Occupational Therapist

1 week ago

Palmerston North, New Zealand Habit Health Full time

Closing Date: 18/10/2024

**Job Type**: Permanent - Full Time

Location: Manawatu-Whanganui - Palmerston North - Princess Street

Job Category: Graduate Programme,Health, Medical & Pharmaceutical

**Habit Health is a nationwide healthcare provider, specialising in the rehabilitation space. We enable people to live their best lives and empower our teams to realise their full potential.**

Habit Health is proud to be a top graduate employer, bringing in some of the very best new talent in allied healthcare and growing it with some of the best development and career progression plans in the industry.

Each year, our Graduate Programme supports new graduates in getting ahead, launching them into allied health careers at a competitive and progressive pace.

**What will this look like in 2025?** As always, we will have guided mentorship plans, clear roadmaps with focused goals and a dependable, thorough network of support from MDTs throughout the Habit Health network. Because of our scale, our locations across the country and our competitive compensation packages, the opportunities for you are endless

We have a multitude of locations available for this role within the Manawatu region.

**Perks and benefits of our Graduate Programme**:

- Work alongside multidisciplinary teams who will support your goals and provide valuable feedback - think constant training and guidance
- Market competitive salary that invests in you
- Annual budget set aside for professional development / study
- Strong focus on work / life balance
- Laptop and phone provided
- Company pool vehicles or fuel allowance for client visits
- Permanent full-time role with a clear roadmap for growth and career progression
- Great team culture with regular social events, weekly treats and award schemes
- Well-being initiatives: annual eye exam, flu vaccination, access to EAP services

**Your role in the Programme**:

- Assess clients to determine treatment plans / recommendations
- Provide best practice services to clients, facilitating their return to full participation and independence in their daily lives
- Collaborate with all therapy staff and administration teams
- Be part of formally structured supervision meetings with additional on-the-go mentorship
- Continuous development opportunities and hands-on training

**Next steps**:
We can’t wait to hear from you - click ‘Apply’ to kickstart your career

**Habit Health is an equal opportunity employer, dedicated to diversity hiring and providing a safe space to people of all cultures, languages, experiences and backgrounds

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