Clinical Team Leader

4 days ago

Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand New Zealand Government Full time
Clinical Team Leader | Occupational Therapist at Te Whatu Ora - Health New Zealand Waitaha Canterbury, Christchurch
  • Permanent full-time opportunity (40 hours per week) providing leadership and support to a committed team primarily within the inpatient Older Persons rehabilitation setting
  • Clinical release time to complete Clinical Team Leader tasks (0.3 FTE per week)
  • Join a supportive and experienced team of professionals and continue to develop your leadership skills through on-the-job training opportunities
  • Maintain and refine your clinical skills as you continue to provide first-hand care to our patient group

About the Role

Our Burwood campus Occupational Therapy Team is looking for an experienced and skilled Occupational Therapist to join us as a Clinical Team Leader We are a large team of over 60 Occupational Therapy professionals who also work closely with the wider multidisciplinary team to ensure a holistic approach to patient care.

The Clinical Team Leader is integral to our leadership team, working closely with our other Clinical Team Leaders and the Clinical Manager to lead and improve clinical services in the Older Person's health and Rehabilitation setting. A core component of this position will be contributing to daily operational planning and supporting any service improvement initiatives, as well as holding a clinical caseload within our Older Person's Health team. The cluster has approximately 12 staff including registered Occupational Therapists and Allied Health Assistants.

This is a permanent full-time opportunity working Monday - Friday approximately 0730 - 1600.

In this role, you will be responsible for:

  • Ensuring the day-to-day provision of a high-quality clinical service, primarily within our older people rehabilitation area with multiple diagnosis and conditions, all of whom require rehabilitation to discharge safely.
  • Working closely with the leadership team and wider multidisciplinary colleagues to identify and implement service improvement initiatives
  • Maintaining a designated clinical case load within Older Person's inpatient services.
  • Supporting and fostering the development of approximately 8-10 direct report Occupational Therapy team members
  • Undergoing ongoing experience and education in team leadership

About You

  • A sound clinical background in a rehabilitation hospital setting (a minimum of 5 years experience post-qualification is desirable)
  • An understanding of core business needs of Occupational Therapy service provision
  • Previous experience in leading a team and/or project management is desirable
  • Sound working knowledge of local, national and international health systems is strongly desired
  • Proven experience in training and supervision of staff with the ability to foster and support the development of a team both collectively and on an individual basis
  • 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
  • Registration with the Occupational Therapy Board of NZ and current APC is essential (or eligibility to obtain)

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 is 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 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

Please note, we will be reviewing applications when received and may proceed with the recruitment process before the closing date of this advert, so if this opportunity is right for you, apply now

Employer: Te Whatu Ora - Health New Zealand Waitaha Canterbury

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