Occupational Therapist at Te Whatu Ora - Health New Zealand Taranaki, Taranaki

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Location: Te Whatu Ora: Taranaki Base Hospital, New Plymouth

.875FTE (70hours per fortnight) Occupational therapy position available

Stimulating, interdisciplinary position available for young, vibrant, future focus occupational therapist (preferred) or physiotherapist/social worker; that would like to build their experience and looking for an opportunity to work within a future focussed model of patient care.

We are currently seeking a suitably qualified occupational therapist to join our Allied Response Team (ART) / Allied Response Team Home Assessment (ARTHA).

The ART/ARTHA team operates within the Community Services Group and works as an essential member of Te Whatu Ora’s Emergency Department (ED) in New Plymouth, and across the in-patient teams. The purpose of the ART/ARTHA service is to work alongside clinical staff to provide a holistic rapid response to a patient’s care and support needs. By providing physiotherapy, occupational therapy and social work assessments and services ART/ARTHA support medical teams to put in place rapid treatment/therapy and short-term package of services that supports patient’s when they are discharged from hospital care.

ART/ARTHA is a unique and diverse team that works interdisciplinary. The team works in mainly in ED and in patient’s homes, but also across medical, orthopaedic and surgical wards. ART/ARTHA provide patient centred care, by the right discipline, at the right time and in the most appropriate location. We believe that the right support at the right time facilitates and support patient’s recovery in their own home.

ART/ARTHA is a 7 day a week rostered service, operating between 7am to 5:30pm. We support and welcome flexible working.  

We want to hear from people who:

• Have a current practising certificate with their professional body
• Have a proactive and progressive mind set
• Are committed to high quality, culturally appropriate patient centred care
• Can think out of the box and problem solve
• Know what it means to work in partnership with clinician, patients and whanau. 

Te Whatu Ora is a large organisation (2,200 staff) operating in a vibrant, changing health sector. 

In Taranaki, it is easy to achieve an amazing lifestyle without having to compromise your career path.  The region’s amazing mountain, rivers, lakes, fantastic coastline and outstanding surfing and tramping opportunities, masses of parks and gardens, as well as a major events calendar, make it a great place to live and work.  Click here to see much more about Taranaki http://www.taranaki.info/visit/home.aspx          

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For any enquiries regarding these positions please contact Elmien Feldtmann, ART/ARTHA Team Lead:  elmien.feldtmann@tdhb.org.nz

Applications close 8 October 2023