Occupational Therapist

Nau mai, haere mai ki Te Whatu Ora - Capital, Coast & Hutt Valley District

**Location**: Kapiti Health Centre

**Service**: Older Adult, Rehabilitation and Allied Health Service

**Salary**: From Step 3 - 8 on MECA depending on experience.
Kōrero mō te tūranga - About the role
This is an exciting permanent, part-time opportunity for an Occupational Therapist to join our Kapiti Community Service.
As an Occupational Therapist working in this team, your day with be both exciting and varied. Your day will include a variety of rehabilitation based work. There will be assessments and interventions to support and maximise patient function at home, including return to work, fatigue management and strategies to encourage wellness both at home and in the community. Individual home visits will be an important part of your role.
Here at ORA we understand the value of good patient relationships. You will work with patients from diverse social and cultural backgrounds. We need you to demonstrate your excellent communication skills to build rapport with patients and their whanau. An understanding of interdisciplinary working, stroke rehabilitation and cognitive change would be an advantage.
- Work with a friendly and skillful team made up of allied health, medical and nursing staff.
- Enjoy a diverse and rewarding caseload.
- Live in beautiful Kapiti
- Participate in clinical supervision and continuing professional development opportunities to aid your ongoing development.Mō tō mātou rōpū - About our team
- The Older Adult, Rehabilitation and Allied Health Service aims to bring excellent medical care to the community. With this in mind, you will enjoy working collaboratively with our Kapiti population alongside your allied health, nursing and medical colleagues. You will work within a friendly and supportive interdisciplinary team that works collaboratively and takes a patient centered and goal focused approach.
- We work alongside a fast-paced interdisciplinary team
- We keep professional clinical records
- We engage with patients and their whanau in a positive manner
- We support and connect into local community resources for best patient outcomes
- We actively work with an equity lens
- We provide supervision and support to junior staff orientating to the community setting Talk about your team dynamics and what your team delivers - make this section inviting and a place where applicants want to work Max 10 lines (600 characters).

Moū - About you
Talk about the skills and experience you want from this person We require you to bring your holistic skills, enthusiasm and passion to achieve the best outcome for our patients. To do this, you - ll need the following;
- Current APC and full registration with Occupational Therapy Board of New Zealand
- Experience in rehabilitation and working with older adults with communication and cognitive challenges
- A full driving license
- Skills and experience in wheelchair and seating an advantageE pā ana ki a tatou - About us

Capital, Coast & Hutt Valley District are pro-equity health organisation, with a particular focus on Māori, Pacific Peoples, and the Disability Community.

**To find out more about us click on the following links**:
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Me pēhea te tuku tono - How to apply
Your safety and that of our patients is important to us. It is our expectation that you will be fully vaccinated against COVID 19, having received two doses of an approved COVID 19 vaccination.
Ma tini, ma mano, ka rapa te whai
By joining together we will succeed