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Location: Wairarapa Hospital

Service: People & Capability - Occupational Health & Safety Team

Contract: Permanent Part-time

Salary: As per NZNO, or PSA Allied, MECA, & dependant on experience

Vacancy Ref # 6577976

Kōrero mō te tūranga - About the role

Are you passionate about the safety and wellbeing of staff and patients?

We are looking for a registered nurse or allied health professional to coordinate and administer the Wairarapa moving and handling programme. We are committed to safety, wellbeing and ensuring compliance with best practice and legislative requirements to minimise the risk of manual handling related injury to employees and patients.

You will be responsible for:

• Development and delivery of programmes designed to reduce and prevent injury and work-related ill health.
• Induction and ongoing training and education.
• The policies and procedures that ensure all staff practice at the highest level of competence in relation to safe moving and handling.
• Best practice and legislative compliance of these programmes.

Moū - About you

Amongst other things to be considered for this role you will:

• Have an appropriate nursing or allied health professional qualification with at least 3 years post-registration experience in a clinical setting.
• Be self-motivated and enthusiastic and love working with people.
• Have previous experience and success in teaching and/or delivery of training programmes.
• Evidence of an extensive awareness and understanding of safe moving and handling practice in a patient care setting.

E pā ana ki a tatou - About us

Occupational health and safety and manual handling coordination is part of the Quality and Risk Team at Wairarapa Hospital. Our team is enthusiastic and fun as well as collaborative and hard-working and you will be expected to be the same. You will be encouraged and challenged to deliver high quality work and be rewarded by being supported by an amazing team and the knowledge that you are contributing and making a difference to patient outcomes and staff safety at Wairarapa Hospital.

This is a permanent part time position for 32 hours per fortnight (0.4 FTE), with actual hours and days of work to be agreed upon. If you believe that you have the skills, enthusiasm and ambition to be part of our team, we would love to hear from you.

Here at Wairarapa District we embrace diversity and welcome applications from all people, including all gender identities, ages, ethnicities, sexual orientations, disability and religions. A workforce that is diverse and inclusive means that we are better positioned to understand and serve our community.

Me pēhea te tuku tono - How to apply

For further information please contact Dianne Mazey Health, Safety & Emergency Preparedness Manager on 027 308 774. Alternatively you can email Dianne.Mazey@wairarapa.dhb.org.nz

To apply for this role, please visit Te Whatu Ora Wairarapa where you can also obtain a copy of the job description for this role.

This position will also be available via Kiwi Health and Trademe

Closing Date: Open unitl successful applicant appointed