Clinical Assessor - Westport

• Permanent Full time role based with our team in Westport
• Registered Health Professional with a current annual practicing certificate
• Excellent relationship building skills & a current drivers licence is essential for this role

Ehara taku I toa takitahi engari, he toa takitini

My strength, is not the strength  of one, it is the strength of many

What you’ll do with your time

• Complete InterRAI Assessments for our patients
• Assess complex needs
• Coordinate Personalised Care Plans with our Interdisciplinary Team
• Ongoing professional development & education

Complex Clinical Care Network, Older Person's Health invests in a proactive system of care to wrap services around people identified with complex needs, to ensure they stay healthy and well in their own communities for as long as possible. The assessment tool used is the interRAI Home Care. You’ll work with clients and their families/whanau; and in collaboration with the inter-disciplinary team to address issues identified in the assessment. As a central player in the team you’ll find out what is needed and see that your clients receive appropriate and timely support.

We are looking for someone with the following traits

• Excellent clinical knowledge & judgement as well as being willing to undertake further training as required
• Outstanding interpersonal skills as you will be dealing with patents and their family/whanau/carers
• Strong time management, problem solving skills and strong computer skills

What we are about

We are unique and like no other in New Zealand with a close-knit community where your work will make a real difference.

We will help you grow as a leader in rural health with a continued focus on your career development.

We continue to break new ground and shape our health system to wrap care around patients in their communities.

Why us

This isn’t a job for just anyone, joining us means sharing our goals and values and being dedicated to this community and our team as we seek to become a centre of excellence in rural health care. We offer competitive benefits, flexible working arrangements and a relocation scheme to candidates who will join us in this.

What’s Next

Apply online our careers website, or for any further information please contact us on careers@westcoastdhb.health.nz

Applicants will be progressed as they apply, so if this sounds like you, please apply now!