Occupational Therapist For Mental Health Service Older Person

## Mo tenei turanga mahi | About this role

• Location :
• Mental Health Service Older Persons, Te Whare RaUta, Kenepuru Community Hospital
• Contract :
• Permanent, Full-time (1 FTE),(Monday to Friday
• )Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora isfirmly grounded in the principles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi and is dedicated toserving all New Zealanders.

Through integration and collaboration, we'rebuilding a health system underpinned by partnership, equity, sustainability,whanau-centred care, and excellence.

The Occupational Therapistprovides a range of individual and group interventions, supportinginterdisciplinary formulation and discharge pathways for tangata whaioraadmitted to our inpatient unit.

You will be actively promoting positive healthoutcomes for the people we serve working alongside other disciplines within andexternal to the service.

You will have the opportunity to mentor and supportthe development of students on placement with the service, access to peersupport, professional supervision and training opportunities to support yourongoing professional development.

Whilst we are primarily a communitybased service we have a specialist 16 bed inpatient unit located on theKenepuru campus.

We value teamwork and collaboration, working closely with ourmental health and geriatric colleagues, other hospital services, community-basedagencies and primary care to promote positive health outcomes for whaiora inour care and their whanau.

You will be joining a team who are passionate aboutworking in this speciality.

In addition we areseeking a candidate who has the following : Excellent assessment, management, therapy andintervention skills.

Effective verbal and written communication skills.

Registration and current APC with Occupational TherapyBoard NZ.

Clinical experience in an inpatient setting.

Experience in collaborativemultidisciplinary / inter-professional practice.

Demonstrated ability to build rapport with tangatawhaiora and whanau from diverse backgrounds.

Current drivers licence.

We're dedicated to ensuring excellent healthcare forthe people of Aotearoa / New Zealand.Our people are at the heart ofeverything we do.

Health New Zealand are committed to being good employers andhonouring our equal employment opportunity obligations.

We embrace diversityand welcome application from all people, including all gender identities, ages,ethnicities, sexual orientations, and disability.

A workforce that is diverseand inclusive means that we are better positioned to understand and service ourcommunity.

We are pro-equity health organisation, with a particular focus onMaori, Pacific Peoples, and the Disability Community.

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