OT / Allied Health Professional - Buchanan Rehabilitation Centre An exciting opportunity is available for a motivated and innovative individual looking for the next challenge in their career. Fixed Term, full time (40 hours) position based in Point Chevalier. Te whiwhinga mahi | The Opportunity BRC is a specialist inpatient service providing recovery focussed rehabilitation for 40 people aged 17-65 years.

The majority of clients are aged under 30 years and all experience serious mental illness with associated high and complex needs. This service is committed to facilitating a therapeutic recovery oriented environment utilising evidence based practice in response to clients clinical, cultural, and rehabilitation needs. BRC is undergoing evolutionary change brought about by an on-going increase in the complexity of referrals and our commitment to Te Tiriti o Waitangi and reducing inequity for Mori and other cultural groups.

Working collaboratively with other team members and other services you will be able to provide cultural support and expertise to our team, participating with a clinician in mental health assessments and treatment for those people with high and complex needs who require BRC or ACOS support. For further details, please refer to the position description here. Nga Pkenga Motuhake | Important Skills Our ideal candidate will be registered with the Occupational Therapy Board of NZ (with no condition on scope of practice) and hold a current valid APC.

As it is community based, it's essential that you have a full and clean NZ driver's licence. This is an area of work that requires a highly proactive and enthusiastic person with excellent interpersonal skills to meet the challenges and opportunities of the practice setting. You will have sound occupation-centred philosophy, commitment to team work, excellent organisational capability and an ability to demonstrate a high level of time management and organisational skills.

Ko wai mtou | Our Organisation We are Te Whatu Ora Te Toka Tumai Auckland. We provide health and disability services to more than half a million people living in central Auckland, regional services for Northland and greater Auckland, and specialist national services for the whole of New Zealand. Our main sites are Auckland City Hospital, Greenlane Clinical Centre and Starship Childrens Hospital, located in central Auckland.

We also have a variety of services on the Point Chevalier campus. We are part of Te Whatu Ora Health New Zealand, the overarching organisation for New Zealands national health service. Te Whatu Ora leads the day-to-day running of the health system, with functions delivered at local, district, regional and national levels.

We are committed to upholding Te Tiriti o Waitangi and providing culturally safe care. We value role modelling manaakitanga as demonstrated by Ngti Whtua in the gifting of their whenua on which our hospitals stand. We aspire to having a workforce reflective of the communities we serv.