Health Care Assistant - Older Persons' Mental Health
Provide high quality inpatient care to patients with acute mental health needs and/ or complex age related health conditions.
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Company: Nelson Marlborough Health
Location: Tasman
Work type: Casual/Vacation
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Phone: +64-9-779-7059
Fax: +64-4-211-2215
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Detail information about job Health Care Assistant - Older Persons' Mental Health. Terms and conditions vacancy
- Enjoy a challenge and work with a wide variety of people
- Work in partnership to achieve the best possible health outcome
- Bring your experience within the older person's health sector
Alexandra Hospital, Richmond
Casual position covering staff leave and illness working across morning, afternoon and night shifts
The Older Persons' Mental Health Admission Unit provides psychiatric and geriatric care for the older members of our community.
We aspire to provide high quality inpatient care to patients with acute mental health needs and/ or complex age related health conditions. We work in partnership with our patients, their families, the clinical team and community carers and supports to achieve the best possible health outcome for the patient.
As a Health Care Assistant your role is to work with the team to provide basic nursing care under the supervision and direction of Registered Nurses. This can include working with challenging behaviours.
We are seeking applicants with excellent communication skills, who have experience in older person's health care, an affinity with the elderly and the ability to get on with a wide variety of people. It is equally important that you are able to work in a flexible and methodical manner, demonstrate honesty and reliability and use appropriate initiative.
Please note: there are no fixed hours associated with this casual positon as you will be covering staffing shortfalls. However, some forward planning and scheduling will be available when covering planned leave.
Required qualifications include:
Essential
- Year 11 NCEA level 1 English (or equivalent)
- Year 11 NCEA level 1 Maths (or equivalent)
- NZQA level 3 qualification (or equivalent)*
Desirable
- Home Carer Certificate (or equivalent)
Mandatory
*NZQA Level 3: New Zealand Certificate in Health and Wellbeing - Health Assistance Strand, if not previously obtained, to be commenced once orientations have been attended.
Experience within the older persons' health sector is required.
Applications are only accepted online, so to apply or to view the position description please go to our careers website www.nmdhb.govt.nz/careers
Appointment and ongoing employment will be conditional upon criminal record/police checks. This may include checks under the Vulnerable Children Act 2014.
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Closing date: Thursday, 19 July 2018.
Ref: N18/305.
Online application, CV and cover letter are required before your application can be processed.
Enquiries can be made to Human Resources Nelson telephone: 03 546 1274 or email [email protected]
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