Senior Clinician Occupational Therapist, 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 are seeking an experienced and motivated Senior Clinician Occupational Therapist to join our large and dynamic team of Occupational Therapists. This is a stimulating full role within the acute service, primarily based neurological wards at Middlemore Hospital specifically ward 35e, with the opportunity to also work across our specialist medical, surgical, orthopaedic services as required.

The successful candidate will have proven experience working as an Occupational Therapist within neurological services, along with a demonstrated ability to proactively manage a fast-paced and dynamic caseload.

In this role, you will address the occupational needs of clients during their acute hospital admission, supporting their transition from hospital to home or into rehabilitation or community services. You will model best practices in Occupational Therapy and actively promote the profession within the inter-professional team.

Key Responsibilities:

• Apply sound clinical reasoning and evidence-based knowledge in practice
• Provide consultation and advice to staff managing patients in specialist areas
• Offer clinical supervision and mentoring to Occupational Therapists and other staff
• Lead and foster a learning culture including leading and running of training
• Contribute to the development and review of clinical guidelines, service design, and processes
• Facilitate and model inter-professional and transdisciplinary practice, collaborating across teams
• Contribute to and promote emerging developments in practice, staying current with advancements in the field

Essential:

• Registered with the Occupational Therapy Board of New Zealand with current APC
• A minimum of 5 years of relevant experience
• Experience in teaching, coaching and mentoring
• Supervisory experience with students and staff
• Full, clean drivers’ licence

Benefits:

• Annual practicing certificate is refunded
• Regular supervision and support to continue to develop your knowledge and skills
• We offer funding for professional development opportunities
• Discounted services at a range of businesses as part of our work perks

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 Maaori, 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 15 March 2026. To review the position description, please click here.

Please contact Amy Lin in the Recruitment Centre on amy.lin@middlemore.co.nz, if you need further information.

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.