Occupational Therapist

3 days ago

Christchurch, New Zealand Health New Zealand - Te Whatu Ora Full time

**_Full time permanent opportunity 40 hours per week (1FTE)_**:

- ** Join an experienced team who are passionate about supporting the best possible outcomes**:

- ** Current registration with the NZ Occupational Therapy Board and Annual Practicing Certificate is essential**

**Mō te tūnga - About the Role**
The Canterbury Regional Forensic Psychiatric Service is dedicated to assessing and treating people that have offended in the context of a mental disorder or may be at risk of doing so. It also caters for prisoners that require mental health assessment and treatment. There are a number of units and teams which include two medium secure inpatient units, an open rehabilitation inpatient unit, and a community and prison team.

This is an exciting opportunity for an NZ Registered Occupational Therapist to become a key member of Te Whare Manaaki, a secure forensic inpatient admission unit providing assessment and rehabilitation of referred patients. Our team consists of experienced and enthusiastic multi-disciplinary professionals who are passionate about knowledge sharing within the team and wider service to ensure the best outcomes. Our service also has a strong focus on professional development and offer a range of individual development opportunities.

This is a permanent full-time opportunity (40hr per week) located at Hillmorton Hospital. The days and hours are primarily Monday - Friday within core business hours.

**Ko wai koe | **About**You**

In this role, you will be responsible for:

- Assessing new admissions and preparing reports as required;
- Carrying out comprehensive Occupational Therapy and functional assessments;
- Developing and delivering individual and group education sessions;
- Establishing and carrying out one-to-one therapeutic rehabilitation programmes;
- Working with consumers from diverse social and cultural backgrounds and working collaboratively with whanau, the wider multidisciplinary team, and other relevant agencies to ensure the best outcomes;
- Identifying and contributing towards service improvement initiatives.

**Ngā pūkenga me ngā wheako - Skills and Experience**
- The ability to work both autonomously and as a part of a multidisciplinary team (MDT), while simultaneously providing a voice for Occupational Therapy within the MDT;
- The ability to build and develop trusted relationships with consumers, their family/whanau, the MDT and other relevant agencies;
- Applicants will need to be a New Zealand registered Occupational Therapist with current Annual Practicing Certificate (or eligibility to obtain);
- Experience within mental health is essential and recent experience within a forensic mental health setting is desirable;
- As there is some travel required in this position with the need to take passengers, a full NZ driver - s license is essential.

**Mō mātou | About Us**

Specialist Mental Health Services are an interdisciplinary team that forms part of Te Whatu Ora - Waitaha (Canterbury). We are committed to working and partnering with tāngata whaiora and their whānau. Constantly striving to work within our philosophy; we develop therapeutic, supportive and empowering relationships with our consumers, enabling them to achieve their personal goals and aspirations.

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