Allied Health Assistant – Part time 0.5FTE (20 hours / week)

Allied Health Inpatient West Team

Waitakere Hospital

Specialist Medicine & Health of Older People

Are you an enthusiastic people’s person who wishes to join a dynamic multi-disciplinary team that provides physiotherapy, occupational therapy, speech language therapy and social work advocacy to people at Waitakere Hospital?

We have a highly sought after opportunity for an allied health assistant to join our acute inpatient team on a part time, permanent basis. In this varied role you would work across our inpatient medical wards, carrying out a range of tasks and activities to support patients care, recovery and rehabilitation. You need to be comfortable working with patients who require isolation as part of their care, e.g. patients who are covid positive.

The successful applicant will work under the supervision of physiotherapists, occupational therapists and speech language therapists. Key tasks include assisting patients with prescribed therapy programmes, assisting clinicians in therapy sessions, or demonstrating how to use adaptive equipment to maximise independence and safety. Our preferred candidate will ideally have experience working with older adults and be familiar with working in a hospital setting.

You must be able to demonstrate the following key attributes:

• Excellent communication skills, particularly with older people & team members
• An adaptable and mature approach 
• Commitment to on-going learning
• Good organisational and self-management skills
• Self-motivation, enthusiasm and initiative

Please direct specific queries about the role to Rachael McEvoy, Team Manager Allied Health Inpatients West rachael.mcevoy@waitematadhb.govt.nz

To view the position description, please click here

For general queries or assistance with your online application, please contact Bairavi Thavarasa at Bairavi.Thavarasa@waitematadhb.govt.nz

Closing date: 7^th February 2023

Job Number: WDHB15907