Inpatient Occupational Therapist - Thames

• Thames Hospital Inpatient unit
• 4 month fixed term, Full time or Part time options considered
• Do you have an Occupational Therapy qualification and registration with the OT Board of New Zealand? If so we are looking for an Occupational Therapist | Kaiwhakaora Ngangahau to join our team.

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is firmly grounded in the principles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi and is dedicated to serving all New Zealanders. Through integration and collaboration, we’re building a health system underpinned by partnership, equity, sustainability, whānau-centred care, and excellence.

About the Role

This position is based at Thames Hospital. Your role as part of the team, is to provide quality assessment and deliver safe and clinically effective interventions to support our patients. You'll have the opportunity to assess and treat a wide range of conditions with surgical, orthopaedic, medical, neurological needs as well as manage a caseload of rehab patients, including stroke rehab. In this role, you will be collaborating with multidisciplinary teams and work alongside Physiotherapists, Social Work, and Allied Health Assistants.

About the Team

Allied Health is a department of the Waikato District that provides Occupational Therapy, Physiotherapy, Speech & Language Therapy, Dietetic, Audiology & New Born Hearing screening, Social Work, and Psychology services. Staff within these professions are all involved in direct client care and work in a wide range of situations to improve the health and wellbeing of the people they work with. Allied Health staff work in partnership with individuals and their family/whanau to facilitate relationships and a smooth journey through the healthcare system.

About you

Skills and experience you’ll need to be considered for the role:

• At least 12 months post qualification experience and ideally experience with the Ministry of Health funding process, however will consider new graduate OTs
• Rehab experience
• Sound clinical reasoning skills and use of evidence informed practice
• Effective time management, prioritisation and organisation skills
• Ability to work collaboratively with a range of professional groups in a multidisciplinary setting
• Full driver’s licence

Working for Health New Zealand

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is ‘the weaving of wellness’. We're dedicated to ensuring excellent healthcare for the people of Aotearoa/New Zealand. The Equity Work Programme at Health NZ focuses on helping everyone in the health system think about equity when they do their work. It also promotes the cultural change needed for the whole system to reach equity in health outcomes.

Our people are at the heart of everything we do. Health New Zealand are committed to being good employers and honouring our equal employment opportunity obligations.

Our commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion

• We want to see the real you in your application and welcome the real you on board if you come and work with us. Skills are gained across many areas of our life, not just in formal employment. If you can demonstrate the skills listed in the ad, but the experience was gained through whānau life, community or mahi aroha (volunteering) we encourage you to apply and share your story with us in your cover letter.
• We particularly welcome applications from our diverse Māori, Pacific, disabled, and rainbow communities.

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How to Apply

Please click ‘Apply online’ or apply via our Waikato Careers Website by clicking here All applications must be submitted through our online careers portal before 11:59pm on 14 February 2025. If you have any questions about the role, please contact Elisa Travailleur at elisa.travailleur@tewhatuora.govt.nz

Please note, we will be reviewing applications when received and may proceed with the recruitment process, before the closing date of this advert