About this role
Job title: Patient Transfer Officer
Ko wai mātou - About us: Hato Hone St John has been serving New Zealanders since 1885. Today, we have nearly 12,000 kaimahi working across Aotearoa to enhance the health and wellbeing of our communities. From responding to 111 calls to supporting people to stay healthy through health education, access and monitoring, we make a life-changing difference every day.
Job Description
He aha te tūranga - About the role: Play a vital role in ensuring a safe, comfortable, and reliable transport service for Te Whatu Ora Health NZ, private hospitals, and other customers. The Patient Transfer Service workload includes planned and urgent transfers for hospitals and transport for residential care, palliative care, bariatric and air ambulance patients. Hato Hone St John provides services to Te Whatu Ora Health NZ and is the largest provider of patient transfer services in New Zealand.
This is a casual position designed to cover annual / sick leave or training from Monday through Sunday. Available hours will differ each week and are not always guaranteed.
Qualifications
Ko wai koe - About you: To be successful in this role, you will have:
- A full class '1' NZ drivers license, held for a minimum of 12 months with an excellent driving record
- First Responder qualification - we will train you up if you are new to Hato Hone St John
- Confident operating large vehicles and operating under lights and sirens when required
- Good level of physical fitness
- Resilient and able to work with autonomy
- Excellent interpersonal skills with a strong customer focus
- A genuine commitment to the well-being and care of others
- The ability to work under pressure
- Current First Aid Level 2 Certificate desirable but not essential