. 

How to Apply

To apply please click “apply now.” All applications must be submitted through our online careers’ portal by 06.03.26. If you have any general questions please contact the nursing recruiter on Lee.Packer@tewhatuora.govt.nz or for more role specific questions please contact Monette Johnston Nurse Manager Perioperative/Endoscopy/Preadmissions on Monette.Johnston@nmdhb.govt.nz. 

We will review applications as received and may proceed with the recruitment process, before the closing date of this advert.