Permanent, Full Time
Remuneration as per PSA Allied Health MECA guidelines

• Paid Study Leave & Financial Support for External Courses
• Team Environment + Multicultural Setting + Agile Work Style

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is firmly grounded in the principles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi and is committed to building a health system that serves all New Zealanders.

The Opportunity:

Within our community-based District Wide Services, we are seeking an Occupational Therapist, to work within the Youth Forensics Liaison team based at 7 springs Road, East Tamaki.

Te Whitinga Mai, Youth Forensics Liaison team sits alongside the East Tamaki based Family Mental Health teams and the Auckland Regional Youth Forensic Service, Tu Maia. The multi-disciplinary Team provide consultation liaison and specialist forensic interventions for vulnerable youth (and their family) who experience mental health problems and who are involved in the youth justice sector.

This is a growing team with a range of clinical skills and cultural expertise, and we are supportive of staff new to the team. The team is actively working towards embedding trauma-informed practice with the principles of safety, choice, collaboration, trust and empowerment underpinning our team culture/ tikanga in all our work with colleagues, other services, young people, and families/whaanau. You will be joining us at an exciting time in this process and help us to seek understanding of what has happened to the young people and their family/whaanau, make sense of their needs, and work with them to build strengths for their futures. Internal training is provided and opportunities for professional development encouraged.

Essential:

• New Zealand Registered Occupational Therapist
• Current Annual Practicing Certificate
• Minimum of 2 years post qualification experience in Mental Health
• Child and/or adolescent mental health experience preferred
• Previous experience in a forensic environment preferred
• Full, clean and current NZ Driver’s licence

Benefits:

• Free parking onsite
• Refund of your annual practising certificate cost
• Support with Immigration/Visa
• Discounted services as part of our work perks

Working at Health New Zealand

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is dedicated to ensuring excellent healthcare for the people of New Zealand. We embrace a workforce that is diverse and inclusive so that we are better positioned to understand and service our community. We welcome applications from our diverse Māori, Pacific, disabled, and rainbow communities.

How to apply

To apply please click 'apply now'. All applications must be submitted through our online career’s portal. To review the position description, please click here. For more information please contact Amy Lin in the Recruitment Centre on 09 276 0044 ext 58680 or amy.lin@middlemore.co.nz.

We will review applications as received and may proceed with the recruitment process, before the closing date of this advert.

Job Number: CMH202514690

Applications Close: 25 March 2025

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. We are also committed to our Disability Strategy, which focuses on people with disabilities; they are our patients, whaanau, community and our staff - all carefully considered in our action plan. Together we will improve the accessibility needs for everyone who has a disability. Our values are Valuing Everyone- Whakawhanaungatanga , Kind –Manaakitanga, Together –Kotahitanga, Excellent- Rangatiratanga. If these are your values too, then join us today.