Senior Occupational Therapist

2 days ago

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

Community based paediatric Senior Occupational Therapist

Permanent, full-time positions (40 hours per week)

Monday – Friday, Greenlane Clinical Centre

Te whiwhinga mahi | The Opportunity

Starship Child Health is looking for a Senior Occupational Therapist to join our Starship Community Service. As a Senior Occupational Therapist, you will provide direct clinical care and support the Occupational Therapy team and lead practice and improvement innovations. You will hold a clinical caseload providing assessment and intervention for children and young people with developmental and disability needs as part of our child development service. Children are seen for treatment in their homes, early education centres and other community settings. Maintain a clinical caseload applying clinical knowledge and skills to assess, plan, implement and evaluate patients'/clients' health needs.

Work with children and whanau within various clinical areas, delivering occupationally focused assessment and intervention.

Remain focused in the pursuit of Maori health gain as well as achieving equitable health outcomes for Maori.

Apply clinical knowledge, clinical reasoning and expertise while modelling evidence-based practice.

Facilitate effective discharge planning and/or referral processes to health care providers'/support agencies to meet identified health needs.

Demonstrate culturally safe practice that encompasses a diverse range of beliefs, values and practices.

Collaborate with the multi-disciplinary team, working closely together to ensure best outcomes for our patient care needs.

Thrive within a vibrant, innovative and diverse setting amongst a supportive interdisciplinary team of Dietetics, Hospital Play Specialists, Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists, Speech Language Therapists and Social Workers.

Demonstrate an awareness of Trauma Informed Care to better support whanau and colleagues.

Nga Pukenga Motuhake | Important Skills

As the ideal person for this role, you will have the following skills and attributes:

NZ registration as an Occupational Therapist with current Annual Practicing Certificate.

4+ years of post-graduate clinical work experience including minimum 2 years full-time experience within paediatric setting.

Hold a full and clean NZ driver's license.

Relevant clinical post-graduate certificate/diploma (desirable).

Proven experience working in clinical leadership (desirable).

It is strongly preferred that you hold Equipment Modification Services (EMS) Accreditations in Wheeled Mobility and Postural Management Level 1 and/or Housing Modifications (Complex).

Ko wai matou | Our Organisation

We are Te Whatu Ora Te Toka Tumai Auckland. We provide health and disability services to more than half a million people living in central Auckland, regional services for Northland and greater Auckland, and specialist national services for the whole of New Zealand. Our main sites are Auckland City Hospital, Greenlane Clinical Centre and Starship Children's Hospital, located in central Auckland.

We are part of Te Whatu Ora – Health New Zealand, the overarching organisation for New Zealand's national health service. Te Whatu Ora leads the day-to-day running of the health system, with functions delivered at local, district, regional and national levels.

We are committed to upholding Te Tiriti o Waitangi and providing culturally safe care. We value role modelling manaakitanga as demonstrated by Ngati Whatua in the gifting of their whenua on which our hospitals stand. We aspire to having a workforce reflective of the communities we serve and achieving equitable outcomes for all.

He aha nga painga o tenei mahi mou | Why you will enjoy working here

Te Toka Tumai Auckland is one of the leading healthcare providers in New Zealand offering a wide range of tertiary and quaternary clinical services to a large and diverse population. We have state of the art facilities and provide our services from three hospitals – Auckland City Hospital, Starship Children's Health and Greenlane Clinical Centre.

Meaningful support and orientation to your practice contexts with robust opportunities for critical reflection on practice, including peer review and professional supervision.

On the job training with continuous improvement and development opportunities including a well-established in-service training programme.

A great team environment and supportive work culture.

You will join our dedicated multidisciplinary team of consultants, nurse specialists, physiotherapists, occupational therapists, speech language therapists, clinical neuropsychologists and team support who are driven by providing a high-quality clinical service across New Zealand.

Immigration/Visa Support

Immigration NZ has introduced a new Accredited Employer Work Visa system from 4 July 2022 that includes a simplified residency process for health workers on the new "Green List" of occupations – and this position is one of those designated critical positions For successful candidates offered a position with us who require a Work Visa, we will provide support with their Visa application.

Me pehea te tuku tono | How to apply

To apply please click on the 'Apply' tab below and submit your application online attaching your updated CV and Covering Letter.

Advertising closes: Friday, 06 Dec 2024 at Time 11:59 pm (New Zealand standard time).

If you have any queries about accessibility, or technical issues with the online process, please contact Vaidehi Sharma - Recruitment Consultant at ****** quoting ref #ADHB22035 to discuss how we can best support your application.

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