Rehabilitation Assistant, National Burn Centre

Part Time 0.8FTE, fixed term until November 2026
Remuneration as per PSA Allied MECA guidelines

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is firmly grounded in the principles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi and is committed to building a health system that serves all New Zealanders.

The Opportunity:

Gain valuable real-life experience & insights through the role of Rehabilitation Assistant. The Burns, Plastics and Paediatric team at Middlemore Hospital is looking for an individual to help provide excellent care to our patients.

You will work alongside Occupational therapists and Physiotherapists to help patients achieve their functional potential by:

• Assisting with personal care
• Assisting with kitchen programmes
• Helping patients to mobilise and perform their exercise programmes
• Ensuring appropriate equipment are ordered and maintained
• Stock taking & ordering new stock
• Maintaining order spread sheets

Qualities we are looking for include:

• Health Care Assistant qualification level 4 (preferred)
• Experience working with people from a wide range of ages and cultures
• An understanding of rehabilitation, illness and disability
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Computer skills
• Able to lift and carry
• Full NZ drivers licence

Working at Health New Zealand

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 Maori, Pacific, disabled, and rainbow communities.

How to apply

To apply please click 'apply now'. All applications must be submitted through our online careers portal by 20 April 2026. To view the position description, please click here.

If you would like to know more about this position, please contact Kirsten van Asten, Section Head Burns Plastics and Paediatrics on 021549290 or Kirsten.vanAsten@middlemore.co.nz.

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

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.