Health Care Assistant, Mangere Refugee Health Services

🔍 Manukau, Auckland Region, New Zealand

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CMH202617824 Requisition #
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Health Care Assistants – Mangere Refugee Health Service

  • Mangere Refugee Health Service, Full Time Permanent Role (1 FTE)
  • High performing, multi-disciplinary team
  • Monday-Friday

Our Organisation:

Health NZ Counties Manukau is a dynamic and progressive organisation at the forefront of innovative health care delivery within the New Zealand Public Health Sector. We continue to work to achieve equity in key health indicators for Maaori, Pacific and other communities with health disparities and will continue to develop and implement plans, based on local needs to improve the health and wellbeing of Counties Manukau region. Our main sites are Middlemore Hospital, Kidz First Hospital and Manukau Health Park.

We are part of Health New Zealand - Te Whatu Ora, the overarching organisation for New Zealand’s national health service. HNZ leads the day-to-day running of the health system, with functions delivered at local, district, regional and national levels. Health New Zealand Te Whatu Ora is dedicated to ensuring excellent healthcare for the people of New Zealand. We embrace a workforce that is diverse and inclusive so that we are better positioned to understand and service our community. We welcome applications from our diverse Maaori, Pacific, disabled, and rainbow communities. 

About the role:

We have exciting opportunity available for experienced Health Care Assistant (HCA) to join our interdisciplinary team based at the Mangere Refugee Resettlement Centre. The successful applicant must be qualified and flexible with a willingness to learn and make a commitment to fill this position.

The Healthcare Assistant will work in a collaborative practice team as a care partner assisting the Nurse Lead and Registered Nurse(s) to meet the health needs of the resident population of Te Āhuru o Mōwai o Aotearoa. From time to time you will also be assisting the Clinical Administrators to support organisation of Health Services e.g. booking and ordering.

There will be demands to meet deadlines, maintain accuracy and quality of information. Failure to do so could impact on the organisation in terms of organisational effectiveness and timeframes.

This is an exciting time to be working in the community and establishing new ways of working. If you have the enthusiasm, we can provide the support. You will be given a comprehensive orientation.

Essential:

  • 2+ years Health Care Assistant experience in New Zealand, preferably in an acute setting
  • Level 4 NZ Health Care Assistant certificate with 1+ years HCA experience in New Zealand
  • or NZ Level 3 Health Care Assistant certificate with 2+ years HCA experience or equivalent (to be assessed) in New Zealand
  • Good communication skills & a compassionate approach

Desirable experience in:

  • Refugee care
  • Women’s health
  • Primary Care
  • Paediatric

Join us in making a meaningful impact on the health and well-being of our community. Apply online now! If you have any questions, please contact Fran Upoko in the Recruitment Team at cm-nursemidwifejobs@tewhatuora.govt.nz

We will review applications as received and may proceed with the recruitment process, before the closing date of this advert.

Due to the high number of applications we receive for these entry-level roles, we are currently only inviting candidates with NZ or Australian Citizenship or Permanent Residency to apply for this role.

Job Number: CMH202617824

Application Closes: 4th September 2026

At Counties Manukau Health people and their lives matter to us. We are a values based and inclusive organisation that is committed to delivering the best health outcomes for our community. To help us achieve this we need a workforce that reflects the population we serve. We strongly encourage applications from all backgrounds who share our values and have a passion to work in our community and would greatly value seeing applicants from our Maaori and Pacific communities. We are also committed to our Disability Strategy, which focuses on people with disabilities; they are our patients, whaanau, community and our staff - all carefully considered in our action plan. Together we will improve the accessibility needs for everyone who has a disability. Our values are Valuing Everyone- Whakawhanaungatanga , Kind –Manaakitanga, Together –Kotahitanga, Excellent- Rangatiratanga. If these are your values too, then join us today.