Occupational Therapist - Allied Health Professional

Occupational Therapist - Allied Health Professional

Advert Occupational therapist - Allied Health Professional ART and ARTHA(TAR06199)

• Permanent, Permanent, Part time role (70 hours per fortnight)
• Based in New Plymouth
• Rostered service, operating Mon - Sun 7am to 5 : 30pm
• 5 years post graduate experience preferred
• Current rights to live and work in NZ

Drivers Licence essential for this role.

Are you a qualified Occupational therapist with a current APC and able to practise in New Zealand?

We are welcoming applications from competent, suitably qualified occupational therapists who will be providing caring and best practice occupational therapy services to our patients and putting them at the centre of everything we do.

Stimulating, interdisciplinary position available for a vibrant, future‑focused occupational therapist; a professional who would like to build their experience and looking for an opportunity to work within a future‑focussed model of patient care.

You will join our Allied Response Team (ART) / Allied Response Team Home Assessment (ART / ARTHA). The ART / ARTHA team works as an essential member of Health New Zealand’s Emergency Department (ED) in New Plymouth, and across the in‑patient teams as well as community.

The purpose of the ART / ARTHA service is to work alongside clinical staff to provide a holistic rapid response to a patient’s care and support needs. By providing physiotherapy, occupational therapy and social work assessments and services, ART / ARTHA support medical teams to put in place rapid treatment / therapy and a short‑term package of services that supports patients when they are discharged from hospital care.

ART / ARTHA is a unique and diverse team that works interdisciplinary. The team works mainly in ED and in patients’ homes, but also across medical, orthopaedic and surgical wards. ART / ARTHA provide patient‑centred care, by the right discipline, at the right time and in the most appropriate location. We believe that the right support at the right time facilitates and supports patients’ recovery in their own home.

We support and welcome flexible working.

We are looking for people that share our vision by providing the best care for our people and our community. We have a responsibility to see the whole picture, the whole community, in terms of health and to support everyone working in Taranaki to do the best job they can in a world of constant change.

We believe having a workforce that is diverse and inclusive, we are a pro‑equity Health Organisation and this means that we will be better positioned to understand and serve our community.

When you choose to work with us, we will offer you :

Advert Closes : Tuesday 16th December 2025

Job details

Job Reference : TAR06199

Location : North Island - Taranaki - New Plymouth

Job type : Expertise :

Clinical - Allied Health - Occupational Therapist

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