Practice Supervisor Occupational Therapy

1 week ago


Auckland City, New Zealand New Zealand Government Full time

Lead a team of Occupational Therapists within the Allied Health Community Occupational Therapy Team

Ko wai mātou | Our Organisation
We are Te Whatu Ora Te Toka Tumai Auckland. We provide health and disability services to more than half a million people living in central Auckland, regional services for Northland and greater Auckland, and specialist national services for the whole of New Zealand. Our main sites are Auckland City Hospital, Greenlane Clinical Centre and Starship Children's Hospital, located in central Auckland.
We are part of Te Whatu Ora - Health New Zealand, the overarching organisation for New Zealand's national health service. Te Whatu Ora leads the day-to-day running of the health system, with functions delivered at local, district, regional and national levels.
We are committed to upholding Te Tiriti o Waitangi and providing culturally safe care. We value role modelling manaakitanga as demonstrated by Ngāti Whātua in the gifting of their whenua on which our hospitals stand. We aspire to having a workforce reflective of the communities we serve and achieving equitable outcomes for all.
Te whiwhinga mahi | The Opportunity
We have an exciting leadership opportunity for an experienced Occupational Therapist to join our team as a Practice Supervisor to lead our team of enthusiastic and passionate Occupational Therapists within the Adult Community Services Allied Health service.
- Practice Supervisors provide clinical expertise and support and, coordinate day to day activities and workload as well as maintaining their own clinical expertise.
- This is a fantastic opportunity to contribute towards a range of service improvement activities within the team, with the support of your Service Lead, Allied Health Clinical and Quality Lead and Occupational Therapy Clinical Educator
- Occupational Therapists in the Allied Health service work with adults with physical disability and health needs, to maximise their safety and independence within the community setting, using the Person
- Environment-Occupation (PEO) model
- The team work alongside other health professionals based in a locality service delivery model

This is a fantastic opportunity to take your first step into a formal clinical leadership role with a leadership and management development programme and collegial support of the other Allied Health Practice Supervisors in Adult Community Services. This permanent, full-time (40 hours/week) position is based at Greenlane Clinical Centre.
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Nga Pūkenga Motuhake | Important Skills
As the ideal person for this role you will have the following skills and attributes:

- New Zealand registration as an Occupational Therapist with a current Annual Practicing Certificate
- 7+ years of clinical experience, additionally mentoring and coaching experience desirable
- Appropriate supervision training or progress towards completion
- EMS accredited equipment assessor desirable
- Clean, full NZ drivers' licence
- Excellent clinical reasoning skills and use of evidence informed practice
- Ability to work collaboratively with a range of professional groups in a multidisciplinary bicultural environment
- Effective time management, prioritisation and organisation skills
- A flexible, pro-active approach with excellent communication and interpersonal skills

He aha ngā painga o tēnei mahi mōu | Why you will enjoy working here
Te Toka Tumai Auckland is one of the leading healthcare providers in New Zealand offering a wide range of tertiary and quaternary clinical services to a large and diverse population. We have state of the art facilities and provide our services from three hospitals - Auckland City Hospital, Starship Children's Health and Greenlane Clinical Centre.
The Community Allied Health Team is a large multidisciplinary service for adult clients who have physical health and disability needs and live in the Central Auckland region. Our Occupational Therapists work in multidisciplinary locality teams and are committed to the holistic delivery of health services within the community providing integrated care that is coordinated around the client and their needs.
- Working within a dynamic, supportive and multidisciplinary team
- Meaningful support and orientation to your practice contexts with robust opportunities for critical reflection on practice, including peer review and professional supervision
- On the job training with development opportunities including a well-established in-service training programme
- Opportunity to develop your skills in service improvement as the OT team is currently implementing a number of exciting quality initiatives.
- A great team environment and supportive work culture

For more information on what we offer, please click here
Immigration/Visa Support
The remuneration for this position is covered by a collective agreement (PSA Allied, Public Health Scientific Technical MECA)

**Salary Range**: Step 10 $89,701 to Step 14 $107,



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