Occupational Therapist

7 hours ago

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

**Location**: Kenepuru Community Hospital
- ** Contract**: Fixed-Term (until March 2026), Part Time (0.8FTE / 32 hours per week)

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**

We are seeking an energetic, efficient and motivated Occupational Therapist to join our inpatient Allied Health Team, working in the area of rehabilitation with the older adult fixed term, to back-fill for parental leave. The team is part of the wider Allied Health Inpatient team at Kenepuru Community Hospital. This ward focuses on rehabilitation for patients with older adults who have been admitted with a variety of injuries and medical conditions. The OT in this role may also be required to support on the orthopaedic and neuro-rehabilitation ward when required.

**About the Team/Service/Location**

The inpatient rehabilitation multi-disciplinary team is a close-knit team of allied health, nursing and medical colleagues, based at Kenepuru Hospital. We are a team that loves to learn and upskill, and we encourage service-improvements that help the patients and the team. A perk worth mentioning is the free parking available on site.

This role sits within the wider Kenepuru Inpatient Allied Health team which consists of over 35 Allied Health staff from Occupational Therapy, Dietetics, Speech Language Therapy, Psychology, Diversional Therapy, Physiotherapy, Social Work, and our Allied Health Assistants. We work together closely to provide a service of high standard to patients and their families and whānau. We are a very supportive team; we provide training and learning opportunities, supervision, mentorship, and we celebrate our wins with food. It really is a warm and inviting space to work in.

Our recent service improvements include introducing Inter-Professional-Practice models, an Amputee pathway, a Stroke Pathway, working closer with our early supported discharge team (known as AWHI), and working in closer collaboration with our nursing and medical colleagues. We continue to grow in our cultural responsiveness as a team and a service, and we welcome anyone who is also on the journey to improve health equity outcomes for Maori and Pacific peoples to join us as we learn and improve together.

**About you**
- NZ Registered Occupational Therapist with a current APC
- Experience in the hospital inpatient setting
- A understanding of the health needs of our Māori and Pacific communities
- Eager to reduce inequities and improve health outcomes
- Current full drivers licence
- Enable accreditation (or willing to attain this)

**Working at 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.

**How to Apply**

**Job details**:
**Job Reference**:

AH055-25**Location**:

- North Island - Wellington - Porirua**Job type**:

Contract/Temp Part time**Expertise**:

- Clinical - Allied Health - Occupational Therapist**Closes**:

10-Aug-2025

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