Occupational Therapist - Wellington Child Adolescent Mental Health Service (Camhs)

Location : Wellington City

Contract : Permanent, Full time 1.0 FTE

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is

firmly grounded in the principles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi and is dedicated to

serving all New Zealanders.

Through integration and collaboration, we're

building a health system underpinned by partnership, equity, sustainability,

whanau-centred care, and excellence.

Are you enthusiastic about your profession?

Seeking

a new challenge?

Wellington Community Child Adolescent Mental Health Service has

an exciting opportunity for you in the heart of beautiful Wellington City.

About the Role

We are

looking for a passionate full time experienced Occupational Therapist.

This

role involves working as a CAMHS clinician within the Wellington CAMHS team.

The

role is an integral part of our MDT and works in partnership with infants,

children, the young person and their whanau providing mental health assessment and treatment.

This could be individual or group work, creative or talking therapies,

occupation focused and involve interacting with schools, families and across a

range of environments.

You

would be part of Wellington CAMHS, as well as have the support of other youth

sector occupational therapists across the region.

There are opportunities for

ongoing training, development and supervision.

About the

Team / Service Location

The Wellington CAMHS team is a passionate

and enthusiastic multidisciplinary team with a commitment to providing

excellent services in assessment and intervention for young people and their

whanau with moderate to severe mental health concerns.

We are committed to

training, innovation and building on existing skills you hold.

Our team values a

strong team culture of collaborative practice, openness, support, humour,

valuing peoples experience and ideas, caring and connecting together, integrity

and respect across all disciplines and cultures.

About you

Important Skills you will hold to be considered for this role :

• NZ Registered Occupational therapist.
• Ideally an experienced practitioner, with mental

health skills and expertise, or

a passion to learn to work with children, adolescents and their families,

bi-cultural and multi-cultural work practices.

work, sensory modulation,

and either DBT, EMDR,

family therapy, or trauma.

demanding service and maintain excellent relationships within the team and

other services.

o Waitangi and work to address the inequitable health outcomes for Maori, as

Tangata whenua and other high needs groups.

New Zealand

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is

'the weaving of wellness'.

We're dedicated to ensuring excellent healthcare for

the people of Aotearoa / New Zealand.

Our people are at the heart of

everything we do.

Health New Zealand are committed to being good employers and

honouring our equal employment opportunity obligations.

We embrace diversity

and welcome application from all people, including all gender identities, ages,

ethnicities, sexual orientations, and disability.

A workforce that is diverse

and inclusive means that we are better positioned to understand and service our

community.

We are pro-equity health organisation, with a particular focus on

Maori, Pacific Peoples, and the Disability Community.

How to Apply

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All applications must be submitted through our online careers' portal.If you have any questions about the role, please contact

We will review

applications as received and may proceed with the recruitment process, before

the closing date of this advertisement.