Occupational Therapist — Gisborne
Ethicare is supporting a nationwide private rehabilitation provider opening a new clinic in Gisborne and looking for a dedicated Occupational Therapist to join its allied health team. It’s a role for a clinician with a couple of years behind them who can hit the ground running, with real scope to grow, specialise and step into leadership, on New Zealand’s sunny East Coast.
About the role
You’ll work across a variety of rehabilitation contracts, including neuro, social and vocational rehabilitation, pain and traumatic injury, developing and delivering both in-clinic and community programmes.
You’ll sit within a supportive multidisciplinary team, with many streams to grow in and lead from, whether you’re after mentorship earlier in your career or working towards a leadership role.
What the role involves
- Developing and implementing in-clinic and community rehabilitation programmes
- Working within a supportive multidisciplinary allied health team
- Assessment across neuro, pain and equipment needs
- Preparing clear reports on client abilities, goals and best-practice intervention
- Managing your own caseload and diary
About you
- NZ Occupational Therapy registration and a current Annual Practising Certificate, or eligible to obtain one
- A couple of years’ clinical experience, ideally including neuro, pain and equipment assessment
- A full NZ driver’s licence for community rehabilitation
- Excellent communication skills, with new and varied people every day
- A collaborative, can-do approach
Why join?
- A varied rehabilitation caseload with room to specialise and lead
- Clinical supervision and a dedicated professional-development budget
- Reimbursement of professional registration / APC fees
- Clear career progression in a supportive, welcoming team
- Relocation support provided
About Gisborne
If you’re craving a slower pace without giving up great work, Gisborne delivers: sunny days, empty beaches and a proper work-life balance. Finish work and be surfing, swimming or walking the beach within minutes, with no traffic and no long commutes. It’s an affordable, friendly community where you can watch the world’s first sunrise from the East Cape, with a relaxed food, cafe and wine scene and year-round surfing, hiking and cycling.
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