Occupational Therapist | Older Person’s Health & Rehabilitation | Burwood Hospital

• Experienced and New Graduate Occupational Therapists opportunities
• Burwood Hospital (easy parking!) – Permanent Full time
• Older persons Health and Rehabilitation (Physical)

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

Opportunities now exist for Occupational Therapists to work within the inpatient’s services at Burwood Hospital. In these roles you will work with patients to enable optimum safety and function during this phase of their recovery.

You’ll work with clients from diverse social and cultural backgrounds and need to bring your holistic skills, enthusiasm and passion to achieve the best outcome for your patients. You will need to demonstrate your excellent communication skills and build rapport with patients and their whānau.

Burwood Hospital offers the opportunity to be part of both the ward team and the wider Occupational Therapy Department and take the opportunities to access professional development through, in-service training and clinical supervision.

This role is working with Older People needing a hospital admission and rehabilitation to enable them to return home and /or to community facilities. You will work within a multi-disciplinary team to determine and meet the patient goals and outcomes. Your day would include, ADL assessment and rehabilitation, cognitive assessments and treatment and complex discharge planning.

New graduates, internationally trained, returning to practice or OT’s in their early years of practice will be supported by a dedicated Clinical Coach, enabling your learning and development in extending your clinical practice and the development of Occupational Therapy skills.

In these roles, you will be responsible for:

• Undertaking Occupational Therapy assessments and developing and implementing treatment plans, considered within a holistic approach;
• Providing education and resource, where appropriate, to the client and their family/whanau, as well as the wider  team;
• Prioritising, organising and managing a case load while allocating time appropriately;

About You

We are seeking enthusiastic Occupational Therapists to join the team, to be successful you will demonstrate the below skills:

• Comprehensive clinical assessment and problem-solving skills
• Ability to work autonomously and collaboratively, to develop positive interpersonal relationships, and work flexibly within the team, with a team player attitude
  
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to liaise effectively with health professionals both within the in-patient services and in the community
• Strong clinical reasoning skills and use of evidence informed practice
• Effective time management and organisational skills
• Strong prioritisation skills and experience with complex discharge planning
• A positive attitude and enthusiasm for this area of work
• Enable NZ Equipment accreditation or willingness to obtain
• Registration with the NZ Occupational Therapy Board and current Annual Practicing Certificate 
• As local travel is required, a full driver’s license is essential.

Working for Health New Zealand

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is 'the weaving of wellnesses'. 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.

We particularly welcome applications from our diverse Māori, Pacific, disabled, and rainbow communities.

How to Apply

To view the position description 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 Alex Jay at Alexandra.jay@tewhatuora.govt.nz