Pou Haumanu Ngangahau (Occupational Therapist)

Overview

At Raukura Hauora O Tainui, we provide an extensive range of primary and community health care services within our communities. We offer services for all ages and backgrounds, delivered by qualified and experienced staff. As a Maaori health organisation, we have a strong tikanga Maaori-based approach to providing better health solutions for all. Our values include doing the right thing, at the right time, every time, advocating for Maaori and equity, and aroha and Manaakitanga for the people we serve.

Our Vision : Kia whai hua i te toonuitanga – To pursue the rewards of a thriving and prosperous way of life.

Our Philosophy : Mehemea karekau ana he whakakitenga, ka mate te Iwi - Where there is no vision, the people will perish.

Our Mission : To deliver kaupapa Maaori health and wellbeing services to all people living in the rohe of Tainui waka.

Our Values : Pono me te Tika – Honest and true, we speak directly and operate honestly in a safe, inclusive environment, free of blame; Kia uu – We preserve and advocate for our rights, taking leadership for the wellbeing of others; Tiakitanga – We protect, take care of and serve our people; Kia Kotahi nei – We stand together as one, drawing on each other’s strengths; Aroha – We treat everyone and ourselves with love, care and respect.

About the role

We are on the lookout to find an experienced Pou Haumanu Ngangahau (Occupational Therapist) to join our Early Years Health Services team.

The primary goal of the Pou Haumanu Ngangahau (Occupational Therapist) is to enable Rangatahi (youth) to participate in and achieve independence in the activities of their everyday life. This is achieved by pro-actively working with patients, their whaanau and communities to enhance the patient’s ability to engage in the occupations they want to, need to, or are expected to do; or by modifying the occupation or the environment to better support their occupational therapy engagement.

The Pou Haumanu Ngangahau (Occupational Therapist) is responsible for providing a patient and whaanau-centred, evidence-based approach to the assessment, management, interventions and treatment for patients, within a multi-disciplinary framework.

Flexibility is key as this role also involves advocating for whaanau and working across diverse settings, including clinics, homes, and community spaces, to maximize health and well-being outcomes.

This role is based in Taamaki Makaurau with occasional travel to the Waikato when required. This is a part-time role from Monday to Thursday from 8 : 30am to 5pm.

If this sounds like you and you think you have what it takes, we would love to hear from you!

Responsibilities

• Provides comprehensive effective and timely assessments, with an equity lens to identify health needs / priorities and plans and establishes individualised treatment / intervention plans in partnership with stakeholders and whaanau.
• Delivers a high standard of care and leads clinical practice initiatives that enhance patient care.
• Identifies and creates opportunities to promote health literacy and the provision of culturally competent treatment processes to improve outcome of care.
• Enables culturally appropriate patient care ensuring the patient and whaanau voice is provided for and understands the diverse needs of Maaori.
• Practises in partnership with the patient, acknowledging whaanau perspectives and supports their participation in services.
• Promotes and integrates into practice, effective communication and evidence-based best practice models in a manner that the patient and their whaanau determines as culturally safe.
• Ensures all practices are in accordance with contractual and referrer requirements, with accepted professional standards of practice, ethical guidelines and relevant legislation.
• Identifies opportunities for Rongoaa (traditional Maaori medicine) to be an effective contributor to the patient’s health and wellbeing.
• Participates, contributes, initiates and / or leads quality improvement and clinical governance activities.
• Contributes to annual planning process, including identifying gaps in service and contributing or leading work / projects that may result from the planning process.
• Takes professional responsibility for managing own clinical load with increasing complexity and be able to independently adapt and make decisions regarding treatment / intervention and identify where additional clinical support is required.
• Completes required documentation, including consent, treatment plans, goals, and daily data entry, in line with legal and organisational standards.
• Actively contributes to team meetings and case conferences to ensure the delivery of a co-ordinated multidisciplinary service.
• Ensures legislative requirements are met for the collection, use and storage of health and disability information.

To be considered for this role ideally you will need to have

What we offer

It is mandatory for you to have the following

How to apply

Please fill out our application form first by following this link :

Press “Quick Apply” and ensure that you attach a copy of your CV and Cover Letter.

Please note : We appreciate all applications received; however, only those who meet the necessary qualifications and requirements for the position will be contacted for further consideration.

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