Senior Occupational Therapist, Auckland Spinal Rehabilitation Unit

Full time, fixed term until June 2027

Remuneration as per PSA Allied Health MECA guidelines

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is grounded in the principles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi and remains committed to delivering equitable, accessible, and culturally responsive healthcare services for all New Zealanders.

We are looking for a Senior Clinician Occupational Therapist to join us. You will be able to work in a stimulating full-time role at Auckland Spinal Rehabilitation Unit. Do you have sound knowledge of Rehabilitation and a keen interest to further develop in this area?

This Senior role aims to support and promote high standards of clinical practice and service development by providing clinical leadership within Auckland Spinal Rehabilitation Unit. It includes modelling best practice and actively promoting the occupational therapy role with the inter-professional team.

In addition, we require the applicant to have experience and be eligible to provide supervision to occupational therapists, rehabilitation assistants and occupational therapy students. Other responsibilities include leading and participating in quality and service improvements as required and with consultation.

We offer funding for professional development opportunities; including the opportunity, where appropriate, to take part in CMDHB exciting quality improvement and clinical leadership initiatives. In addition, you will have regular supervision and support to continue to develop your knowledge and skills.

Essential:

• Registered with the Occupational Therapy Board of New Zealand with current APC
• Minimum of 5 years’ experience as an Occupational Therapist
• Supervisory experience with students and staff
• Full drivers licence

What's in it for you?

• Fantastic culture and team environment
• Annual practicing certificate is refunded for every additional year of service
• Work in a regional service with plenty of free parking
• This role is Monday to Friday based at Auckland Spinal Rehabilitation Unit
• 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 by 13 October 2026. To review the job description, please click here.

For more information on this role, please contact Jessica on jessica.ozumba@TeWhatuOra.govt.nz or Amy on amy.lin@TeWhatuOra.govt.nz.

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

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.

Job Details

Job Description: This position is a Core Children's worker under the Children's Act & requires full safety checks completed before any new employee starts

Job Posting: Ongoing

Organization: Hospital & Specialist Services

Primary Location: New Zealand

Job: Occupational Therapy, Full-time, Monday - Friday

Recruiter: Amy Lin