Thames Electrician at Te Whatu Ora - Health New Zealand Waikato, Waikato

Mō tēnei tūranga mahi | About this role

Where you’ll be working: Thames Hospital – Property and Infrastructure

The details: Permanent full-time, 80 hours per fortnight (1.0FTE)

•  Be part of the national transformation in Health

Te whiwhinga mahi | The Opportunity

A great career opportunity has arisen for an electrician to live and work on the doorstep of the Coromandel. We are seeking the services of a registered electrician to carry out electrical maintenance work at Thames Hospital, a dynamic rural hospital that serves a population of 45,000 in the Coromandel Peninsula and Hauraki Plains. Participation in an on-call roster for after-hours emergencies is a requirement of the position.

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Mō tātou Ratonga | About our Service

The hospital has an on-site gym and we have fishing and tramping on our doorstep, and surf just over the hill. The town is equally spaced between Auckland, Hamilton and Tauranga for your urban fix.

Mōu | About you

Required skills & experience you will need to be consider for this role:

• have a full Electrical Registration (NZ)
• hold a Current NZ practicing license
• have a full NZ driver’s licence
• have demonstrated communication skills and experience dealing with clients in a professional manner
• be able to work unsupervised carrying out general maintenance and repairs
• have a sound knowledge of building services, equipment and fittings
• be conversant with LV reticulation, emergency generators and process control systems
• have sound fault finding ability
• possess an advanced electrical and/or instrumentation qualification (desirable)

Ko wai mātou | Our Organisation

Te iwi Ngakaunui – People at Heart

• Whakamana – Give and earn respect
• Whakaronga – Listen to me; Talk to me
• Mauri Pai – Fair play
• Whakapakari – Growing the good
• Kotahitanga – Stronger together

It is not very often something happens that is big; like, really big. Big to the point that it will touch the lives of every single person in the country. That is what we are talking about here. The provision of Health in Aotearoa New Zealand, and how its run is about to change in a big way.

Te Whatu Ora - Health New Zealand and Te Aka Whai Ora - Māori Health Authority will together shape the delivery of Health services in Aotearoa New Zealand for generations to come, and will form the core of a modern and integrated service looking after the needs of all our Whānau

We are dedicated to achieving health equity for Māori and other priority populations. We are a Crown entity and an active partner in Te Tiriti o Waitangi. Te Whatu Ora – Health New Zealand is guided by Te Tiriti o Waitangi and is committed to upholding the articles.

Here at Te Whatu Ora – Health New Zealand, Waikato we have a team of 8,000 working across the Waikato where everyone plays a vital role in the care of our patients – directly or non-directly. Our vision is Healthy People. Excellent Care.

We are a values-based and inclusive organisation that is committed to deliver the best health outcomes for our total population. Reflecting the population we serve is an important part of the care we deliver to the community. We strongly encourage applicants from all backgrounds with the necessary capability and who share our values to apply. We proactively develop pathways that maximise opportunity for Māori and encourage Māori to apply.

Me pēhea te tuku tono | How to apply

Please apply directly online, applications are not able to be accepted via email. For any queries about the role please contact Rachael.Devey@waikatodhb.health.nz

Closing date: 24 February 2023

COVID-19:

A national Vaccination Policy which includes COVID19 is under development. In the interim, a Health and Safety Risk Assessment against the requirements of the role will apply to unvaccinated candidates and employees and appropriate risk mitigation (e.g. extra PPE, RAT testing) may be taken as a result. Please note that when a Vaccination Policy is introduced it will apply to this role and need to be supported.