It’s Thank an Orderly Day today – an important day to acknowledge and celebrate an incredible workforce. We spoke to Tala and Bodhi, two hardworking orderlies at Auckland City Hospital.
Tala from Samoa has been with us for two and a half years. She had worked in the retail sector for 17 years previously and had always been attracted by the potential job satisfaction she thought she’d find as an orderly.
This mother of two hasn’t been disappointed with what she says has been a great career move.
“I get to interact with so many people, staff and patients -some of them I get to know quite well if they have a long time in hospital. I am sure if I kept track of how many steps I do a shift, I would be very surprised!”
Bodhi from Sri Lanka has been an orderly for just over a year. He’s had a pretty stellar rise in responsibility in that short time – rising to be an orderly dispatcher.
Bodhi has a diploma in Information and Technology – which always helps in a leadership role.
“The colleagues here are fantastic – so many different cultures, and I especially love the weekends when I get more responsibility – and though there are hard days, I think I am destined to be here a long time.”
A huge ngā mihi nui to our Orderly whānau - we’d be lost without you!
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