Job Application

Core or Senior Occupational Therapist - Health of Older People (HOP)

Full Time, Permanent

Remuneration as per PSA Allied Health MECA guidelines 

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.

The Opportunity:

We are seeking an Occupational Therapist with an interest in rehabilitation and geriatrics to join our Health of Older People inpatient services based at Middlemore Hospital.  

As one of a team of Occupational Therapists, you will be responsible for the assessment and treatment of a clinically and culturally diverse client group. You will use your expertise to provide occupationally focused assessments and interventions based on meaningful occupations for older adult clients requiring rehabilitation including orthopaedic, neurological, general medical and surgical conditions. The role involves working autonomously and as part of an inter-disciplinary team. Counties Manukau fully supports ongoing education and development of all employees including regular supervision and weekly in-services.

You will be involved in the supervision and development of rotational staff, rehab assistants and occupational therapy students. There is scope for involvement in leadership, service development projects, staff education and quality improvement work. You will be professionally supported by a section head and other experienced occupational therapists as well as the wider interdisciplinary team.

Essential:

• NZ Registered Occupational Therapist with a current practising certificate 

• Minimum 2 years Occupational Therapy experience for core clinician

• Minimum 5 years Occupational Therapy experience for senior clinician

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills

• Ability to work in an interdisciplinary team

• Full, clean driver's licence

Desired:

• Experience working in rehabilitation 

• Accessible accreditation in wheelchairs and seating

• Experience supervising students and junior staff 

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

To apply please click 'apply now'. All applications must be submitted through our online careers portal. 

To review the position description for core clinician please click here or senior clinician please click here. If you have any questions, please contact Amy Lin via on 09 2760044 ext 58680 or email on amy.lin@middlemore.co.nz.

Job Number: CMH08045

Applications Close: 26 March 2025

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.
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