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Clinical Coach Advanced Practitioner, Occupational Therapy

- Hawke’s Bay Hospital, Allied Health Therapies
- 80 hours per fortnight (1.0 FTE)
- Full-time, Permanent
Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is firmly grounded in the principles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi and is dedicated to serving all New Zealanders. Through integration and collaboration, we’re building a health system underpinned by partnership, equity, sustainability, whānau-centred care, and excellence.
About the Role
Are you looking for the next step in your occupational therapy career? Join our Allied Health Inpatient Occupational Therapy Team in a new OT Clinical Coach Advanced Practitioner role.
The primary focus of the role will be coaching other inpatient physical health Occupational Therapists who are on the rotational programme, new to the service, or working on aspects of their own professional development. The role will be an essential support in helping other Occupational Therapists to reach their full potential.
As a Clinical Coach, you will work alongside our Professional Lead and Team Leaders to support our Occupational Therapists in delivering high quality inpatient care.
The role will lead the clinical education programme, support individual competencies across the inpatient Occupational Therapy service, and lead clinical onboarding processes. The role will include group as well as individual mentoring, including hands on teaching and clinical demonstration. You will also support the OT inpatient team with an acute clinical caseload.
About the Team/Service/ Location
The primary focus of the role will be coaching other inpatient physical health Occupational Therapists who are on the rotational programme, new to the service, or working on aspects of their own professional development. The role will be an essential support in helping other Occupational Therapists to reach their full potential.
The Hawkes Bay is full of fun things to do, beautiful places to spend time, and food and drink options galore! If the role sounds interesting and you are keen to try a new spot, give us a call to talk through this opportunity. You may be more ready than you think for a change and a challenge!
About you
To be successful in this role you will have a passion and demonstrated skills for mentoring and coaching, workforce development and service improvement. You will be confident and flexible, with an ability to mentor and develop the skills of others. You will bring strong communication skills and have the ability to work both autonomously and collaboratively to the shared goal of high-quality Occupational Therapy for our population.
You will be able to apply advanced clinical knowledge, clinical reasoning and expertise while modelling evidence-based practice. You will promote core Occupational Therapy beliefs and theory so that assessments and interventions are underpinned by a clear understanding of occupational performance, enablement and participation in occupations, as well as being grounded in person-centre care.
A Masters in Occupational Therapy (or similar), or an intention to work towards this, is essential in addition to advanced clinical skills in the area of inpatient physical health Occupational Therapy and current New Zealand Occupational Therapy Registration and APC. We are looking for someone with at least five years of relevant clinical experience.
Improving health equity is important to us, with a particular focus on providing culturally competent care to our Māori and Pasifika communities.
The successful candidate will be able to,
- demonstrate knowledge and understanding of local tikanga and Māori culture,
- Have active engagement and respectful relationships with Māori and Pasifika consumers and their communities, and a commitment to improving the management of long-term health conditions for these clients.
- Competency with te ao Māori, tikanga, and te reo Māori or a commitment to starting your journey and taking ownership of your learning and growth
- Experience in projects / initiatives which give effect to Te Tiriti principals and frameworks, and the application of Mātauranga Māori and Kaupapa Māori approaches, particularly as they apply in healthcare settings.
Working for Health New Zealand
Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is ‘the weaving of wellness’. We're dedicated to ensuring excellent healthcare for the people of Aotearoa/New Zealand. The Equity Work Programme at Health NZ focuses on helping everyone in the health system think about equity when they do their work. It also promotes the cultural change needed for the whole system to reach equity in health outcomes.
Our people are at the heart of everything we do. Health New Zealand are committed to being good employers and honouring our equal employment opportunity obligations.
Our commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion
- We want to see the real you in your application and welcome the real you on board if you come and work with us. Skills are gained across many areas of our life, not just in formal employment. If you can demonstrate the skills listed in the ad, but the experience was gained through whānau life, community or mahi aroha (volunteering) we encourage you to apply and share your story with us in your cover letter.
- We particularly welcome applications from our diverse Māori, Pacific, disabled, and rainbow communities.
How to Apply
To view the position description, click HERE and/or apply for the role please click “apply now.” All applications must be submitted through our online career’s portal. If you have any questions about the role, please contact Casey Toebosch at Casey.Toebosch@hbdhb.govt.nz
Please note, we will be reviewing applications when received and may proceed with the recruitment process, before the closing date of this advert.

Job details
Job Reference: | HAW08674 | |
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Job type: | Permanent Full time | |
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Closes: | 20-Feb-2025 | |
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