Health Care Assistant - ICU at Health New Zealand - Te Whatu Ora Capital, Coast & Hutt Valley, Wellington Hospital

Mō tēnei tūranga mahi | About this role

Location: Wellington Regional Hospital

Contract: Permanent, Part Time, Rostered and Rotating

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 

We are seeking a permanent Health Care Assistant to join our Intensive Care Services team. In this role, you will assist our health care team by focusing on the comfort and needs of our patients. Your responsibilities will include performing delegated patient care duties, providing personal care, and supporting service activities.

Hours: Minimum 24 hours per week, including 8-hour shifts (rostered and rotating), day, night, and weekends

About the Team/Service/Location 

Our Intensive Care Unit provides tertiary (advanced) level Intensive Care for a million people in central New Zealand living in the upper south & lower north island, covering a geographic radius of 300 kilometres. We support seven public hospitals that have Intensive Care Units. To support the region we run a busy Flight Retrieval Service with the capability to provide Intensive Care-level retrievals around the clock.

We have 36 beds in our ICU/HDU and care for a wide range of elective and acute patients.

About you 

Key Responsibilities:

• Assist nursing staff in providing high-quality care to patients
• Focus on patient comfort and well-being
• Perform delegated patient care duties, including personal cares and service activities
• Collaborate as part of a dynamic health care team

Skills & Experience:

• Ideally possess a Level 3 NZQA Qualification or be willing to work towards it during employment
• Well-developed organisational and interpersonal skills
• Previous experience in a hospital setting is desirable, training will be provided
• Hold or be working towards Merit steps on the NZ Nurses' Organisation (NZNO) Multi-Employer Collective Agreement (MECA). 

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 

To apply please click 'apply now.' All applications must be submitted through our online careers' portal.

If you have any questions about the role, please contact Deb.Brodie@tewhatuora.govt.nz

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