Nau mai, haere mai ki Te Whatu Ora - Capital, Coast & Hutt Valley District
Location: Wellington Regional Hospital - Acute Wards and Critical Care
Service: Wellington Hospital Inpatient Service - Older Adults, rehabilitation and Allied Health (ORA)
Contract: Permanent - Part Time & Full Time positions available (if seeking part time, please state requested hours in your cover letter)
Salary: $88,627 - $110,210
Korero mo te turanga - About the role
We are excited to offer the opportunity to grow and develop occupational therapy intervention within our critical care service. We have recently received an additional occupational therapy role supporting the expansion of critical care beds within Wellington Regional Hospital.
This role will work within the acute inpatient occupational therapy service to support referral management and flow across the hospital. It will work alongside the regional allied health critical care education team to develop and implement best practice for occupational therapy within the critical care space.
The occupational therapy role is a pivotal member of the allied health team working in the critical care space, where they assess and support the ability of critical care patients to carry out activities of daily living such as bathing and feeding, and help meet the emotional and psychological needs of patients who have gone through periods of critical illness.
Contributing to acute healthcare, you will formulate and deliver individualised inter-professional intervention, using appropriate clinical assessment, reasoning skills and evidence-informed practice.
Mo to matou ropu - About our team
The Wellington Occupational Therapy Team works largely in the inpatient setting at Wellington Regional Hospital - the region's only Tertiary Hospital. The team is growing to a team of 20 which includes rotational positions.
We have a friendly, dynamic and enthusiastic team with a team approach. Our team lives the values held by Capital, Coast and Hutt District and collectively strives to embrace manaakitanga, kotahitanga and rangatiratanga.
Our occupational therapy service provides assessment, treatment and discharge planning to our patients in various clinical specialities across the hospital providing ongoing variety and challenge.
We work alongside a diverse health team including a strong allied health workforce and share an office space with speech language therapists, physiotherapists, dieticians and social workers.
Mou - About you
Preferably three or more years of experience
Have registration with the Occupational Therapy Board NZ with a current annual practicing certificate
Commitment to mentoring and supporting rotational Occupational Therapists as required.
Supporting student placements and learning.
We are looking for clinicians with experience in the acute physical health setting with experience in critical care or who have an interest in advancing their expertise and clinical knowledge. Working with a diverse group of patients with significant health needs, you will demonstrate excellent clinical and communication skills and have a flexible, problem-solving approach.
We strongly encourage applicants from all backgrounds with the right skills and experience who share our values to apply and would greatly value seeing applicants from Maori, Pacific, disabled and rainbow communities.
E pa 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.
To find out more about us click on the following links:
Capital and Coast
Hutt Valley
Me pehea te tuku tono - How to apply
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Ma tini, ma mano, ka rapa te whai
By joining together we will succeed
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