Occupational Therapy Assistant, 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:

This is your chance to shine, use your skills and make a real difference in the lives of our patients.

Occupational Therapy Assistants are an integral part of our team, and we have an exciting opportunity so if you are motivated and energetic, willing to work in a team environment, keen to learn, and ready for a rewarding challenge then we would like to hear from you……

Working under the direct supervision of a registered occupational therapist, you will be involved in assisting the occupational therapy team to provide assessment, treatment, and rehabilitation to inpatients at Middlemore Hospital or at the Manukau Surgical Centre. Providing a follow up service to people after discharge from hospital may also be a part of this stimulating role.

Middlemore Hospital - Acute Allied Health team offers a supportive environment and encourages personal and career development. In this role you will receive supervision and training to enable you to develop and maintain a comprehensive set of skills to facilitate occupational engagement for clients with medical, surgical, and orthopaedic functional challenges.

Essential:

• An understanding of rehabilitation, illness, and disability
• Health Care Assistant Level 4 qualifications or experience similar to this level
• Previous experience in a healthcare setting 
• Good written and verbal communication, excellent customer service aptitude and skills
• Computer literate (Intermediate level) Microsoft office, Outlook
• Great time management skills
• Full or restricted driver’s 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 Māori, Pacific, disabled, and rainbow communities.

How to apply

To apply please click 'apply now'. All applications must be submitted through our online careers portal by 20 October 2025. To view the job description, please click here.

For more information, please contact Amy Lin in the Recruitment Centre on amy.lin@middlemore.co.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.