Occupational Therapist

3 weeks ago


Hamilton, New Zealand Health New Zealand - Te Whatu Ora Waikato Full time

**Occupational Therapist - Rotational**

**Job Number**:WAI28510**

**Where you will be working**:Waikato District, Rotational Occupational Therapy

**The details**:Full time fixed-term until September 2025, 80 hours per fortnight

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**
- This full time position is fixed-term until September 2025
- Waikato District has exciting opportunity for a New Zealand Registered Occupational Therapist to be part of our Rotational Programme for a fix term period. Our programme provides opportunities to expand your occupational therapy knowledge and skills in a range of clinical areas.
- The Occupational Therapy Rotational programme has a variety of clinical areas and settings, including 6 months and 12 months rotations

**About the Team/Service/ Location**
- Waikato District is one of New Zealand’s largest public hospitals, covering a large urban and rural community
- Waikato District provides extensive allied health services.
- We are a friendly supportive team

**About you**

**We are seeking**:

- A positive, flexible attitude
- Ability to work autonomously as well as part of a team
- Experience of working collaboratively as part of a multi-disciplinary team
- Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills
- An ability to grow from past clinical experiences
- A new or recent graduate with a current annual practicing certificate (or is working through the process of obtaining)
- Full driver’s licence
- 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

**Working for Health New Zealand**

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is ‘the weaving of wellness’. 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.

**_ Our commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion _**

**Click** here** to view the position description.**

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