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Career Development
BOPDHB offers a confidential personalised in-house consultancy service that incorporates the Career
Discovery Programme to support staff in their career development. An online career centre is also provided
supported by e-learning courses such as Developing a Career Plan. The People Development Advisor works
within the Education Team and is responsible for the provision of this service, developing and maintaining
career related resources and contributing to the development of a career culture within the DHB.
For more information contact Jude Ebbett on ext 8870 or go to OnePlace (our intranet) and click on Key
Links/Staff Education/Career Development on the left hand side menu.
Chaplaincy Service
The Chaplaincy Service provides for the spiritual, emotional and pastoral needs of patients, their whānau/
families and staff of the BOPDHB.
Chaplains are an integral part of the multidisciplinary health care team, working to bring positive health
outcomes for all patients. The service is offered to all regardless of denomination, faith, belief or ethnicity
and includes special regard to that of Tikanga Māori, thus honouring the commitment of its employer the
Inter Church Council for Hospital Chaplaincy to the Treaty of Waitangi.
Tauranga
An ecumenical service is held in the Hospital Chapel every Sunday at 10.30am. The services will ensure
the availability of the sacraments, including making arrangements, if requested, for the sacraments to be
provided by clergy of other denominations or religions. If requested other services can be provided such as:
private thanksgiving services such as the birth of a child; anointing; and private confessions.
The Hospital Chaplaincy Service is available to patients, relatives and staff 24 hours a day, seven days a
week, from 8.30am to 5pm Monday to Friday, and on call at all other times via pager through the hospital
switchboard – dial 0 from a DHB phone.
Whakatāne
An ecumenical service is held in the Hospital Chapel every Sunday at 11am. The Chapel is a sacred
place for everyone for personal prayer, reflection, quietness, stillness and respite.
The Hospital Chaplaincy Service is available to patients, relatives and staff 24 hours a day, five days
a week. To talk to a chaplain call 07 306 0999, ext 4877 or page 1887 as the chaplain is only on site
Sunday to Thursday 8am to 4pm with the exception of the 4th Thursday when the shift begins at 4pm and
ends at 2.30am. This shift enables the chaplain to make personal contact with afternoon and night staff
and to be on hand for patients who are finding the long night hours difficult.
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