Lead Clinician Equipment Services

ORGANISATION INFORMATION
Organisation	Counties Manukau Health
Area, City	Otahuhu, Auckland
Advert reference	CMH20191474
CONTACT INFORMATION
Contact person	Andy de Matos in the Recruitment Centre
Contact website and/or email	https://careers.countiesmanukau.health.nz/working-here/job/view/CMH20191474 [email protected]
Contact telephone	09 276 0044 ext 56837
VACANCY DETAILS
Permanent/temporary	Permanent
Full/part time	Part time
Closing date for applications	22-12-2019

JOB DESCRIPTION

Permanent

Part time (48 hours per fortnight)

Remuneration according to MECA guidelines, between step 6 ($72,176) to step 10 ($83,066)

The Equipment Services Team at Middlemore Hospital is seeking an experienced Occupational Therapist or Physiotherapist for an exciting Lead Clinician role.

The Equipment Service provides oversight of the provision of the short-term rental equipment for patients across CM Health (CMH). The Service forms part of Adult Rehabilitation and Health of Older People division.

This role requires an experienced health care professional who will provide clinical leadership to support the smooth operation of equipment services. There is a possibility to combine this part time role with another clinical OT/PT role to increase hours to full time employment, should it better suit your needs.

The role will encompass:

Providing specialist clinical oversight and support to prescribing therapists across CMH
Enhancing clinical quality and productivity of equipment provision
Education and training of clinical staff in provision of equipment
Expertise in funding decisions for rental and permanent equipment provision
Carrying a small clinical case load, predominantly assessing patients with complex equipment needs
Oversight of Service Accreditation for CMH

Ongoing support and training will be given to grow your leadership skills in clinical assessment, complex case reviews, knowledge of funding of services and service development.

To view the job description, please click here.

Essential

Registered Occupational Therapist or Physiotherapist with a valid annual practicing certificate
3-5 years clinical experience
In-depth knowledge of current equipment processes within individual discipline and speciality area
A strong commitment and genuine interest in quality and service

Desirable

Post graduate education in Occupational Therapy or Physiotherapy
Previous experience in clinical leadership role
Active involvement in relevant profession/ other organisations

For more information please contact Andy de Matos in the Recruitment Centre on 09 276 0044 ext 56837 or [email protected].

Applications Close: 22 December 2019

Job Number: CMH20191474

Please note that the Recruitment Centre closes on 20 December and therefore feedback will only be provided in the New Year. Should you apply prior to that date, you are likely to receive feedback prior to our closing date.

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. Our values are Valuing Everyone- Whakawhanaungatanga , Kind –Manaakitanga, Together –Kotahitanga, Excellent- Rangatiratanga. If these are your values too, then join us today.

Posted on: November 25, 2019

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What do you need from an OT?	Explanation of the service.
Home and Community Environment assessment	Assessment of a person’s ability to access and move around their home or community environment and ability to perform everyday tasks in their home. Strategies for independence or safety may be taught. Alterations to the environment or adaptive equipment may be recommended.
Rehabilitation	Enabling a person’s participation in life’s activities and achieving their goals. Rehabilitation of physical or cognitive impairments resulting from brain injury, spinal injury musculoskeletal injury or other medical condition or event.
Technology solutions	Recommendation of equipment and technology that will enable access to and participation in activities. Might include technology for learning, visual impairment or controlling the environment.
Activities of Daily Living – Assessment and Treatment	Assessment of the way everyday tasks are performed. Recommendations about better and safer ways to manage are made. Alterations to the environment or adaptive equipment may be recommended. Recommendations for funders regarding level and type of personal support may be supplied.
Older Person’s Health and wellbeing	Assessment of a person’s ability to manage their everyday activities in their living situation. Recommendations for safe and easy ways to do activities and equipment and home modifications may be provided. May include provision of a treatment plan to support and enable the person to achieve their goals.
Child health, Learning and Development	Assessment and therapy services for children (and their families/whanau) with a variety of diagnoses whose ability to play, learn or perform daily activities is interrupted. Includes assessment and working with clients (usually children) with Autism Spectrum Disorders. May include working with people to develop skills for handwriting and other tasks that required fine motor skills.
Mental health and wellbeing	Assisting participation in chosen activities in people who experience social or emotional distress or mental illness. Supporting wellness, self management, lifestyle changes and recovery. May include support with stress management, life enhancement, family therapy, psychotherapy spirituality and sexuality.
Driver assessment and vehicle modification	Specialised assessment of a person’s fitness to drive and conditions which should be placed on a person’s license. Assessment for modifications required to vehicles to enable driving.
Worker safety, assessment and rehabilitation	Assessment and treatment of the injured worker and advice to insurers regarding the needs of injured workers. Design and support of return to work or work rehabilitation programmes. Can include recommendations for injury prevention. May include ergonomic assessments of workplaces and tasks. May include Functional Capacity Evaluations (FCE’s) to determine a person’s general work tolerances and abilities. May include vocational counselling through determining a person’s background, skills and abilities that can be transferred to alternative employment.
Workplace Health, Safety Design and Training	Evaluation of work environments, their design and practices in order to maximize safety, health and welfare of workers. Can include provision of workplace training for the prevention of injury, including moving and handling training. May include working with designers and architects to optimize healthy human-environment interaction.
Participation at home and community	Enabling a person’s participation in their chosen life activities and/or occupations. Includes people who have an age related disability, physical disability, mental health issue or intellectual disability .
Living well with Long Term Conditions	Enabling participation in everyday activities and roles in the presence of persistent challenges. Supporting self management and effective coping strategies. Includes Pain, fatigue, chronic health issues and disability. May include managing the changing needs caused by a palliative condition such as cancer and treatment so that a person can continue to do the everyday tasks that are important to them.
Managing Vision Impairment	Specialists who assess and treat the functional implications of vision problems. Includes managing symptoms (Glare sensitivity or migraine), teaching strategies for safety and independence with everyday activities, recommendations for modifications to home and work and special equipment, tools or aids.
Hand therapy, Splinting and Scar management	Specialists who assist people who have difficulty using their hands as a result of injury, a disease process or deformity.
Community/Organisational Strengthening and Culture Change.	Working with groups in community or organisational settings or policy development to enable participation for all people. May include review of Aged Residential Care or other residential facility to enable occupation for residents.
Mobility, wheelchairs and seating	Assessment of a person’s needs for specialized wheelchair and cushions, seating, and positioning. May include assessment of needs for mobility scooters.

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