Occupational Therapist | Burwood Campus at Te Whatu Ora - Health New Zealand Waitaha Canterbury, Christchurch Permanent full and part-time opportunities available in both Pain Management and Vocational Rehab teams. Indicate your preference in your cover letter.
Join a supportive team who are passionate about helping individuals manage chronic pain or assisting patients in returning to work following a significant event/illness.
Mo te tunga | About the Role
We have multiple opportunities for experienced Occupational Therapists to join us at Burwood Hospital as part of our wider Older Person's Health and Rehabilitation Service. The roles available are both permanent part and full-time across our Vocational Rehabilitation and Pain Management teams. Please indicate on your cover letter the hours and areas of interest for you.
Vocational Rehabilitation works together with the client, their employer, GP, other treatment providers, and whanau to make their recovery and return to work a safe and sustainable process. Vocational Rehabilitation meets the client and their employer at Burwood and onsite at their workplace to prepare a structured rehabilitation plan aimed at a clear return to work date.
Pain Management provides an interdisciplinary approach tailored to meet the complex needs of individuals with chronic pain. The service aims to restore functional ability and enable individuals to live as independently as possible despite their pain.
A self-management approach requires individuals to play an active role in their pain management, emphasizing an improvement in quality of life and function rather than a cure.
Ko wai koe | About You
In this role, you will be responsible for:
Providing comprehensive assessments, evaluations, and treatments in accordance with policies, procedures, and standards of practice for Occupational Therapy.
Educating and providing resources to clients and their employers around the return to work and recovery process within Vocational Rehabilitation.
Using Occupational Therapy modalities to support learning and improvement in the individual's management of their chronic pain.
Ensuring appropriate documentation and patient records are updated and maintained.
Contributing to quality service provision within the Vocational Rehabilitation or Pain Management service, the Occupational Therapy service, and the wider Burwood site.
Completing thorough assessments and flexibly integrating interventions using problem-solving and robust communication, while being led by your client's goals.
Experience in working with patients with significant neurological events would be an advantage.
Experience with working with mental health conditions would be an advantage.
You will be registered with the NZ Occupational Therapy Board with a current annual practicing certificate.
Ko nga tangata, te matua mahi - Putting people at the heart of all we do
Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora leads the day-to-day running of our health system across New Zealand, with functions delivered at local, district, regional, and national levels. It weaves the functions of the 20 former District Health Boards into its regional divisions and district offices, ensuring continuity of services in the health system.
Here in Waitaha, Canterbury, we deliver health services to the almost 600,000 people that live in the Canterbury region. We are committed to Te Tiriti o Waitangi and its principles by ensuring our partnership with Maori is at the forefront of all our conversations.
Nga hua | Benefits of working at Health New Zealand
When you work at Health New Zealand, you are part of a wider whanau that will support you along your career journey. We offer great professional development and learning opportunities for all staff. We are always improving our facilities across all campuses and have access to amazing kaimahi/staff discounts from select retailers, restaurants, and businesses.
Only applications submitted via our career site will be accepted; therefore, apply directly on our career site here. For additional information about this role please contact Alex Jay, Recruitment Partner on ******
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