Advanced Allied Health Professional

**Location**: Wellington Regional Hospital
**Contract**: Permanent, Part time (0.5 FTE / 20 hours per week)

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**

**Salary**: $111,240 - $122,570 (pro rata)

Are you a dedicated Allied Health Practitioner with a passion for supporting people to live well after an illness or injury? Come aboard our dynamic inpatient rehabilitation service, where we embrace person-centred care and work as a tight-knit, multidisciplinary team alongside our nursing and medical kaimahi.

For this advanced allied health professional role, you will be part of a growing specialist rehabilitation team, working across the rehabilitation continuum. This role is primarily based in Wellington Regional Hospital, and is integrated with the acute teams with 75% of the patients you will see presenting post stroke. You will also work closely with the inpatient rehabilitation wards, based at Kenepuru, and community rehabilitation and support services.

A key aspect of our evolving model of care and the key function of this role is the early specialised holistic rehabilitation assessment of patients in the acute setting to determine their needs. You will provide skilled assessment & treatment planning, coordination of rehabilitation care and education to patient and family/whanau.

This role will also have responsibility for providing clinical leadership within the wider rehabilitation team to assist in developing the clinical capability of others.

This is a unique opportunity to join our service at a pivotal moment. With new leadership and opportunities to influence the rehabilitation model of care, we - re building a future where our rehabilitation services set the standard for excellence. This is the chance to work in a service that - s growing and evolving, offering you a platform to shape the future of rehabilitation care.

**About the Team/Service/Location**

Wellington Regional Hospital is a tertiary centre providing acute care for patients across the Wellington and Central regions. Our specialist inpatient rehabilitation unit, has 18 beds, and is based at Kenepuru Hospital. We also have an early supported discharge service, and community-based rehabilitation teams.

This role sits within the wider Allied Health team and you will work alongside two established designated Rehabilitation roles: an advanced Occupational Therapist and Allied Health Consultant. You will also work closely with the newly recruited Rehabilitation CNS - inpatient and Rehabilitation Allied Health Educator.

In addition to this, on a day to day basis you - ll be based at Wellington Hospital working closely with the inpatient teams across wards, predominantly on the neuro ward, as well as the stroke Early Supported Discharge team.

We work together 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, and mentorship.

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**
- Experience in and a passion for delivering high-quality, evidence-based clinical care across rehabilitation settings
- Strong communication skills with a collaborative approach to working in a team
- Ability to work using an inter professional practice model
- High levels of motivation and initiative
- An understanding of the health needs of our Māori and Pacific communities
- An eagerness to reduce inequities and improve clinical care and health outcomes
- Current full drivers licence

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