Occupational Therapist

2 days ago

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

**Location**: Kenepuru Hospital - Porirua
**Contract**: Permanent, Full time, Monday-Friday

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is firmly grounded in the principles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi and is committed to building a health system that serves all New Zealanders.

**About the role**

This is an exciting opportunity to join our multi-disciplinary Team at the Regional Rangatahi inpatient Service (RRAIS).
- Day to day running of Therapeutic Day Programme alongside wider team.
- Attendance and participation within MDT and wider team.Articulating, negotiating and demonstrating the role and functions of an occupational therapist in the team.
- Providing appropriate, effective occupational therapy services for clients which facilitate and enable increased functioning incorporating the four domains of Te Whare Tapa Wha.
- Developing tools and establishing groups for client skill development.
- Utilising a broad range of knowledge and experience for the benefit of clients.

**About the Team/Service/ Location**

The Rangatahi Unit is a 12 bed regional inpatient acute service for adolescents aged between 13 to 17 years of age who have a serious mental health disorder ( as defined in the DSM 1V ). The young person will be requiring intensive treatment, investigation or observation (24 hours per day) that cannot safely or adequately be provided in a community setting. The Rangatahi Unit provides a Therapeutic Day Programme for Inpatients designed to meet the needs of the Rangatahi experiencing an acute episode of mental illness.

The team has bicultural focus and is supported by a Kaumatua and a Kuia, the team uses a Maori health model to guide their practice with emphasis on whanaungatanga, tikanga.

**About you**

We are seeking Registered Occupational Therapists who are enthusiastic, passionate about youth and committed to working alongside youth and their whanau.

We want to hear from you if:

- You feel you can make a difference.
- You are keen to be part of a strong team culture of collaborative practice, openness, humour and respect.
- You want the variety of a role where no two days are the same.
- You are keen to learn and actively engage and support our most vulnerable youth on their recovery journey.
- You have a current annual practicing certificate and proven experience in the child and adolescent mental health sector and experience in the day to day running of the therapeutic day program alongside the wider team.

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