Advanced Clinician Occupational Therapy - Hand Therapy

Advanced Clinician Occupational Therapy - Hand Therapy

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.

Responsibilities

Undertake expert assessments, complete appropriate interventions and provide advice or refer to other services.

Work collaboratively as part of the Hand therapy team (physios and occupational therapists) within the out-patient setting for most of your role, and also support the hand therapy work within the in-patient wards.

Work with patients from diverse social and cultural backgrounds and collaborate with whanau and the wider multidisciplinary team to ensure the best outcomes.

Identify and lead quality improvement initiatives.

Support, enable and lead education of staff.

Mentor and supervise other colleagues within the wider Occupational Therapy service.

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.

Qualifications

Experience in Hand Therapy (essential)

Registration with the Occupational Therapy Board NZ and an Annual Practising Certificate (essential)

Registration with HandTherapy NZ or Australian HandTherapy Association (essential)

Comprehensive clinical assessment and problem-solving skills

Ability to work autonomously and collaboratively, to develop positive inter-personal 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 serve our community.

We welcome applications from our diverse Maori, Pacific, disabled, and rainbow communities.

How to Apply

To view the position description and 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 on 9th November.

If you have any questions about the role, please contact Alex Jay at

• or Clinical Manager Bronwyn Suzana on
• or

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.

Job details

Job Reference : PC

Location : South Island – Canterbury – Christchurch

Job type : Permanent Full-time

Expertise : Clinical – Allied Health – Occupational Therapist

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