Core Clinician Occupational Therapist, (Ward 5), Assessment Treatment & Rehabilitation

Full Time 1FTE, Permanent

Remuneration as per PSA Allied Health MECA guidelines

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.

The Opportunity :

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Core Occupational Therapist with a passion for rehabilitation of the elderly to join our ward 5 Inpatient Acute Care of the Elderly service at Middlemore Hospital.

If youre seeking a role that offers variety, new challenges, and the chance to work in a diverse, multicultural environment as part of an interdisciplinary team, this position is for you.

In the AT&R service, you will play a vital role within the team, utilising your expertise to deliver occupational assessments and interventions that focus on meaningful occupations for older adult clients.

This includes rehabilitation for individuals with conditions such as orthopaedic, neurological, and general medical or surgical needs.

Essential :

• NZ Registered Occupational Therapist with a current practising certificate
• Minimum 1 years Occupational Therapy experience in a physical health setting
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to work in an interdisciplinary team
• Full current NZ driver's licenceDesired :
• Experience working in rehabilitation and acute care of the elderly
• Accessable accreditation in personal care & wheelchair and seating
• Experience supervising students and junior staffOur commitment to you :
• Regular supervision and weekly in-services
• Encourage use of individual professional development funds
• Refund of your annual practising certificate cost
• Strong clinical Occupational Therapy leadershipWorking at 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

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All applications must be submitted through our online careers portal by 31 October

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We will review applications as received and may proceed with the recruitment process, before the closing date of this advert.

At Counties Manukau Health people and their lives matter to us.

We are a values based and inclusive organisation that is committed to delivering the best health outcomes for our community.

To help us achieve this we need a workforce that reflects the population we serve.

We strongly encourage applications from all backgrounds who share our values and have a passion to work in our community and would greatly value seeing applicants from our Maaori and Pacific communities.

We are also committed to our Disability Strategy, which focuses on people with disabilities; they are our patients, whaanau, community and our staff - all carefully considered in our action plan.

Together we will improve the accessibility needs for everyone who has a disability.

Our values are Valuing Everyone- Whakawhanaungatanga , Kind Manaakitanga, Together Kotahitanga, Excellent- Rangatiratanga.

If these are your values too, then join us today.