Occupational Therapist
Core
Senior Occupational Therapist providing direct clinical care, complex case management, and professional leadership within a Community Mental Health Team.
Role type
Senior IC occupational therapist (mental health)
Builds
Recovery-oriented, trauma-informed, and culturally safe occupational therapy services for adults with co-existing conditions or diagnostic complexity.
Domain
Mental health and addiction services
Required skills
Advanced clinical reasoning, complex case management, clinical supervision and mentoring, multidisciplinary team leadership, recovery-oriented practice, trauma-informed care, culturally safe practice (Te Whare Tapa Whā), risk formulation, group programme design, external agency liaison.
Preferred skills
Postgraduate qualification in mental health or health leadership, experience in vocational rehabilitation pathways, sensory modulation programmes.
Technologies
Microsoft Office Suite
Responsibilities
Manage a small complex caseload including tāngata whaiora with co-existing conditions; provide clinical mentorship to new graduates and students; lead comprehensive occupational therapy assessments and intervention planning; act as senior voice in MDT meetings and risk formulation; champion recovery-oriented and culturally safe practice; design and evaluate group programmes; contribute to service development and clinical policy design; support intake, triage, and duty responsibilities; liaise with NGOs and external agencies; maintain high-standard clinical documentation.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with clinical leadership