Advanced Occupational Therapist - Scar Management, Acute Allied Health

Full time, permanent

Remuneration as per PSA Allied Health MECA guidelines

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is firmly grounded in the principles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi and is committed to building a health system that serves all New Zealanders.

The Opportunity

We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Occupational Therapist with advanced expertise in scar management to join our Acute Allied Health team at Counties Manukau, Middlemore Hospital. This role is ideal for an experienced clinician ready to lead, influence practice, and deliver highly specialised care to patients with complex needs.

As an Advanced Clinician – OT (Scar Management) you will provide expert clinical leadership and highly specialist intervention within the acute and outpatient setting. A significant part of your role will be direct clinical care, alongside mentoring, service development, and quality improvement within your specialty area.

You will:

• Deliver advanced, evidence-based scar management assessment and intervention
• Manage complex patient presentations across acute and outaptient services
• Provide specialist consultation and education to staff, patients and whānau
• Lead service development, clinical standards, and quality initiatives
• Support and grow the capability of Occupational Therapy and Allied Health staff

About You

You are an experienced Occupational Therapist with strong clinical credibility and a passion for specialist practice. You enjoy working at an advanced level, leading innovation, and supporting others to deliver excellent care.

Essential:

• NZ registered OT with a current APC
• At least 6 years of postgraduate experience in a relevant setting including 3-4 years’ experience in the area of speciality
• Professional supervision experience including cross discipline supervision
• Strong clinical reasoning, leadership, and teaching skills
• A full drivers licence

Working at Health New Zealand

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is dedicated to ensuring excellent healthcare for the people of New Zealand. We embrace a workforce that is diverse and inclusive so that we are better positioned to understand and service our community. We welcome applications from our diverse Maori, Pacific, disabled, and rainbow communities.

How to apply

To apply please click 'apply now'. All applications must be submitted through our online career’s portal by 04 February 2026. To view the job description, please click here.

For more information, please contact kirsten.vanasten@tewhatuora.govt.nz.

We will review applications as received and may proceed with the recruitment process, before the closing date of this advert.

At Counties Manukau Health people and their lives matter to us. We are a values based and inclusive organisation that is committed to delivering the best health outcomes for our community. To help us achieve this we need a workforce that reflects the population we serve. We strongly encourage applications from all backgrounds who share our values and have a passion to work in our community and would greatly value seeing applicants from our Maaori and Pacific communities. We are also committed to our Disability Strategy, which focuses on people with disabilities; they are our patients, whaanau, community and our staff - all carefully considered in our action plan. Together we will improve the accessibility needs for everyone who has a disability. Our values are Valuing Everyone- Whakawhanaungatanga , Kind –Manaakitanga, Together –Kotahitanga, Excellent- Rangatiratanga. If these are your values too, then join us today.