Occupational Therapist - Mental Health

Te Puna Waiora, Taranaki Base Hospital, New Plymouth
Permanent, Full time
1.0FTE (80 Hours per Fortnight)
Are you an experienced, motivated Occupational Therapist with a passion for working with people experiencing acute Mental Health needs?

We are looking for the right person with advanced Occupational Therapy skills to work dynamically with our inpatient mental health service users. Essential to this care delivery are the therapeutic groups provided to service users referred from the inpatient unit or from our Assessment & Brief Care Team which are aimed at building the persons own resilience to cope with their illness and gain knowledge and skills to achieve recovery.
Our inpatient unit, Te Puna Waiora is a 23 bed unit admitting adults, older adults and at times adolescents experiencing acute and distressing symptoms of a mental illness.
The successful candidate will also have the opportunity to:
work as part of the Multidisciplinary Team to plan and deliver care to meet the needs of our Service Users/Tangata Whaiora experiencing acute mental health symptoms
be responsible for developing sensory modulation interventions for the acute services
build upon a new intervention here at TDHB
use your prior experience, knowledge and willingness to mentor staff.

The successful applicant will have:
acute and/or community mental health experience
highly developed functional assessment skills
demonstrate adaptability and responsiveness to challenging clinical environments
confidence working with talking therapy skills as well as excellent communication and collaboration skills.

Candidates must have a current and valid Annual Practising Certificate with the Occupational Therapy Board of NZ as well as NZ Drivers licence.
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In Taranaki, it is easy to achieve an enviable lifestyle without having to compromise your career path. The region's amazing mountain, rivers, lakes, fantastic coastline and outstanding surfing and tramping opportunities, masses of parks and gardens, as well as a major events calendar, make it a great place to live and work. Click on this link for information about living and working in Taranaki: http://www.taranaki.info/visit/home.aspx
The Taranaki District Health Board is a large organisation (2070 staff) operating in the exciting, changing Health sector.
If you are interested in the position please "apply online" from this page.
For further enquiries please contact Hayley Scott on (06) 753 6139 or e**********
Applications close on 7 May 2019.