Rotational Occupational Therapist - Acute Allied Health and Health of Older People Rehabilitation

Permanent, full time role

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 are seeking registered Occupational Therapists to join our service at Counties Manukau.

These roles offer four six-month core rotations across Acute Medical, Acute Orthopaedic, and Health of Older People Assessment, Treatment & Rehabilitation services.

Following this, you will move into annual rotations across a range of specialist areas, including:

• Acute Orthopaedics
• Acute Medicine
• Older Adult Rehabilitation
• National Burns Centre
• Auckland Regional Spinal Unit
• Hand Therapy
• Community
• Neurological Rehabilitation

You will be part of supportive, multidisciplinary teams providing acute physical care and rehabilitation to people aged 16 years and over. Our therapists work across inpatient acute and rehabilitation wards, supporting people with reduced occupational performance following conditions such as stroke, amputation, falls, fractures, and deconditioning.

If you enjoy variety, new challenges, working in a multicultural environment, and being part of an interdisciplinary team, this could be the role for you. Counties is committed to empowering staff to be effective self-managers and supports collaborative practice with clients, whaanau, carers, and other healthcare professionals.

We are strongly committed to ongoing education and professional development, offering regular supervision, fortnightly in-services, performance development planning, and supported study opportunities.

If you are looking to join a dynamic and progressive organisation at the forefront of innovative health delivery, we would love to hear from you.

Essential

• NZ Registered Occupational Therapist with a current practising certificate
• Enthusiasm for ongoing professional development
• Excellent inter-professional communication
• Ability to communicate with a diverse range of clients
• Full current driver's license

Employment Package:

• Refund of your annual practising certificate cost
• Onsite professional development sessions
• Study allowance on top of mandatory training
• Onsite learning centre with free regular training provided by overseas allied health experts
• Discounted services as part of our work perks
• A train service direct to the hospital door

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 09 February 2026. To review the position description, please click here.

For more information on this role, please contact Amy Lin 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.