Occupational Therapist - Mental Health Services for Older Adults West
Occupational Therapist - Mental Health Services for Older Adults
- Permanent, full-time
- Based in Waitakere Hospital
About Us
Mental Health Services for Older Adults (MHSOA) provides a range of services to people over the age of 65 years who are experiencing mental health difficulties and/or cognitive change.
Our MHSOA West community team has a full-time position available for an experienced, registered Occupational Therapist to join a cohesive, multidisciplinary team providing assessment and treatment to service users and their families/whanau. Our approach is collaborative and our population is culturally diverse.
About You
This position would suit an occupational therapist who is able to provide specialist occupational therapy interventions aimed at enhancing the well-being of service users, and who has the experience and skills to work with older people, often with complex needs. It also provides the opportunity to increase and enhance clinical skills within an established and supportive work environment.
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We are committed to the continuing professional development of our team members and are keen to hear from all enthusiastic and innovative occupational therapists who are passionate about the mental health care of older adults.
Te Whatu Ora Waitematā strives to provide the “best care for everyone”. This means believing in and working according to our organisations values of “everyone matters”, “with compassion”, “connected” and “better, best, and brilliant”.
This is a permanent part-time opportunity based at Waitekere Hospital
For further information about this role please contact Karyn Murphy, Team Manager at Karyn.Murphy@waitematadhb.govt.nz
For more information on our recruitment process, please contact Abigail Sana Matic, Recruitment Consultant for Mental Health Services via email
We welcome applications from occupational therapists who are new graduates or new to mental health & addictions practice. Successful candidates will receive comprehensive support, including supervision, mentoring, and coaching. You will also be supported to complete a New Entry to Specialist Practice (NESP) programme, which includes undertaking a postgraduate certificate in Health Sciences (MH&A).
Closing Date: 1 November 2026
Job ID: WDHB21876
