Core Occupational Therapist, Acute Allied Health

Health New Zealand - Te Whatu Ora Counties Manukau; Auckland; On-site; NZD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Career development budget

Professional development opportunities

Team environment

Job summary

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora Counties Manukau invites a NZ registered Occupational Therapist to join the Acute Allied Health team at Middlemore Hospital. The role spans general and specialist medical areas with potential to grow in acute care including orthopaedics and surgery.

You will be supported by a Section head and work within a multidisciplinary team to implement evidence-based interventions and facilitate discharge planning.

Qualifications

• NZ Registered Occupational Therapist with APCA and 2+ years clinical OT experience.
• Excellent verbal and written communication.
• Full driver's licence.

Responsibilities

• Apply evidence-based occupational therapy interventions to assess, treat, and facilitate discharge planning in the acute hospital setting.
• Cover OT practice in general and specialist medical areas with opportunities to develop skills in orthopaedic and surgical spaces.
• Work within an interdisciplinary team and be professionally supported by a Section head.
• Participate in extensive professional development opportunities and expand your skill set.

Skills

Verbal and written communication

Caseload management

Self-motivated

Team oriented

Education

NZ Registered Occupational Therapist (APCA) with 2+ years clinical OT experience

Job description

Permanent roles available for full time & part timeRemuneration as per PSA Allied Health MECA guidelinesHealth 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 role:

We have an opportunity available within the Acute Allied Health team, based at Middlemore Hospital. This position will cover occupational therapy practice in our general and specialist medical areas initially with opportunities to develop skills in all acute care areas including orthopaedic and surgical spaces. You will be professionally supported by a Section head and work within an interdisciplinary team implementing evidence-based interventions to assess, treat, and facilitate discharge planning from the acute hospital setting. This position offers extensive professional development opportunities and the ability to expand and strengthen your current skill set.

The successful candidates will be able to demonstrate:

• How to apply sound occupational therapy competencies to these practice areas
• Excellent caseload management skills are essential as are
• Verbal and written communication skills
• You will need to be self-motivated, and team orientated
• Have good time management

Essential:

• NZ Registered Occupational Therapist with a current APCA minimum 2 years clinical experience as an OT
• Excellent verbal and written communication
• Full drivers licence

What we can offer you:

• Career Progression:Opportunities for educational and career advancement
• Professional Development: A generous training budget and various workplace training opportunities
• Team Environment:A nurturing and supportive workplace
• Work Perks:Discounted services and reimbursement for annual practicing certificate cost
• Working 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.

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.