Health Care Assistant - Assessment and Planning Unit
Location: Hutt Hospital
Contract: Permanent, Part Time (0.9 FTE Rostered and Rotating)
Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is firmly grounded in the principles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi and is dedicated to serving all New Zealanders. Through integration and collaboration, we’re building a health system underpinned by partnership, equity, sustainability, whānau-centred care, and excellence.
About the Role
The Health care Assistants in APU are key in meeting the service’s overall aim. The successful candidate will work under the direction and delegation of the nursing team, to provide assistance to patients, meal delivery, cleaning and making discharge beds. This very busy role also includes some housekeeping tasks of ordering and putting away the stores, ensuring the unit is tidy and equipment tidy and plugged in, computer skills are a must. You will work within a small team of registered nurses, health care assistants and administrative support personal. You will report to the Clinical Nurse Manager. Underlying all interactions and day to day tasks the APU staff illustrate the values of; Always Caring, Can Do, In Partnership and Being Our Best. Upholding these values is key to our high functioning, positive APU team.
This position is rostered and rotating (AMs & PMs, weekdays, weekends, public holidays).
About the Team/Service Location
APU (Assessment & Planning Unit) is a 16 bedded unit aimed at assessing, treating and supportively discharging medical, surgical and gynaecological patients back home within a 24-36 hour timeframe. The unit works hard to enable efficient and effective patient flow through the system. This means taking direct admissions from GP practices and also ED with the aim of providing a thorough assessment and MDT review to enable a safe and timely discharge home.
About you
- High standard of communication
- Have or working towards New Zealand Certificate in health wellbeing, Level 3
- Some understanding of the health care system would be an advantage
- Computer skills are required in this role
- Positive ‘Can do’ attitude
- Must have a current working visa
Working at Health New Zealand
Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is ‘the weaving of wellness’. We're dedicated to ensuring excellent healthcare for the people of Aotearoa/New Zealand.
Our people are at the heart of everything we do. Health New Zealand are committed to being good employers and honouring our equal employment opportunity obligations. We embrace diversity and welcome application from all people, including all gender identities, ages, ethnicities, sexual orientations, and disability. A workforce that is diverse and inclusive means that we are better positioned to understand and service our community. We are pro-equity health organisation, with a particular focus on Māori, Pacific Peoples, and the Disability Community.
How to Apply
To apply please click “apply now.” All applications must be submitted through our online careers’ portal by 26 April. If you have any questions about the role, please contact Deb.Brodie@tewhatuora.govt.nz
We will review applications as received and may proceed with the recruitment process, before the closing date of this advertisement.
Permanent/Part Time
Job no: NM114-26
Location: Lower Hutt, Upper Hutt
Closing Date: Sunday, 26 April 2026