Occupational Therapist – Ward 9A Forensic

ORGANISATION INFORMATION
Organisation	Southern District Health Board
Area, City	Dunedin, Otago
Advert reference	059696
CONTACT INFORMATION
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Contact website and/or email	https://www.southerndhb.govt.nz/careers/view-vacancy/?job_id=10452
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VACANCY DETAILS
Permanent/temporary	Permanent
Full/part time	Full time
Closing date for applications	13-10-2019

JOB DESCRIPTION

Wakari Hospital

Full-time, permanent 40 hours per week
Exciting opportunity for an Occupational Therapist to join the Forensic Mental Health service based at Wakari Hospital
No long commute, free on-site parking and a good work life balance, it all starts here

About the team

Based at Wakari Hospital high on the hills overlooking Dunedin, Ward 9A (Forensic unit) is a medium secure environment where you’ll be working predominantly with patients referred from the courts and/or prison setting for assessment and/or treatment. Every day you get to work with and alongside a dynamic and committed multi-disciplinary team.

About the role

In this position you will initially work on Ward 9A predominantly with patients, referred for assessment and/or treatment, from the courts and/or prison setting. Increasingly we provide a rehabilitative role in assisting patients with complex needs to reintegrate into their community. Working with patients in this phase of their journey is an important component of the Occupational Therapists role. There may also be provision in the future for the Occupational Therapists role to extend to working with patients living in the community.

Working as the Occupational Therapist you will provide discipline specific assessment, treatment and interventions to patients and participate actively in the Therapeutic Programme. You will also actively contribute as a functional and committed member of the multi-disciplinary team.

About you

We are looking for an enthusiastic Occupational Therapist, with previous experience of working in the mental health sector. You will have well developed and proven group facilitation and communication skills and be an effective time-manager.

We provide a thorough orientation to the role and will support your ongoing professional development needs.

If you want to make a difference, hold a positive attitude and a strong sense of self-awareness and personal resilience we encourage you to apply for this position.

To practice in a hospital setting within New Zealand, you must be registered with the Occupational Therapists Board of New Zealand and hold an Annual Practicing Certificate. You must also be eligible to work in New Zealand.

The location

The Southern district offers the benefits of excellent amenities, first class primary through to tertiary education, affordable housing and outstanding recreational opportunities. Whether it’s surfing, kayaking or sailing, skiing, hunting or fishing, theatre, live music or art – there’s literally something for everyone. Check out https://southernhealthcareers.nz/ for what the region and we can offer you and your whanau. https://www.dunedinnz.com/

About us

As a DHB, we are responsible for planning, funding and providing health and disability services to a population of over 315,000 located South of the Waitaki river. Our catchment area encompasses Invercargill City, Queenstown – Lakes District, Gore, rural Southland, Clutha, Central Otago, Maniototo, Waitaki District and Dunedin City.

Closing date: Sunday, 13 October 2019.

For further information please contact Caroline Godfrey, Recruitment Advisor – Mental Health, Addiction and Intellectual Disability Directorate (MHAID), Phone (03) 214 5769 or Email [email protected]

To apply

We only accept online applications. Please apply via our website: www.southerndhealth.nz

Posted on: October 1, 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 – Ward 9A Forensic