Occupational Therapist (Casual) Wairau Hospital

ORGANISATION INFORMATION
Organisation	Nelson Marlborough Health
Area, City	Blenheim
Advert reference	W19-136
CONTACT INFORMATION
Contact person
Contact website and/or email	https://nmdhb.careercentre.net.nz/Job/Occupational-Therapist-Casual-Wairau-Hospital/Wairau-Hospital/15053
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VACANCY DETAILS
Permanent/temporary	Casual
Full/part time	Casual
Closing date for applications	06-10-2019

JOB DESCRIPTION

Flexible casual position working on an as required basis
Opportunity to be co-located with a wide range of allied health professionals
Join our great team at Wairau Hospital in Blenheim

About the role

We have a casual position available for an occupational therapist who is interested in working as part of our multi-disciplinary teams across inpatients, outpatients and community (as appropriate), dependent upon experience.

Our casual staff are required for covering staff leave and periods of peak demand. Some forward planning will be available when covering planned leave; however, it will be important that you have the flexibility to be available for work at short notice.

The role requires you to be adaptable to change, resourceful and flexible to service needs and you will display a genuine passion for working with clients on their health journey.

We are a proactive team providing the highest standard of care for our patients, while maintaining an excellent work-life balance. Our team prides itself on being friendly and supportive – working with the people of our community to promote, encourage and enable their health, well-being and independence.

About you

You will have NZ registration – with Enable Assessor accreditation – and comprehensive clinical assessment and problem solving skills. You will have a minimum of two years experience and the ability to work autonomously and collaboratively in a variety of environments. You will also have excellent communication skills to liaise with other health professionals across the service.

About us

Nelson Marlborough Health (NMH) is the main health service provider for New Zealand’s Nelson, Tasman and Marlborough regions, serving over 150,000 people across two main hospitals, public health and a range of community services. We provide a great place to work with professional development opportunities, job security, and workplace wellness programmes.

Wairau Hospital which is a modern and well-appointed facility with 88 beds and provides services to the Marlborough community of approximately 45,000.

Find out more about us
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC34XErxkHJ5YAn59o6SrhnA

How to apply

For role specific information please contact Nicola Westend – Occupational Therapy Team Leader on [email protected]

For general enquiries please contact our recruitment team on [email protected] or 03 546 1274.

Keen to apply now, it’s easy. Please fill in our online application form.

https://nmdhb.careercentre.net.nz

W19-136.

Applications close: Sunday, 6 October 2019 (unless filled prior).

Posted on: September 9, 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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Occupational Therapist (Casual) Wairau Hospital