- Hastings Fallen Soldier’s Hospital, Allied Health Therapies
- Up to 80 hour’s per fortnight, Part or Full-time options available
- Permanent role
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
Are you feeling confident in your own Occupational Therapy skills and practice and keen to support colleagues early in their career? Do you get joy from sharing your knowledge and seeing people grow as you help them to navigate their clinical challenges? Come and be part of our skilled and friendly Allied Health team in our acute medical and neurology wards.
Check out our Occupational Therapy Recruitment video to get a better feel for working at Te Whatu Ora, Te Matau a Maui, Hawke’s Bay.
About the Team/Service/ Location
Working in partnership with whaiora, whānau, and the wider multidisciplinary team, you will provide high quality, person-centred inpatient occupational therapy. You will bring creative solutions to a complex caseload of acute strokes, frail elderly, and general medical patients. You will support and guide rotational occupational therapists and students, and be actively involved in ongoing quality improvement initiatives within the ward and wider.
About you
We are looking for an Occupational Therapist with a passion for sharing your knowledge and skills. You will be part of a diverse and supportive wider team of acute and subacute occupational therapists. We value continued professional development, mentoring, supervision and on-going training. You will have access to regular in-service training, special interest working groups, and learning opportunities to develop your clinical and leadership skills.
We also have an Occupational Therapy Professional Lead to support your growth and promote the occupational therapy service throughout our hospital.
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ou will also need the following key attributes and skills:
- Bachelor of Occupational Therapy, or equivalent.
- New Zealand Registered Occupational Therapist with current annual practising certificate (APC).
- 2+ years clinical experience - preferably some time in stroke care, but not essential.
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 Māori, Pacific, disabled, and rainbow communities.
How to Apply
applications must be submitted through our online careers portal. If you have any questions about the role, please contact Casey Toebosch at [email protected]
We will review applications as received and may proceed with the recruitment process, before the closing date of this advert.