Healthcare Assistant

• Hawke’s Bay Fallen Soldier’s Hospital, A2 Medical & Renal Ward
• Permanent, Part-time 64 hours per fortnight (0.8 FTE) rotating shifts including nights, weekends and public holidays.
• Job Security & Growth – Enjoy long-term career stability in an essential and ever-growing industry.

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

If you have a desire to help people, an enthusiastic nature and are fit and active then this role is for you!

Your new role will include providing clinical, technical and clerical support to the nursing team and other professional staff working within the multidisciplinary team, and to ensure and prioritise a focus on patient safety and quality care.

Applicants must ideally have recent health care experience and a passion for working with and helping people.

About the Team/Service/ Location

We are proud of our team’s diversity. We know the strength of a diverse and inclusive workforce helps us achieve the best outcomes for our patients and the communities in which we operate and serve.

To be successful in this role, you will ideally bring:

• Previous experience working in a health care or hospital environment (preferred but not essential)
• Excellent communication skills and a caring, patient-centred approach
• The ability to work well within a team and remain calm under pressure
• Strong attention to detail and good organisational skills
• Physical fitness to meet the demands of the role, including manual handling

We value diversity and encourage applicants from all backgrounds to apply – your unique perspective is what makes our service stronger.

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

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