Occupational Therapist
Work collaboratively as part of our multidisciplinary team, enabling improvement of life experiences for patients in hospice care
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- Fixed term development opportunity. Learn about palliative care
- Be mentored and coached by experienced palliative care specialists
- Make a difference in the community by supporting patients and whānau
Mōu | For you
Our Harbour Hospice culture is built upon trust, connection, care and professional interactions that are delivered with our values at the core. Our values are more than words. They are the foundation of every interaction we have with patients, family, whānau, our community and each other. We welcome applications from all backgrounds who share our values of aroha (compassionate), tautikanga (professional), and mō te katoa (inclusive).
You will join a professional and expert multidisciplinary team who are dedicated and keen to share their knowledge and develop you. You will be encouraged to embrace opportunities for reflection and to share your learnings. You will be part of a well-respected programme that receives great feedback from the community, and you will help Hospice broaden its breadth of services to enable more people to benefit at a time they need it most. We will support and provide tools for your wellbeing and will encourage working hours that make room for life outside work.
Best of all, you’ll join an organisation where your work matters.
Mō te tūnga | About the role
Harbour Hospice is proud to be part of the Palliative Outcomes Initiative (Poi). The programme makes palliative care more widely available in our community by strengthening relationships and collaboration between palliative care specialists and community primary health and residential care providers.
This fixed term position is for a registered Occupational Therapist who has a particular interest in palliative care and wants to develop and foster their skills and knowledge in a hospice setting. Working collaboratively as part of the multi-disciplinary team, you will provide community and inpatient based care and support primary care providers. With support and mentorship from the Senior Occupational Therapist, you will care for a diverse caseload of patients who live across the North Shore, Hibiscus and Warkworth/Wellsford regions. You’ll respond to the occupational therapy needs of patients and their families by:
- Receiving, responding to referrals and managing your own patient caseload
- Implementing and evaluating assessment and treatment plans for all patients based on a patient-centred, goal-directed approach
- Playing an active role in the multidisciplinary team, communicating cases clearly and contributing to patient management
- Proactively engaging with professional development and learning opportunities
- Building and maintaining links with community agencies
The development position can be full time for 6 months, or part time up to a maximum of 12 months. There is no on call work however, we do operate three sites across the North Shore and Rodney areas, and travel is required.
He kōrero mōu| About you
A NZ registered Occupational Therapist, you’ll have a demonstrated and genuine interest to learn and work in the palliative care setting. Whatever variable experience you bring, we will develop the training around you.
You will:
- Hold valid and current registration with the Occupational Therapy Board of New Zealand
- Be an accredited EMS assessor with Accessable in Personal Care and Household Management
- Have knowledge and understanding of the Treaty of Waitangi and implications in occupational therapy practice
- Have a valid, clean full NZ driving licence
- Be able to work autonomously while also contributing effectively to the multi-disciplinary team
Above all, you will be empathetic, an active listener and have great communication skills with the ability to adapt these to a wide-ranging audience. You’ll be a team player who is happy to pitch in and help where needed and have an adaptable and flexible attitude.
Ko mātou tēnei | About us
Harbour Hospice is one of the largest hospices in Aotearoa and has been caring for tūroro (patients) and their family and whānau for more than 40 years. Every day we care for close to 400 people across the North Shore, Hibiscus Coast and Warkworth/Wellsford regions, supporting them at home, in one of our two inpatient units, or in community programmes offered at each of our three sites. Our specialist services, given free of charge, include medical care, spiritual, cultural, psychological and social support, physiotherapy, occupational and complementary therapy, social activities and more. We are a progressive organisation that puts each patient, whānau and family, our community and our people, at the heart of everything.
Me pēhea te tuku tono | How to apply
We encourage you share your true self in your CV and cover letter. Tell us what your motivations are and how your work and life experience align with our core values.
Please reach out to Peggy Newton, Recruitment Specialist via peggy.newton@harbourhospice.org.nz with any questions, or to arrange a kōrero (chat) before you apply, if that is what you need from this process.
Applications close Thursday 25 April 2024
You must have the right to live and work in Aotearoa New Zealand. Background and pre-employment checks including health screening where applicable, are part of our recruitment process.
- Service
- Poi
- Locations
- Harbour Hospice Hibiscus
Harbour Hospice Hibiscus
About Harbour Hospice
Harbour Hospice is the only specialist, palliative care provider for families living in the Hibiscus Coast, North Shore and Warkworth / Wellsford communities. We provide compassionate, free care working primarily with patients, families and carers in their homes, and also within our three hospice sites. Our bespoke services include medical care, spiritual support, physiotherapy, social activities and more, with an emphasis on helping people live every moment in whatever way is important to them.
Occupational Therapist
Work collaboratively as part of our multidisciplinary team, enabling improvement of life experiences for patients in hospice care
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