Occupational Therapist - Intellectual Disability Service

Location : Ratonga Rua-o-Porirua Campus

Contract : Permanent, Full Time (1 FTE), Rostered and Rotating

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.

About the Role

The Occupational Therapy role is

critical in the effective implementation of the service model of care.

The

nature of rehabilitation provided for these clients necessitates staff in these

roles to provide active support, role modelling and coaching giving clients the

opportunity to implement learned skills.

The Occupational Therapist will

provide assessment and intervention for clients in 1 : 1 and group settings.

You

will work with a group of Occupational Therapists and Occupational Therapy

support workers across the Intellectual Disability Service.

About the

Team / Service Location

The Intellectual Disability Secure Service has

regional and national services :

Haumietiketike is a regional intellectual

disability adult secure forensic unit which has 11 beds for both males and

females.

The Step-Down Rehabilitative Cottages include two

separate houses providing four adult beds in each cottage.

Hikitia Te Wairua is the national intellectual

disability secure forensic unit for young people.

This building is co-located

with the Rangatahi (Youth Acute Mental Health Inpatient Unit) and Nga Taiohi

(National Secure Youth Forensic Unit).

Manawai Individualised Service Units (ISU) is a national

facility for adults with an intellectual disability and / or mental illness who have conditions of such severity that they have been

subject to long-term hospital level care compromising their quality of life.

RIDCAS is a

regional community team providing consultation and liaison with both mental

health and disability contracts.

About you

Essential

Professional Qualifications / Accreditations / Registrations :

• NZ Registered Occupational Therapist with current

annual practicing certificate.

Therapy New Zealand - Professional Association (desirable).

drivers licence.Experience :

working with intellectual disability and mental health service users.

according to treatment plans and guidelines developed.

team contribution.

effectively both written and oral.

communication skills.

users, staff and the public.

cultures.

Districts aims and objectives.Someone well-suited to the role will place a

high value on the following :

te Tiriti o Waitangi (and application to

health) and a willingness to work positively in improving outcomes for Maori.

clinicians.

identified outcomes.

Working at Health

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

To apply please click 'apply now.

All applications must be submitted through our online careers' portal by 25th Nov.

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.