CDHB job types
There are many different roles (including clinical) which make up the CDHB’s approximately 8,300 staff. Some examples of roles covered in this section of the Internet can be found below.
By providing an important support role to CDHB management and staff this function allows clinical staff and management to get on with what they do best. Roles in this area can range from a Ward Clerk in a hospital to a Personal Assistant role for a General Manager of a hospital.
Assist the anaesthetist in the operating theatre when a patient is undergoing an anaesthetic. They also look after anaesthetic equipment. Trainee Anaesthetic Technicians are employed by the CDHB and do “on the job” training and formal study.
Responsible for the management of financial risks to enable the CDHB to meet the government’s expectation of financial performance. The team provides advice on all financial matters, reporting and monitoring of financial performance.
Supporting and advising management on employment relations, health and safety, workforce strategy, recruitment and human resource management.
A variety of functions including the support of computer programs, IT training, projects support, purchasing IT, service desk, and procurement advice.
To keep our 14 hospitals functioning we employ trades people such as Electricians, Plumbers, Painters and Carpenters. Our sites cover large grounds and require the skills of gardeners to keep them looking good.
There is a wide range of management and supervisory roles to support the various services and departments. All managers will have had considerable work experience before gaining their managerial status. Some roles may also require a clinical background. Managers must work together in a financially responsible manner and in the best interests of the health of Canterbury people.
Assist with transporting patients, medical equipment and supplies, mail etc to and from wards and departments in hospitals.
Use x-ray and other imaging equipment to take images of people's injuries and possible diseases.
Include biomedical technicians or engineers, electronics technicians and instrument technicians.
These specialist technicians maintain complex mechanical and electronic medical equipment in hospitals and other health organisations. Some may also make, modify or repair specialised clinical accessories, surgical instruments and surgical implants.