Occupational Therapist

6 months ago


Christchurch, New Zealand Te Whatu Ora – Health New Zealand Waitaha Canterbury Full time

**Permanent position 40 hours per week (1.0FTE).**:

- ** Based at Princess Margaret Hospital**

**Mō te tūnga | About the role**

Based at Princess Margaret Hospital, our North/East Community Services Team is a large interdisciplinary team working with clients in the community with a goal of maintaining patient independence. We offer assessment, treatment and rehabilitation of older persons.

**Ko wai koe | About You;**

In this role, you will be responsible for:

- The Case Management portion of the role will consist of the oversight and management of a varying case portfolio;
- Completing assessments of consumers and formulating interventions to meet individual needs in collaboration with our multi-disciplinary team (MDT).

Your skills will include:

- Experience in Older Persons Health would be advantageous;
- The ability to triage and prioritize your patients appropriately in a timely manner is essential;
- A current NZ driver’s license is essential;
- **_ New Zealand Registration as an Occupational Therapist with Annual Practicing certificate is essential._**

**Mō mātou | About Us**
- “Ko ngā tāngata, te mātua mahi_ - _Putting people at the heart of all we do”_

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora leads the day-to-day running of our health system across New Zealand, with functions delivered at local, district, regional and national levels. It weaves the functions of the 20 former District Health Boards into its regional divisions and district offices, ensuring continuity of services in the health system.

Here in Waitaha, Canterbury we deliver health services to the almost 600,000 people that live in the Canterbury region. We are committed to Te Tiriti o Waitangi and its principles by ensuring our partnership with Māori are at the forefront of all our conversations. We believe in improving, promoting, and protecting the health and well-being of the Canterbury the West Coast community.

**Ngā** **hua **| Benefits of working at Health New Zealand**

When you work at Health New Zealand, you are part of a wider whānau that will support you along your journey. We offer great coaching, mentoring and learning outcomes for all staff. We are always improving our facilities across all campuses and have amazing discounts from select retailers, restaurants and business.

We have a range of clinical and non-clinical roles at Health New Zealand, there could be a place for you

Please visit our careers website for other roles and find your ideal fit within Health New Zealand.

**Nau mai, haere mai, tauti mai**

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