Occupational Therapist - Rotational

Job Number: WAI28510

• This full time position is fixed-term until September 2025

• Waikato District has exciting opportunity for a New Zealand Registered Occupational Therapist to be part of our Rotational Programme for a fix term period. Our programme provides opportunities to expand your occupational therapy knowledge and skills in a range of clinical areas.

• The Occupational Therapy Rotational programme has a variety of clinical areas and settings, including 6 months and 12 months rotations

• Waikato District is one of New Zealand’s largest public hospitals, covering a large urban and rural community

• Waikato District provides extensive allied health services.

• We are a friendly supportive team

• A positive, flexible attitude
• Ability to work autonomously as well as part of a team
• Experience of working collaboratively as part of a multi-disciplinary team
• Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills
• An ability to grow from past clinical experiences
• A new or recent graduate with a current annual practicing certificate (or is working through the process of obtaining)
• Full driver’s licence

• 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 upholding Te Tiriti principals and frameworks, and the application of Mātauranga Māori and Kaupapa Māori approaches, particularly as they apply in healthcare settings.

• 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.