Coordinate home-based rehabilitation for older adults to support earlier discharge

Health Care Assistants - START Cambridge

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

Exciting opportunities have arisen for a suitably qualified health care assistant to be part of the Cambridge START team which forms part of the wider START service.

About the Service

START (Supported Transfer and Accelerated Rehabilitation Team) is an Older Persons and Rehabilitation led programme which provides and promotes rehabilitation of patients within their home environment.

START aims to reduce the pressure on hospital beds, through avoiding hospital admissions, earlier discharge, preventing readmissions and improving the quality of care for this group of patients.

About You

The Health Care Assistant we are looking for will:

  • have experience working in the community setting preferably with the older person.
  • assist with the routine activities of daily living within the patients own home.
  • coach rehabilitation activities.
  • work within an interdisciplinary team to meet patient goals.
  • provide care delegated by a registered nurse or allied health professional.
  • commit to ongoing education and development.
  • be a team player.
  • excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
  • hold a clean full New Zealand driver licence.
  • be eligible to work in New Zealand.
  • competency with te ao Māori, tikanga, and te reo Māori or a commitment to starting your journey and taking ownership of your learning and growth.

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.

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