Occupational Therapist - Advanced Practitioner Rehabilitation

• Hawke’s Bay Hospital, Te Whata Moanarua Allied Health Therapies
• 80 hours per fortnight (1.0 FTE) (potentially flexible – give us a call!)
• Full-time, Permanent

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

Are you looking for the next step in your Occupational Therapy career? Join our dedicated Allied Health Inpatient Rehabilitation Team in a new Advanced Practitioner role, based in the inpatient rehabilitation ward at Hawkes Bay Hospital. You will work in partnership with the Advanced Practitioner Physiotherapist and wider Allied Health Team, providing clinical leadership and service improvement, enabling high quality and equitable care for patients and their whānau. 

About the Team/Service/ Location

You will be part of a diverse and supportive wider team of acute and subacute Occupational Therapists and rehab clinicians. We value continued professional development, mentoring, supervision and on-going training. You will have access to regular in-service training, special interest working groups and learning opportunities to develop your clinical and leadership skills. 

• Professional development support annually
• Work cell phone
• Funded renewal of annual practicing certificate and part funding for New Zealand Occupational Therapy professional society membership

The Hawkes Bay is full of fun things to do, beautiful places to spend time, and food and drink options galore! If the role sounds interesting and you are keen to try a new spot, give us a call to talk through this opportunity. You may be more ready than you think for a change and a challenge!

Check out our Occupational Therapy Recruitment video to get a better feel for working at Te Whatu Ora, Te Matau a Maui, Hawke’s Bay. 

About you

You will have advanced clinical skills in the area of inpatient rehabilitation, alongside confidence with processes and practices to maximse therapy and support equitable outcomes for patients. Bring your passion for rehab and capability to lead and drive service improvement for occupational therapy and the wider allied health team. 

You will also require,

• Current New Zealand Occupational Therapy Registration and APC.
• Competency with te ao Māori, tikanga, and te reo Māori or a commitment to starting your journey and taking ownership of your learning and growth
• Experience in projects / initiatives which give effect to Te Tiriti principals and frameworks, and the application of Mātauranga Māori and Kaupapa Māori approaches, particularly as they apply in healthcare settings.

Working for 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. The Equity Work Programme at Health NZ focuses on helping everyone in the health system think about equity when they do their work. It also promotes the cultural change needed for the whole system to reach equity in health outcomes.

Our people are at the heart of everything we do. Health New Zealand are committed to being good employers and honouring our equal employment opportunity obligations.

Our commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion

• We want to see the real you in your application and welcome the real you on board if you come and work with us. Skills are gained across many areas of our life, not just in formal employment. If you can demonstrate the skills listed in the ad, but the experience was gained through whānau life, community or mahi aroha (volunteering) we encourage you to apply and share your story with us in your cover letter.
• We particularly welcome applications from our diverse Māori, Pacific, disabled, and rainbow communities.

How to Apply

To view the position description click HERE and/or apply for the role please click “apply now.” All applications must be submitted through our online careers portal. If you have any questions about the role, please contact Megan Rafiki via email on Megan.Raifki@hbdhb.govt.nz or via phone on 027 301 1021.

Please note, we will be reviewing applications when received and may proceed with the recruitment process, before the closing date of this advert.