Senior Hand Therapist

Location: Canterbury - Christchurch - Sydenham - Byron Street

Job Category: Health, Medical & Pharmaceutical

Job Description

Habit Health is a nationwide healthcare provider, specialising in the rehabilitation space. We enable people to live their best lives and empower our teams to realise their full potential. 

A rare and exciting role has opened up at our Byron Street branch for a leader in the rehabilitation space. We are looking for a Clinical Lead who is a Senior Hand Therapist to grow and manage this service in the Canterbury Region. You will be leading a team of driven clinicians to expand upon upper limb rehabilitation and really make your mark in this space. 
You will be passionate\ and excited by the prospect of taking charge of a specialised service and really making it big!

Main responsibilities:

• Collaborate with Service / Team Leads and Regional Managers for prompt service delivery 
• Deliver memorable customer experience with your knack in providing solutions for rehabilitation services and products
• Build positive relationships with all stakeholders
• Manage your caseload whilst promoting efficient workflows 

The benefits of working with us:

• Market competitive salary where you feel valued and invested in
• A $10,000 (FTE) sign-on bonus as soon as you start!
• A generous relocation allowance should you move here for the role
• Re-imbursement of professional registration / APC fees (pro-rated for part-times hours)
• All efforts made to provide you with the work / life balance that suits your needs
• A pool of company vehicles for business needs
• Opportunities to further develop your leadership skills 
• Permanent full-time role with clear career progression 
• Great team culture with regular social events, weekly treats, award schemes
• Laptop and mobile phone provided
• Well-being initiatives: annual eye exam, flu vaccination, access to EAP services 

The ideal candidate:

• Bachelor of Occupational Therapy or Physiotherapy
• Current Annual practicing certification / Member of Hand Therapy NZ, PNZ or OTNZ
• Fluent communication skills – you will be collaborating with a whole team!
• Five plus years’ experience in a clinical role – leadership skills a HUGE plus
• ACC operational, medical and policy knowledge related to rehabilitation 

If you think you have the experience and can-do attitude to make it even bigger with an organisation that rewards your worth, click APPLY.
For a copy of the position description, please click 'Apply' which will take you through to our Careers website and will activate this link . 

Please refer to job no 1301 in your cover letter when applying for this role. 
If you have any questions, email [email protected]
Confidentiality is assured 

Habit Health is an equal opportunity employer, dedicated to diversity hiring and providing a safe space to people of all cultures, languages, experiences and backgrounds.