Occupational Therapy Senior Rehabilitation Ward

1 week ago

New Plymouth, New Zealand Te Whatu Ora - Health New Zealand Taranaki Full time

Occupational Therapist - Senior Inpatient Occupational Therapist Rehabilitation ward

Taranaki Base Hospital, New Plymouth

Up to 1.0 FTE (80 hours per fortnight)

Permanent

Occupational Therapy (OT) Department has an exciting opportunity for an experienced and motivated Occupational Therapists.

The Senior OT is responsible for the Rehabilitation ward, having a caseload and supporting a rotational staff member and assistants. The OT is responsible for the day to day running of the ward, to work closely with Multidisciplinary team, work with wider internal and external providers and closely with the Inpatient Clinical lead and Professional Lead of Occuaptional Therapy.

We offer a supportive working environment with resources, good approach to service delivery, supervision and opportunities for further internal training.

Why Taranaki? It is easy to achieve an enviable lifestyle without having to compromise your career path. The region's amazing mountain, rivers, lakes, fantastic coastline and outstanding surfing and tramping opportunities, masses of parks and gardens, as well as a major events calendar. This is a great place to live and work and even have a family.

The Taranaki District Health Board is a large organisation with 2040 staff operating in the exciting, changing Health sector

If you have:

- Experience in rehabilitation and passion work as an OT within the OT team and wider
- Registered with Occupational Therapy Board of New Zealand and work within Occupational Therapy board of conduct
- To be part of the Inpatient OT team and wider,
- Provide support to the inpatient Clinical lead.
- The ability to provide efficient, effective intervention for community and inpatients client.
- A knowledge/ understanding of funding processes for Enable NZ and ACC
- A commitment to quality service delivery and comply with the privacy act
- An interest in and empathy with elderly and disabled clients
- Motivated to learn, explore and assist staff and patients during high demand
- Good time management skills
- Eager to learn

Click here to view the position description.

Application will close on Sunday 7 May

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