Occupational Therapist (ORA Kenepuru Community Team)

Mō tēnei tūranga mahi | About this role

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

Location: Community Health Services Building, Kenepuru Hospital

Service:    Kenepuru Community ORA Team - Older Adults, Rehabilitation and Allied Health (ORA)

Contract:  Permanent, Part Time (0.6FTE / 24 hours per week) 

Salary:  Step 3 - 8 on Degree Scale of PSA Collective Agreement (recognition steps will also be considered)

Kōrero mō te tūranga - About the role

The Kenepuru Community ORA Team is excited to advertise the opportunity for an Occupational Therapist to join our service.  This role is a community based role, working within an interdisciplinary team that works collaboratively to support patients through equipment, housing modification and rehab solutions to maximise their independence at home. We are looking for Occupational Therapists who are able to use their skills across our service area - working in a rehabilitative way to improve patient - s well-being, expanding their practice within wheeled mobility provision and applying their skills to an early response strategy, all offering diversity and professional development opportunity within the role.

The FTE for this role is negotiable, starting at a minimum of 0.6 permanent FTE (24 hours), with the ability to increase hours on a fixed term basis anywhere up to 40 hrs for those looking for a fuller working week from the outset (additional hours could be made permanent in the long term once approved).

Mō tō mātou rōpū - About our team

The ORA Community Services work with people with acquired neurological, long term, or age-related conditions including stroke, dementia, frailty and post trauma conditions.  The teams are multidisciplinary including Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists, Speech-language Therapists, Social Workers, Dietitians, Liaison Nurses and Allied Health Assistants, with close links with Nurse Practitioners, Geriatricians and a Rehabilitation Physician.  There are three community teams geographically located in Wellington, Porirua (Kenepuru) and Kapiti.

We offer on-going professional development opportunities including inter-professional practice training, professional support, profession specific training though the relevant professional leaders and clinical supervision. Cultural professional supervision is available from Māori and Pacific Health teams. 

Moū - About you

We are looking for an Occupational Therapist who is a team player and has a broad range of skills with an interest in working in a community setting. Occupational Therapists in our team assist individuals and families to work towards their rehabilitation goals as well as provide assessment and advice for equipment, wheeled mobility and housing modification to best support their needs. An understanding of Enable processes would be a strong advantage.  You will have sound clincial skills and experience working with  older adults and thrive in a team environment.   We require you to bring your holistic skills, enthusiasm and passion to achieve the best outcome for your patients.  You will have current registration/APC and a current New Zealand driver - s license.   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. 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 philip.adamson@tewhatuora.govt.nz and indicate the job title and vacancy number in the subject line.

Please note, we will be reviewing applications when received and may proceed with the recruitment process, before the closing date of this advert.

Ma tini, ma mano, ka rapa te whai

By joining together we will succeed