Senior Occupational Therapist - ATR Pukekohe Rehab and Care Ward, Community Health Services

Part Time (0.7 FTE), Permanent

Remuneration as per PSA Allied Health MECA guidelines (Designated A)

• Supportive Team Environment + Multicultural Setting + Agile Work Style
• Paid Study Leave & Financial Support for External Courses 
• Flexible Work Arrangements + EAP + Regular Hours

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora Counties Manukau 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:

Use your valuable real-life experience & insights to grow yourself and others in the role of Senior Occupational Therapist. Join our inter-professional team at Pukekohe Rehab and Care Ward, a 20 bedded ward offering Assessment and Treatment, Rapid Rehabilitation, Rehabilitation, Discharge Supports and Comfort & Care. This position is based at Pukekohe Hospital.

The preferred candidate will have a passion for providing older people and disabled people occupational therapy interventions and be committed to service development using evidence - based practice. The Senior Occupational Therapist will demonstrate strong clinical skills to work as an effective team member. In this influential role, you will have the opportunity to enable older adults and disabled people with a range of clinical presentations to rehabilitate and achieve their goals. The successful candidate will clinically lead and professionally support the core Occupational Therapy clinicians within the team.

Essential:

• NZ registered Occupational Therapist with current annual practising certificate
• At least 6 years’ experience as an Occupational Therapist ideally with Rehabilitation experience
• Experience supervising, mentoring or coaching other team members
• Excellent skills in clinical decision making, communication and inter-personal skills
• Ability to be resilient, resourceful, and proactive
• Strong conflict resolution and problem-solving skills for complex issues
• Full, clean driver’s licence

Desirable:

• Rehabilitation experience
• Experience providing restorative assessment and treatment interventions with Neurological, Orthopaedic and medical patients.
• EMS equipment accreditation
• Experience in service development initiatives

Benefits:

• Refund of annual practising certificate
• Financial contribution towards OTNZ WNA professional association membership
• Free parking onsite
• Discounted services as part of our work perks

Our main hours of service are Monday to Friday 8:00am to 4:30pm, with the ability to offer flexible hours. In the future we anticipate moving to a 7-day service to better meet the needs of our community.

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 19th November 2026.

For more information, please contact Amy on amy.lin@tewhatuora.govt.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.