Occupational Therapist / Kaiwhakaora Ngangahau - Early Supported Discharge (Medical/Older Adults) at Te Whatu Ora - Health New Zealand Capital, Coast & Hutt Valley, Wellington Hospital

Mō tēnei tūranga mahi | About this role

Nau mai, haere mai ki Te Whatu Ora - Capital, Coast & Hutt Valley District

Location: Ewart Building - Wellington Hospital

Service: Advancing Wellness at Home Initiative

Contract: Permanent, Full-Time

Salary: AHST MECA, Steps 3-8

Kōrero mō te tūranga - About the role

Advancing Wellness at Home Initiative (AWHI) are looking for an Occupational Therapist with an interest in Community Rehabilitation and Health of the Older Person to join our team. AWHI is Te Whatu Ora - Capital & Coast - s Early Supported Discharge service who deliver rehabilitation in the community. Whilst this is a community based role that it has an in-reach component, working in the hospital to identify patients who will benefit from the service. We currently have 2 streams in AWHI; Medical/Health of the Older Person (including ACC Rehabilitation) and Stroke. In this role you will be predominantly working with patients in the Medical/Health of the Older Person stream and will be based in the South Team at Ewart Building/ Wellington Hospital. Clinician - s in AWHI practice in an interprofessional model to deliver rehabilitation and promote self-management of health for the people we work with. This means that within the team we share our skills with each other & complete tasks that may traditionally sit with different disciplines. For example you may be supporting a patient to return to independence with ADLs at home but might also progress an exercise programme or direct the patient to appropriate support services in their community. 

Mō tō mātou rōpū - About our team

You will be joining a friendly, fun and enthusiastic team from a mix of professional groups. The team is continuing to grow and there will be opportunties to innovate and develop the service. The team is split over 2 bases; Ewart at Wellington Hospital site for the southern base and Kenepuru Hospital for the northern base. The 2 parts of the team cover all of CCDHB - s catchment area between them, Seatoun up to Peka Peka but each team member has an identified base. We offer on-going professional development opportunities including profession specific training and inter-professional practice support. You will also have access to professional support through the relevant professional leaders as well as clinical supervision. Cultural professional supervision is available from Māori and Pacific Health teams. 

Moū - About you

We are looking for an Occupational Therapist who has current registration/APC and has recent experience working with people under general medicine/ health of the older person or in a community setting. The ideal candidate will have a minimum of 3 years - clinical experience. As this is a community based role a full driver - s license is an essential requirement. You will be able to demonstrate ability to build rapport with patient and whānau from all backgrounds and have a clear understanding of the health needs of our Māori and Pacific Island communities. You will have a flexible approach to working in a high turnover, fast paced environment and have an understanding of interprofessional practice. If you are passionate about being the best you can be, thrive on working in a team setting and are ready to expand your practice further then we - d love to hear from you. We strongly encourage applicants from all backgrounds with the right skills and experience who share our values to apply and would greatly value seeing more applicants from our Māori and Pacific Peoples communities.

E pā ana ki a tatou - About us

Here at Capital, Coast & Hutt Valley District 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.

Capital, Coast & Hutt Valley District 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

Hutt Valley

Mental Health, Addiction and Intellectual Disability Service

Me pēhea te tuku tono - How to apply

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 in the subject line.

We will be reviewing applications as they are received and may progress with suitable applicants prior to the application closing date.

Ma tini, ma mano, ka rapa te whai

By joining together we will succeed