Occupational Therapist / Kaiwhakaora Ngangahau (Nga Taiohi) at Capital & Coast District Health Board (Wellington), Kenepuru Hospital/Porirua

Mō tēnei tūranga mahi | About this role

Nau mai, haere mai ki Te Upoko me te Karu o Te Ika

Location: Kenepuru Hospital

Service:  National Youth Forensic Inpatient Unit - Nga Taiohi

Contract: Full Time, Permanent

Kōrero mō te tūranga - About the role

A vacancy for an Occupational Therapist exists in the National Youth Forensic Inpatient Unit (Nga Taiohi) at Keneperu Hospital. Nga Taiohi is a bi-cultural, youth forensic unit with 10 beds situated on the Keneperu Hospital Campus. The unit was purpose built in 2016 and provides a modern environment with state of the art technology. Nga Taiohi offers an inpatient service for youth offenders with a mental health and/or alcohol and other drug (AOD) issues. The unit is co-located with the existing Adolescent Acute Inpatient Mental Health Unit (Rangatahi) and the Youth Intellectual Disability (ID) Inpatient Unit (Hikitia Te Wairua) in the Centre of Excellence at Kenepuru Hospital, Porirua.

Moū - About you

Duties

• Clinical assessment and Occupational Therapy intervention
• Oversight and facilitation of the unit programme

Skills & Experience

• We are seeking an enthusiastic and progressive OT to join our multi-disciplinary team 
• Must have a current Practising Certificate
• Forensic and/or Youth experience preferred 

E pā ana ki a tatou - About us

Here at the 2DHBs (Capital & Coast District Health Board and Hutt Valley District Health Boards) we embrace diversity and welcome applications from all people, including all gender identities, ages, ethnicities, sexual orientations, disability and religions. A workforce that is diverse and inclusive means that we are better positioned to understand and serve our community.

The 2DHBs are pro-equity health organisation, with a particular focus on Māori, Pacific Peoples, and the Disability Community.

To find out more about us click on the following links:

Capital and Coast DHB

Hutt Valley DHB

Mental Health, Addiction and Intellectual Disability Service

Me pēhea te tuku tono - How to apply

We require 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.

Click the apply now button to send your application directly to us. For further information on this role please email recruitment@ccdhb.org.nz and indicate the job title and vacancy number (AH033-22) in the subject line.

Please note we will be reviewing applications when received and will progress through the recruitment process until advertising closes.

Ma tini, ma mano, ka rapa te whai

By joining together we will succeed