Occupational Therapist - Regional Work Rehabilitation

Occupational Therapist - Regional Work Rehab - Auckland Regional Forensic Psychiatry Service (ARFPS) - Health New Zealand - Te Whatu Ora Waitematā

• Permanent, Full-time role
• Monday - Friday
• Based in New Lynn

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.

About Us

Regional Work Rehabilitation provides work and learning opportunities to people who are affected by mental illness. 

About the Role

• Provide occupational therapy oversight to the Wrap n Pak Affirmative Business programme 
• Manage referrals to Wrap n Pak to reduce wait-times and make the best use of the available spaces on the programme
• Contribute to and support the development and maintenance of RWR as a high quality and effective vocational rehabilitation service that supports improved health outcomes for tāngata whai i te ora
• Establish connections between tāngata whai I te ora and other RWR services; the referral source; employers; educators and other vocational skills development providers. Implement standardised vocational assessments and interventions to facilitate the development of career, work or education pathways.
• To contribute to service improvement through identifying, proposing, developing and implementing service improvement initiatives in collaboration with Team Manager, Senior Occupational Therapist and other service key stakeholders.

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About You

We are looking for an Occupation Therapist who has:

• current Annual Practicing Certificate (APC)
• clean and full driver's license
• strong communication, interpersonal, and time-management skills; commitment to equitable health outcomes for Maori; respectful of diversity; effective team player and problem solver

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).