Night Healthcare Assistant
About Coastal View Village
Coastal View is nestled atop the Tahunanui Hills with stunning views over Tasman Bay and Rabbit Island. Our village boasts architecturally designed independent living homes. In addition, our care centre offers spacious care suites, offering top-notch rest home, hospital, and specialized dementia care.
About the Role – Mo te Turanga
Coastal View Care Centre is looking for an experienced part-time Healthcare Assistant to join our growing team! This role includes 3 night shifts a week on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays with the ability to cover annual and sick leave as needed.
You’ll provide best-practice, individualised healthcare to our Rest Home and Hospital-level residents. This role is hands-on and varied, ensuring residents receive the highest standard of care and support every day.
Key responsibilities include:- Delivering care in line with individual care plans and resident notes
- Maintaining knowledge and practice in accordance with training, policies, and procedures
- Accurately identifying, documenting, and reporting changes in residents’ conditions to senior staff
- Completing timely and comprehensive documentation using our Qestral-developed clinical software
- Participating in annual competency reviews to ensure best practice
- Supporting Infection Prevention and Control strategies, including correct use of PPE
- Taking part in Health and Safety drills, training, and safety techniques.
About You – Nga Korero Mou
You’ll bring:- A recognised Healthcare Assistant qualification
- At least 1 year of experience in the healthcare industry, aged care experience would also be advantageous
- Excellent communication skills and a caring, professional approach
- Confidence working in a sole-charge position overnight at the lodge
- Motivation to be a valued team member and deliver a high standard of service and support for our residents
- Alignment with our core values – O Tatou Uara: vision, optimism, respect, equality, and honesty – and the ability to work effectively with people from diverse cultures
- [A valid work visa or rights to work in New Zealand]
About us - Nga Korero Mo Matou
Coastal View is owned and operated by Qestral Corporation Ltd, a company specialising in the development of new generation retirement villages, with a strong focus on “lifestyle”. Our approach is design-led and anti-institutional, and our philosophy is to create communities that bring together and combine the very latest thinking, facilities and the very best people, in terms of design, healthcare, wellness, hospitality, and technology.
Qestral Corporation is a well-resourced company, based in Christchurch, with extensive experience in this industry. Check out the Qestral website (which refers to our other villages and board of directors) at www.qestral.co.nz.
To take up this exciting and rewarding role and be part of a team dedicated to providing the very best in new generation retirement living, please submit your CV and cover letter via Trade Me.