Job Description
Mō tēnei tūranga mahi | About this role
- Hastings Hospital
- Permanent, Full-time
- 80 hours per fortnight (1.0 FTE)
Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is firmly grounded in the principles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi and is dedicated to serving all New Zealanders. Through integration and collaboration, we’re building a health system underpinned by partnership, equity, sustainability, whānau-centred care, and excellence.
About the Role
Are you an enthusiastic Occupational Therapist ready to work alongside our dedicated interprofessional team based at the Hastings Fallen Soldier’s Memorial Hospital?
We are offering an experienced Occupational Therapist the opportunity to showcase their skills and become part of a dynamic Allied Health Team committed to enhancing the patient journey. Our ideal candidate will be involved in the delivery of a high quality service for clients who are admitted to the Emergency Department or the Acute Assessment Unit.
About the Team/Service/ Location
This position will be part of the wider Te Whata Moanarua team and may involve supporting areas in our Inpatient Wards. Feel rewarded working with and as part of an exteremely supportive team of health professionals.
Check out our Occupational Therapy Recruitment videoto get a better feel for working at Te Whatu Ora, Te Matau a Maui, Hawke’s Bay.
About you
Our ideal candidate will take up the opportunity to learn new skills beyond the traditional Occupational Therapy roles and will be able to work autonomously within both interprofessional and multidisciplinary styles as needed.
What are the benefits to you?
- Rosters giving you regular 3 - 4 days weekends and free weekdays. Only work 8 days a fortnight!
- Excellent pay rates including penal rates for weekends and statutory holidays.
- Extra leave allowance for shift work and statutory holidays worked.
- Study support and opportunities for formal and informal CPD.
- Professional supervision and mentoring to support career development and growth.
- Excellent access to infrastructure to strengthen personal and professional networks.
- Competency with te ao Māori, tikanga, and te reo Māori or a commitment to starting your journey and taking ownership of your learning and growth
- Experience in projects / initiatives which give effect to Te Tiriti principals and frameworks, and the application of Mātauranga Māori and Kaupapa Māori approaches, particularly as they apply in healthcare settings.
Working for Health New Zealand
Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is ‘the weaving of wellness’. We're dedicated to ensuring excellent healthcare for the people of Aotearoa/New Zealand. The Equity Work Programme at Health NZ focuses on helping everyone in the health system think about equity when they do their work. It also promotes the cultural change needed for the whole system to reach equity in health outcomes.
Our people are at the heart of everything we do. Health New Zealand are committed to being good employers and honouring our equal employment opportunity obligations.
Our commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion
- We want to see the real you in your application and welcome the real you on board if you come and work with us. Skills are gained across many areas of our life, not just in formal employment. If you can demonstrate the skills listed in the ad, but the experience was gained through whānau life, community or mahi aroha (volunteering) we encourage you to apply and share your story with us in your cover letter.
- We particularly welcome applications from our diverse Māori, Pacific, disabled, and rainbow communities.
How to Apply
To view the position description click HERE and/or apply for the role please click “apply now.” All applications must be submitted through our online careers portal. If you have any questions about the role, please contact Casey Toebosch, Allied Health TherapiesTeam Leader via email: Casey.toebosch@hbdhb.govt.nz or Phone: 0272345687