Provide occupational therapy services within the Hutt North Community Mental Health Team in Upper Hutt

Occupational Therapist For Hutt North Community Mental Health Team

Location: Hutt North Community Mental Health MHAIDs, Upper Hutt.

Contract: Fixed term (7/08/2026-24/06/2027) Part Time 0.4 FTE

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

The Hutt North Community Mental Health Team is based in the CBD tower in the heart of Upper Hutt. We are looking for an Occupational Therapist to join our team. In this role you will be working in collaboration with our MDT. We provide a variety of interventions and there is opportunity to have ongoing training and development in this role.

The Occupational Therapist will provide DBT informed skills work alongside other adjunctive modalities with functional and sensory interventions as required.

About the Team/Service/Location

The Hutt North team is known for its friendliness and positive team culture, often celebrating the seasons and our cultural diversity. We support each other and acknowledge all staff have specialist knowledge, skills and experience to contribute. We encourage and support new members to the team.

About You

The team welcomes you as a motivated team player, you will be organized and willing to take on your share of the valuable work we do with our Tangata Whaiora. We value and recognize your DBT informed skills or support you towards obtaining them to contribute to the team.

  • NZ Occupational Therapists Registration and current APC
  • Full NZ drivers license
  • Right to work in New Zealand/Permanent Residency/Citizenship
  • Mental Health experience preferred.

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.

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. We embrace diversity and welcome application from all people, including all gender identities, ages, ethnicities, sexual orientations, and disability. A workforce that is diverse and inclusive means that we are better positioned to understand and service our community. We are pro-equity health organisation, with a particular focus on Māori, Pacific Peoples, and the Disability Community.

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