We have the exciting opportunity to appoint a senior clinician to lead the Vocational Rehab Service in Wellington. You will be helping to develop and grow this service and our clients when it comes to successful return-to-work outcomes. Your measured approach and ability to drive local relationships and participate in stakeholder engagement will be key in making you stand out. 

Main responsibilities:

• Lead and champion the Vocational Rehabilitation (VR) Service across the region, ensuring the delivery of high-quality, client-centred outcomes
• Coordinate and triage new referrals, ensuring clients receive timely and appropriate support from the outset of their rehabilitation journey
• Empower and support a multidisciplinary team of health professionals to deliver exceptional rehabilitation services and achieve positive client outcomes
• Facilitate and lead local multidisciplinary team (MDT) meetings, fostering collaboration, knowledge sharing, and best-practice care
• Drive continuous improvement by monitoring service quality, identifying opportunities for enhancement, and implementing effective solutions
• Provide clinical leadership, mentorship, and professional guidance to employees and contractors, supporting their development and success
• Partner closely with the Regional Manager and Team Leads to support team performance, wellbeing, and capability, helping to build a positive and high-performing culture

The benefits of working with us:

• Market competitive remuneration - we value our people
• Monthly bonus scheme
• Annual budget set aside for professional development / study
• We have development pathways designed to steer you towards the leadership space
• Active manager feedback and clinical mentorship aimed at growth and excellence
• Great team culture with regular social events, weekly treats, award schemes
• Well-being initiatives: annual eye exam, flu vaccination, access to the full scope of EAP services 

Provision of enhanced AI tools aimed at boosting your performance:
Habit is proud to have introduced Heidi notes for all its clinicians to ensure they have access to the best possible tools to help them excel. Heidi is an AI medical scribe that automates clinical documentation and decreases administrative work. This enables you to focus on clinical care and excellence. In turn, you will be better equipped to make best use of our uncapped incentive programme that enables clinicians to earn an extra performance bonus every single month!  

The ideal candidate:

• A minimum of 2 years' clinical experience with a focus on vocational rehab
• 5+ years experience in either physiotherapy or occupational therapy
• Excellent relationship building and leadership skills
• Sound ACC operational, medical and policy knowledge
• Member of professional associations required by ACC contracts

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, which will take you through to our Careers website and will activate this link.
Please refer to job no 2076 in your cover letter when applying for this role.   
Confidentiality is assured  
We will be screening and interviewing candidates for this role as and when applications come in. This role will close once we find a suitable candidate. 
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