Full Time, Permanent 

Remuneration as per Pay Equity Claim Settlement Agreement 

• Flexible working
• Commitment to your professional development
• Highly supportive team environment
• Opportunity for weekend work
 
Counties Manukau District is a dynamic and progressive organisation at the forefront of innovative health delivery, serving New Zealand’s most culturally diverse population. It is this diversity that offers unique opportunities for health professionals on both a personal and professional level. Our organisational vision is to work in partnership with our communities to improve the health status of all, with particular emphasis on Māori, Pacific people, and other populations with health disparities.

Get the best of both worlds – utilise your acute clinical skill sets in a rehabilitative community setting. With this role you will be part of developing and implementing an innovative new service model catered to provide a smoother transition for clients from hospital to home. As a core Occupational Therapist, you’ll be collaborating with other passionate allied health clinicians like yourself and nurse specialists to provide an interdisciplinary approach to patient care to enhance health outcomes for clients and whaanau enabling them to reach their full potential. This team will work across the five community bases delivering acute care to patients under hospital in the home, reablement and transitional care, with strong links with inpatient hospital services.

In this role you will:

• Apply knowledge, skills and clinical reasoning when providing community intervention
• Provide interdisciplinary practice based on a reablement philosophy
• Work with the allied health clinical leadership team to continuously evaluate the service to improve client outcomes
• Work with the wider Community Health Services and acute allied health teams to provide smooth transitions of care for patients 

This is an excellent career development opportunity for a core occupational therapist wanting to work in a dynamic team focused on enabling patients to reach their maximum potential in their own homes through a restorative approach.

Essential:

• Registration and current APC with the NZ Occupational Therapy Board
• Full, clean drivers’ licence
 
What's in it for you?

• A great learning environment where you will continue to grow and be challenged
• Fantastic culture and team environment
• Refund of your annual practising certificate cost
• Onsite professional development sessions
• Generous study allowance on top of mandatory training
• A generous relocation package which includes a one-way flight, accommodation, car rental, shipping freight (T’s & C’s apply)
• Support with Immigration/Visa
• Free parking onsite
• Discounted services as part of our work perks
 
Counties Manukau fully supports ongoing education and development of all employees including regular supervision, fortnightly in-services, performance development plans and supported study. If you are seeking an opportunity to work for a dynamic and progressive organisation at the forefront of innovative health delivery, then we would like to hear from you...

While this role is a permanent position, you will initially be required to work in the Southern Community Health Team for a period of 9 months or earlier/later as required, to cover the work of an employee who is on parental leave. After this initial period you will be allocated to a role in Community Health Service, your usual Department, following discussion with you.

To view the job description, please click here. For more information please contact Amy Lin in the Recruitment Centre on 09 2760044 ext. 58680 or via email on amy.lin@middlemore.co.nz. 

Job Number: CMH202412857

Applications Close: 6th May 2024