Occupational Therapist - Neuro

• Hastings Fallen Soldier’s Hospital, Allied Health Therapies
• Up to 80 hour’s per fortnight, Part or Full-time options available
• Permanent

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

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.

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.

The Hawkes Bay is full of fun things to do, beautiful places to spend time, and food and drink options galore! If the role sounds interesting and you are keen to try a new spot, give us a call to talk through this opportunity. You may be more ready than you think for a change and a challenge!

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.

You 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.
• Competency with te ao Māori, tikanga, and te reo Māori or a commitment to starting your journey and taking ownership of your learning and growth
• Experience in projects / initiatives which give effect to Te Tiriti principals and frameworks, and the application of Mātauranga Māori and Kaupapa Māori approaches, particularly as they apply in healthcare settings.

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.

How to Apply

To view the position description, click HERE and/or apply for the role please click “apply now.” All applications must be submitted through our online careers portal. If you have any questions about the role, please contact Casey Toebosch at Casey.Toebosch@hbdhb.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.