Health Care Assistant - General Medicine

About the role

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is looking for a dedicated and compassionate Health Care Assistant for its General Medicine team at Wellington Regional Hospital. The role covers Ward 5 South, a fast-paced 36-bed ward for acutely unwell patients, which includes a 4-bedded high-dependency bay. The post is fixed term, part time (0.8 FTE), rostered and rotating, from 15 December 2026 to September 2027. The assistant supports the health care team by focusing on patient comfort and carrying out delegated patient care duties, including personal care and service activities.

Key responsibilities

• Attend to patients' activities of daily living
• Restock ward supplies
• Observe and engage with patients
• Maintain a clean ward environment

Required profile

• Good oral and written English and interpersonal communication skills
• Level 3 NZQA National Certificate in Community Support Services (or equivalent)
• OR a student nurse enrolled in a Bachelor of Nursing degree programme who has completed the first year of the three-year programme

Required skills

• Effective time management
• Basic keyboard skills are ideal but not essential

The ward offers services such as general medicine, respiratory medicine, gastroenterology, palliative care, managed withdrawal, infectious diseases, eating disorders, gerontology, geriatrics, immunology and high-dependency nursing. Applications are made through the online careers portal; applications are reviewed as they arrive and the closing date is not stated.