Hospice Waikato: Rainbow Place - Healthcare Assistants at Waikato District Health Board (Hamilton), Waikato

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Permanent Part-Time

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We have an opportunity for a Healthcare Assistant to join our Rainbow Place team at Hospice Waikato.

Hospice Waikato is an inclusive, supportive, and diverse organisation focused on leading the specialist field of palliative care and Rainbow Place is our paediatric unit. They are a lively, inspirational, team committed to providing high quality care and are proud to journey alongside whanau dealing with life limiting illnesses.

As a Healthcare Assistant, you would work alongside our Registered Nurses to provide essential support to children needing respite, symptom management or end of life care. You will also have opportunities to upskill through our new healthcare development pathway.

To be the right fit for this role and our organisation you would:

• Have experience caring for children

• Have or be working towards a Certificate such as Health and Wellbeing Level 3 or 4

• Be available to work across all shifts

o Am shift 7am -3.30pm

o PM shift 2.30pm -11pm

o Night shift 11pm –7.30am

• Be resilient with a desire to learn

• Be energetic and have a sense of fun

• Have a current First Aid Certificate

• Have a current full and clean New Zealand driver’s licence

Perhaps you have some but not all the above? Contact Sarah Clunie, Clinical Nurse Manager, at sarah.clunie@hospicewaikato.org.nz to discuss any aspects of the role.

Hospice Waikato offers a place which:

• Supports its people emotionally and professionally

• Is committed to being the best in its field

• Develops its people to the highest professional skill level

• Delivers its services with a multidisciplinary focus

We strongly encourage applicants from all backgrounds with the necessary capability and who share our values of Hapori - Community, Akiaki - Advocacy, Whakarangatira - Respect and Aroha – Empathy to apply, and would greatly value seeing more applicants from our Maaori communities.

Apply via SEEK. Applications close 31 May and will be reviewed throughout this time. Find more about Hospice Waikato and a copy of the position description at http://www.hospicewaikato.org.nz/.

The successful applicant will be required to undertake pre-employment health screening (including drug testing) and complete a criminal records check, the results of which must be to Hospice Waikato’s satisfaction. Applicants must have NZ residency or a valid work visa and be fully vaccinated against Covid-19.