Orderly- Casual

We are committed to redefining patient centred care for our patients, our people and our planet. 

TE KAMUPENE         THE COMPANY 

Forté Health is an innovative and state of the art private surgical hospital based on Peterborough Street in the centre of Christchurch city.  

Our team work together to provide quality care to patients for day and short stay services. We specialise in orthopaedic, gynaecology, ORL, urology, maxillo-facial and general elective surgical procedures.  

Proudly we are New Zealand’s first net Carbon Zero hospital  

Forte Health offer an attractive remuneration package for our Casual staff including: 

• Staff morning tea and lunches provided daily. 

• Transport subsidy. 

• Subsidised on site car parking. 

ORDERLY - Casual

TŪRANGA     THE ROLE 

Our orderlies are a key patient support role across the Theatre, PACU and Ward areas of the hospital.  

The key task of an Orderly is to; 

• Assist with the timely transfer of patients between clinical areas.  

• Cleaning bed spaces and making beds. 

• Maintenance & receipting of stock & linen.  

• Waste removal from the hospital area. 

• Cleaning schedules with the support of the clinical nursing staff. 
  

This can be a physically demanding role requiring completing tasks at a timely pace in what can be a critical environment. 

We believe it’s an exciting opportunity to join a great team with a wonderful approach who always aim to make Forte Health an enviable place to work. 

There are no guaranteed hours as it is a Casual role. Working rostered shifts for our orderlies are between the hours of 7:30 am – 9 pm, Monday to Friday. This role will be covering planned holiday leave as well as last minute cover for sick leave and increase in patient flows. 

KO KOE        ABOUT YOU 

You prefer flexibility, having the time for other things in your life while still having a work family to be connected to.  

As a casual you must have the flexibility to work across Monday to Friday and the hours of 7:30am – 9pm at short notice. 

Its important that you are able to manage the physical requirements of the role which include but not limited to moving heavy beds with gentleness and also some repetitive tasks. 

We are looking for someone who has good communication skills, the ability to show initiative and make smart decisions but also understands that the role is primarily located within a specialist clinical recovery (post-operative) environment. 

This vacancy will remain open until a suitable candidate is appointed

For any questions, please contact Johanna Van Aalst on 03 265 0714