We are looking for our next Personal Assistant to work with our Microbiology and Core Laboratories and the wider Canterbury Health Laboratories.

Mō te tūnga | About the role

Working for the Canterbury District Health Board working for the Community. At its core, our vision is dependent on achieving a truly collaborative, whole of system approach where everyone in the health system works together to do the right thing for the patient and the right thing for the system and our community as a whole. Canterbury Health Laboratories (CHL) is a busy diagnostic facility providing services to inpatients and outpatients at Canterbury DHB Hospitals within Christchurch.

You will be an enthusiastic, have a professional approach in all that you do and enjoy working in a varying environment. You will be supporting Clinical Directors, a Service Manager, Microbiology and Core Laboratory Staff and have Laboratory wide portfolio s together with being part of the CHL Administrative Team providing Laboratory wide support. 

Your key duties will be:

• Ensuring communications are efficient and supporting the application of all CDHB policies, processes and tools
• Proactive issue and relationship management to enable managers priorities and business objectives to be successfully achieved
• Provision of confidential administrative support
• Acting in a liaison role with staff of CDHB and directing them to the appropriate contact person
• Diary management, travel arrangements, screening of calls and visitors, meeting minutes
• Arranging functions and workshops
• Supporting with presentations, management meetings and training workshops

Ngā pūkenga me ngā wheako | Skills and experience

To be successful in this role, you will have the below competencies:

• High level of confidentiality
• Previous personal assistant experience (essential)
• Experience in minute taking (essential)
• Advanced user in Microsoft Office Suite programmes (Outlook, Excel, Word and PowerPoint)
• Excellent customer service skills with the ability to build and really nurture relationships
• Exceptional ability to multi-task and work within deadlines

The salary for this role is scoped at between $50,929 to $65,907 per annum, depending on experience. 

Mō mātou | About Us

Ko ngā tāngata, te mātua mahi - Putting people at the heart of all we do

We are committed to honouring Te Tiriti o Waitangi and its principles by ensuring our partnership with Māori are at the forefront of all our conversations. We believe in improving, promoting, and protecting the health and well-being of the Canterbury the West Coast community. 

The culture at Canterbury District Health Board, is driven by our Ä Mātou Uara (Our Value s):

• Care and respect for others - Manaaki me te whakaute i te tangata.
• Integrity in all we do - Hāpai i ā mātou mahi katoa i runga i te pono.
• Responsibility for outcomes - Te Takohanga i ngā hua

Ngā hua | Benefits of working at CDHB

When you work at the Canterbury District Health Board, you are part of a wider whānau that will support you along your journey. We offer great coaching, mentoring and learning outcomes for all staff. We are always improving our facilities across all campuses and have amazing discounts from select retailers, restaurants and business.

At the DHB, you are part of something greater then yourself and encouraged to your unique self.

Tono ināianei | Apply Now

Only applications submitted via our career site will be accepted, therefore apply directly on our career site here. Contact us on recruitment@cdhb.health.nz for additional information.

We have a range of clinical and non-clinical roles at CDHB, there could be a place for you!

Please visit our careers website for other roles and find your ideal fit within the Canterbury District Health Board.

The Future of the Health Industry

The role that you are applying for is one that may only be performed by a person who has been vaccinated against Covid-19.  It is therefore a condition of this application that you are vaccinated against Covid-19. As a person working in the health and disability sector you will come into contact with a large number of people, some of whom may be vulnerable.  Without a vaccine, there is the risk that you may contract Covid-19.  The requirement to be vaccinated is to keep you safe and also to endeavour to protect others against the potential transmission of Covid-19 as a result of you contracting it in the course of your employment.

Nau mai, haere mai, tauti mai!