Health Care Assistant - Community Nursing

• Napier Health Centre, Community Nursing Health Care Assistant
• Permanent, Part-time 32 hours per fortnight (0.4 FTE)

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is firmly grounded in the principles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi and is dedicated to serving all New Zealanders. Through integration and collaboration, we’re building a health system underpinned by partnership, equity, sustainability, whānau-centred care, and excellence.

About the Role

The role of the BBHB team is to support patients with a diagnosis of respiratory or heart failure, to improve their exercise tolerance, their understanding of and manage their disease process. The Pulmonary and Heart Failure rehabilitation programme allows patients to maintain quality of life, independence and helps to reduce hospitalisations. The HCA role within the team is to assist the registered nurse and physiotherapy staff to achieve these outcomes. The programmes are held in community gyms, patients homes and virtually. The work is varied, rewarding and interesting. If you have not previously worked in the community environment, this a wonderful opportunity to support our community to understand and independently manage their health requirements.

About the Team/Service/ Location

The wider Community Nursing Service teams consist of the District Nursing teams in Napier and Hastings, the Continence, Ostomy, and the Wound and Community Clinical Nurse Specialist teams, as well as Clinical Nurse Coordinators, Health Care Assistants and administration team support. The services are based at Hawkes Bay Fallen Soldiers Memorial Hospital and Napier Health Centre. Referrals are received from the primary and secondary health sectors.

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About you

You will need the following key attributes and skills:

• Previous experience working in a health care setting
• Full unendorsed drivers’ licence
• Computer skills
• Exceptional customer service skills
• Reliable and trustworthy
• Previous experience working within a team

Working at Health New Zealand

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is ‘the weaving of wellness’. We're dedicated to ensuring excellent healthcare for the people of Aotearoa/New Zealand.

Our people are at the heart of everything we do. Health New Zealand are committed to being good employers and honouring our equal employment opportunity obligations. We embrace diversity and welcome application from all people, including all gender identities, ages, ethnicities, sexual orientations, and disability. A workforce that is diverse and inclusive means that we are better positioned to understand and service our community. We are pro-equity health organisation, with a particular focus on Māori, Pacific Peoples, and the Disability Community.

How to Apply

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