Personal Assistant To Nursing Director Infection Prevention & Control Service Job in Christchurch Recruiting by Canterbury District Health Board

Personal Assistant to Nursing Director - Infection Prevention & Control ServiceMo te tunga - About the Role: Join adynamic team dedicated to ensuring patient safety and promoting infectionprevention and control within our healthcare organization. We are seeking ahighly skilled and motivated individual to serve as the Personal Assistant toour Nursing Director in the Infection Prevention & Control Service.
As a keymember of the Infection Prevention & Control Service, you will work closelywith the Nursing Director to coordinate administrative tasks, managecommunications, support quality management initiatives, and foster effectiverelationships with stakeholders. Your role will be instrumental in ensuring thesmooth operation of the IPC Service and contributing to the organization'smission of providing safe healthcare environments.
Aspart of the Administration and Clerical Pay Equity Claim settlement this rolehas been mapped to National Band 5/Profile 5
Forfurther information about the administration and clerical pay equity settlementplease follow the link below: 
Coordinate daily,weekly, and monthly milestones to support the Nursing Director inachieving business objectives.Manage the NursingDirector's diary and resolve conflicting priorities.Handle communications,phone calls, and correspondence, serving as a point of contact forinternal and external partners.Liaise with accountspayable staff and purchasing officers for IPC Service expenditure.Monitor and order IPCService supplies and office resources.Produce reports,presentations, and briefs as required.Assist with new staffrecruitment activities, including interview scheduling and onboardingprocesses.Maintainconfidentiality and privacy of sensitive information at all times.Display criticalthinking and identify opportunities for efficiency improvement in officemanagement.Coordinate IPC Servicestaff travel arrangements.Maintain up-to-dateSharePoint site of IPC policy documents.Build and sustainprofessional relationships with key stakeholders.Ensure IPC team membersremain connected for meetings using communication technologies.Coordinateadministrative duties for IPC Service Committees and Working Groups.Act as a front-linepoint of contact for IPC Service inquiries.Provide administrativeassistance during IPC risk events and outbreaks.Excellent timemanagement and prioritization skills.Ability to handlecritical tasks with confidence and discretion.Strong attention todetail and ability to manage competing priorities.Resilient with apositive attitude and flexibility in shifting priorities.Initiative and abilityto think ahead, offering suggestions for improvement.Excellent communicationskills, both oral and written.Understanding ofprofessional relationships in a complex organizational environment.Advanced computerskills, including MS Office applications.Desirable: Experiencein document production, understanding of the healthcare sector, andproject management support.If you area proactive, detail-oriented individual with a passion for healthcare and adesire to make a difference, we invite you to apply for this excitingopportunity. Join us in our mission to promote patient safety and preventinfections in healthcare settings.
Ko ngatangata, te matua mahi - Puttingpeople at the heart of all we do We arecommitted to honouring Te Tiriti o Waitangi and its principles by ensuring ourpartnership with Maori are at the forefront of all our conversations. Webelieve in improving, promoting, and protecting the health and well-being ofthe Canterbury and the West Coast community.
The cultureat Health NZ Canterbury, is driven by our a Matou Uara (Our Values): Care and respect forothers - Manaaki me te whakaute i te tangata.Nga hua |Benefits of working at Health New Zealand When youwork at Health NZ, you are part of a wider whanau that will support you alongyour journey. We offer great coaching, mentoring and learning outcomes for allstaff. We are always improving our facilities across all campuses and haveamazing discounts from select retailers, restaurants and businesses. At HealthNZ, you are part of something greater than yourself and encouraged to be yourunique self
Onlyapplications submitted via our career site will be accepted, therefore pleaseapply directly on our career site here .
Please noteapplications will be reviewed as they are received, and this job vacancy couldclose prior to the closing date. 
Pleaseapply only if you have the legal right to work and live in New Zealand if youdo not hold the legal right to live and work in New Zealand your applicationwill be declined.
ContactKerri McCarthy on ****** foradditional information. We have arange of clinical and non-clinical roles at Health NZ Canterbury, therecould be a place for you!
Pleasevisit our careers website for other roles and find your ideal fit within theHealth NZ Canterbury Please note applications will be reviewed as they arereceived, and this job vacancy could close prior to the closing date.
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