OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST at Wairarapa District Health Board, Wairarapa

Mō tēnei tūranga mahi | About this role

Location: Wairarapa Hospital

Service: Allied Health Services

Contract: Permanent, Full time

Salary: As per PSA Allied MECA dependant on experience

We are committed to honouring Te Tiriti o Waitangi and its principles by ensuring our partnership with Māori are at the forefront of all our conversations. We believe in improving, promoting, and protecting the health and well-being of the Wairarapa community.

Welcome to the Wairarapa Region.

The Wairarapa region offers a fantastic lifestyle for all. With quality schools, strong community spirit, great beaches, world class vineyards, mountain ranges and rivers, this is a place you can call home. Come and enjoy the great lifestyle the Wairarapa has to offer!

Kōrero mō te tūranga - About the role

We are looking for an Occupational Therapist to join our friendly and supportive occupational therapy team. We have a Clinical Career Pathway and support therapists with continued education, professional development, regular supervision and in service training. We are looking for a therapist with postgrad experience who is keen to apply their clinical knowledge and skills across all areas of physical health practice. We need someone who works best in a multidisciplinary setting, is flexible and enjoys diversity in their work.

This is a permanent full time position working 80 hours per fortnight.

Mō tō mātou rōpū - About our team

If you want to be part of great occupational therapy team with a focus on the best possible client centred care this may be the role for you.

Moū - About you

The ideal candidate will have:

• Enable accreditation or working towards accreditation in the areas of personal care and household management, basic housing modifications and Level 1 wheeled mobility and postural management.
• Current full NZ driver's licence with ability to drive a manual and automatic car.
• Desirable
• Minimum of two years post graduate clinical experience.
• Clinical experience applicable to role, ie. occupational therapy skills across all areas of physical health and disability

If you would like to know more please contact Franky Spite, Occupational Therapy Team Leader, on 027 454 9862 or Franky.Spite@wairarapa.dhb.org.nz

Vacancy: 6009851

Closing date: 03 September 2022

To apply for this role click on the "Apply Now" tab or visit www.wairarapadhbjobs.co.nz where you can also obtain a copy of the job description for this role.

The Wairarapa Hospital requires all our employees to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19. This includes the booster dose within six months of receiving the second dose of initial vaccination (for some people the initial vaccination will have comprised of three doses). We are not accepting applications that do not meet this criteria.