Experienced Rehabilitation Occupational Therapist at Te Whatu Ora - Health New Zealand Te Matau a Māui Hawke's Bay, Hawkes Bay

Mō tēnei tūranga mahi | About this role

Ehara taku toa i te toa takitahi. Engari, he toa takitini.

Success is not the work of one, but the work of many.

Permanent, Full-time 

80 hours per fortnight (1.0FTE)

• Passion for rehabilitation?
• Thrive on driving positive change?
• Ready to step up to the next stage of your career? 

Come and be part of our skilled and friendly therapy team in our rehabilitation ward.  Working in partnership with whaiora, whānau, and the wider multidisciplinary team, you will provide high quality, person-centred inpatient rehabilitation.  You will bring creative solutions to complex patients.  You will support and guide rotational occupational therapists and students, and be actively involved in ongoing quality improvement initiatives within the AT+R ward and wider.

You will be part of a diverse and supportive wider team of acute and subacute occupational therapists.  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.  We also have an Occupational Therapy Professional Lead to support your growth and promote the occupational therapy service throughout our hospital.

We are looking for an Experienced Rehabilitation Occupational Therapist:

• Bachelor of Occupational Therapy, or equivalent.
• New Zealand Registered Occupational Therapist with current annual practising certificate (APC).
• Minimum of 5 years clinical experience - preferably some time in rehabilitation.

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!

Or for further information or an informal chat or visit prior to applying, please contact: Megan Rafiki, Allied Health Therapies Team Leader. Email: megan.rafiki@hbdhb.govt.nz |Ph: +64 27 301 1021

If this sounds like you, review the Position Profile HERE and apply now! 

Te Whatu Ora - Health New Zealand, Te Matau a Maui, Hawke’s Bay in general encourages a workforce that is innovative, eager to learn and enhance their skills and is passionate about caring for our community. As part of our team we will support, encourage and help you to develop your career with us.

We are committed to delivering and living our Te Whatu Ora values of He kauanuanu – Respect, Ākina – Improvement, Rāranga te tira– Teamwork and Tauwhiro – Care. You should be someone who has similar personal values.

We are proud of our team’s diversity.  We know the strength of a diverse and inclusive workforce helps us achieve the best outcomes for our patients and the communities in which we operate and serve. 

Te Whatu Ora - Health New Zealand, Te Matau a Maui, Hawke’s Bay requires its employees to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19.  Fully vaccinated means having two vaccinations and one booster.