Advanced Clinician Occupational Therapy - Hand Therapy

Mo tenei turanga mahi| About this role

Permanent Full-time position 1.0FTE (40 hours per week)

Hours of work are Monday - Friday, contributing to weekend rosters as required

As this role is an Advanced practice role it sits in the Designated Scale as per PSA Allied Health, Scientific and Technical Collective Agreement

Based at Christchurch Health Campus

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is firmly grounded in the principles

of Te Tiriti o Waitangi and is committed to building a health system that

serves all New Zealanders.

About the role

Do you have strong clinical skills in hand therapy, and a

desire to lead service improvement as well as grow the clinical skills of

others within this area.

We have an exciting opportunity to join the supportive Hand

Therapy team and the wider Occupational Therapy team based at Christchurch

Hospital. This is a full time (40 hours / week) permanent role on the

Christchurch Hospital Acute Campus site. You will be working within the

out-patient hand therapy service alongside other hand therapists (physios and

occupational therapists).

You will be supported to develop your skills within these

areas and will also work alongside your colleagues and team leaders to develop

the services.

In this role, you

will be responsible for :

Undertaking

expert assessments, completing appropriate interventions and providing

advice or referring to other services

You

will work collaboratively as part of the Hand therapy team (Physios and

Occupational therapists) within the out-patient setting for most of your

role. However you will also support the hand therapy mahi within the

in-patient wards

Working

with patients from diverse social and cultural backgrounds and working

collaboratively with whanau, the wider multidisciplinary team to ensure

the best outcomes

Identifying

and leading quality improvement initiatives

Supporting, enabling and leading education of staff

Mentoring

and supervision of other colleagues within the wider Occupational Therapy

service

It is also expected

that you will contribute to the weekend roster.

About You

You will have

relevant hand therapy experience with clinical skills in assessment and

intervention centred on occupational performance. You will have a passion and

desire to work in hand therapy within a team environment as an occupational

therapist, and have proven skills in quality improvement work - this

could be within occupational therapy and across the wider allied health and

inter-disciplinary teams.

You can expect to

be well supported in your role. You will receive mentoring, supervision and

professional development so that you can grow as an occupational therapist and

progress in your career.

You will demonstrate the following :

Experience

in Hand Therapy (essential)

Registration

with the Occupational Therapy Board NZ and an Annual Practising

Certificate (essential)

Registration with Hand

Therapy NZ OR Australian Hand

Therapy Association essential

Comprehensive

clinical assessment and problem solving skills

Ability

to work autonomously and collaboratively, to develop positive

interpersonal relationships, and work flexibly within the

inter-disciplinary team, with a team player attitude

Proven skills and experience with leading service improvement projects / work

Excellent

communication and interpersonal skills, to liaise effectively with health

professionals both within the in-patient services and in the community

Strong

clinical reasoning skills and use of evidence informed practice

Competency with te ao Maori, tikanga, and te reo

Maori or a commitment to starting your journey and taking ownership of your

learning and growth

Effective

time management and organisational skills

Strong

prioritisation skills

Working

for Health New Zealand

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is dedicated to ensuring

excellent healthcare for the people of New Zealand. We embrace a workforce that

is diverse and inclusive so that we are better positioned to understand and

service our community.We welcome applications from our diverse Maori,

Pacific, disabled, and rainbow communities.

How

to Apply

To

view the position description and / or apply for the role please click 'apply

now' on our careers page. All applications must be submitted

through our online careers portal before 11 : 59pm on8th December.If you have

any questions about the role, please contactAlex

• Clinical ManagerBronwyn

Please

note, we will be reviewing applications as received and may proceed with the

recruitment process before the closing date of this advert therefore we

encourage you to apply early.