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Hospital Healthcare Assistants

Please note this role will be inside the DHB hospitals, all potential staff will have profiles submitted to the DHB. The DHB make the final decision.

Opportunity to pick up more shifts ad-hoc throughout the week if and when you like.

Shifts (generally) are 8hrs, with a 1/2hr unpaid break. Shift length/times may differ but examples of what you can expect are.

Morning shift | 0700-1500

Afternoon shift | 1500-2300

Night shift | 2300-0700

We will accommodate preferences as priority, but you will need to be flexible and able to work most or any of these types of shifts. eg) if you only want morning shifts this will not be suitable for you,. If you are not flexible at all then please still apply as we can offer you our casual, on-call contract instead.

Benefits:

We pay more than other staffing agencies. If you are not happy with your current pay rate with your current agency/employer then talk to us and we will better it (*conditions apply)

Variety – experience work in different environments
Free uniforms
Accrue annual leave and sick days
Travel opportunities – we have clients all over the country
EAP services
In house quality control team

Skills/Experience:

Health-care Assistant Level 3 qualification or NZ Certificate in Health and Well-being (Advanced Support) Level 4 with minimum of 6 months recent experience as a Health-care Assistant/Caregiver OR
2nd or 3rd year Nursing Student who has completed at least 2 clinical placements OR
Overseas RN with 2 years recent experience and 6 months NZ experience as HCA/ Caregiver

Duties include:

Reporting to the charge nurse and being delegated tasks to be completed in a timely manner
Patient assistance with their basic hygiene needs.
Domestic tasks like making beds and changing linen.
Patients will receive meals throughout the day which you will be responsible for serving.

***Please note if you are successful before starting in the hospitals, we require you to have an up to date health screen test and CPR certificate***

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