Where you’ll be working: Cambridge Community The details: Permanent Part time – 40 hours per fortnight (0.5 FTE)

• Join a supportive experienced team
• Work in a diverse community with a range of needs

Te whiwhinga mahi | The Opportunity
This position is based at our Cambridge community base. In this role you will provide occupational therapy services to clients within their home environment in Cambridge and the surrounding area. You will be collaborating with professional groups in a multidisciplinary setting and providing specialist occupational therapy assessment and interventions. Manage your own caseload and wait list and have a level of autonomy. Have access training to gain Housing, W/chair and Postural Management accreditations.

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Ko o tatou painga | Our Benefits

• Meaningful support and orientation to your practice with robust opportunities for critical reflection on practice, including peer review and professional supervision
• On the job training with continuous improvement and development opportunities including a well-established in-service training programme
• A great team environment and supportive work culture

Mōu | About you
Skills and experience you’ll need to be considered for the role:

• At least 12 months post qualification experience and ideally experience with the Ministry of Health funding process, however will consider new graduate OTs
• Rehab experience
• Sound clinical reasoning skills and use of evidence informed practice
• Effective time management, prioritisation and organisation skills
• Ability to work collaboratively with a range of professional groups in a multidisciplinary setting
• Full driver’s licence

Mō tātou Ratonga | About our Service
Allied Health is a department of the Waikato District that provides Occupational Therapy, Physiotherapy, Speech & Language Therapy, Dietetic, Audiology & New Born Hearing screening, Social Work, and Psychology services. Staff within these professions are all involved in direct client care and work in a wide range of situations to improve the health and wellbeing of the people they work with. Allied Health staff work in partnership with individuals and their family/whanau to facilitate relationships and a smooth journey through the healthcare system.

Ko ngaa hua o te noho ki roto o Waikato, te mahi hoki ki Te Whatu Ora, Waikato | The Benefits of living in Waikato and working for Te Whatu Ora, Waikato
Located in the heart of the mighty Waikato, Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora, Waikato operates over a number of sites, Hamilton City our main campus and smaller community-based hospitals across our region. Hamilton City has easy access to beaches and mountains, so if your interests range from a host of water sports, mountain biking to vineyard lunches, the area has something for you right on your doorstep. To discover more about our stunning area, please click here.

• As part of our Health NZ, Waikato family, you’ll benefit from learning and development opportunities to support your career progression.
• We offer flexible and agile working opportunities alongside our Health NZ, Waikato benefits and staff discount schemes.
• We provide a range of health and wellbeing services to promote a healthy, happy workforce.

He whare Manawanui, He whare Koronga | A committed workspace, a workspace with purpose

• We are committed to promoting inclusion and making sure all colleagues feel they belong. We encourage new colleagues from a diverse range of backgrounds to apply.
• As an employer, we aim to create a workplace where differences are valued and colleagues treat one another with dignity and respect.
• Greater diversity within our Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora family improves positive outcomes for the people and communities we serve.

Tō mātou whakahaere ki te tika, te rerekētanga, me te whai wāhi mai | 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 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.

Me pēhea te tuku tono | How to apply
Please apply online as applications are unable to be accepted via email. If you have any questions about the role please contact the Recruitment Team – Elisa.Travailleur@waikatodhb.health.nz

Closing date: 11th September 2024

Nau mai haere mai - Come join the team!