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Closing Date: 22/05/2026 Job Type: Permanent - Full Time Location: Canterbury - Christchurch - Sydenham - Byron Street Job Category: Health, Medical & Pharmaceutical Job Description
Habit Health is a nationwide healthcare provider, specialising in the health, wellbeing and rehabilitation space. We enable people to live their best lives and empower our teams to realise their full potential. Our busy clinic in Christchurch is looking for a dedicated Senior Occupational Therapist to join other allied health team members to support people the way they deserve to be taken care of – the Habit Health way. This is a role open to clinicians who have a minimum of 2 years NZ experience under their belt and can hit the ground running. Additionally, if you're 3+ years in and keen to move into a Senior role, we would be keen to support this next step of your career. Our OTs work on a variety of contracts, including Social Rehab, Vocational Rehab, Pain and TI. Main responsibilities:
The benefits of working with us:
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:
For Occupational Therapists based overseas:
Please refer to job no 2439 in your cover letter when applying for this role. If you have any questions, email Lucy on HR@Habit.co.nz 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.
Habit Health is a nationwide healthcare provider, specialising in the health, wellbeing and rehabilitation space. We enable people to live their best lives and empower our teams to realise their full potential. Our busy clinic in Christchurch is looking for a dedicated Senior Occupational Therapist to join other allied health team members to support people the way they deserve to be taken care of – the Habit Health way. This is a role open to clinicians who have a minimum of 2 years NZ experience under their belt and can hit the ground running. Additionally, if you're 3+ years in and keen to move into a Senior role, we would be keen to support this next step of your career. Our OTs work on a variety of contracts, including Social Rehab, Vocational Rehab, Pain and TI. Main responsibilities:
- Develop / implement functional and cognitive assessment for a varied caseload
- Assessing and treating clients to achieve independence and wellbeing
- Collaborating with allied health team members in a supportive MDT
- Create patient reports on client abilities, goals and best practice intervention
- Utilise diary management software effectively in order to focus on what really matters
The benefits of working with us:
- Monthly performance-based bonus to enable you to earn so much more
- Annual budget set aside for professional development / study
- Re-imbursement of professional registration / APC fees
- Opportunities to develop clinical skills in rehabilitation
- Work laptop and mobile phone provided
- Permanent role with clear career progression
- Great team culture with regular social events, weekly treats, award schemes
- Well-being initiatives: annual eye exam, flu vaccination, access to 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:
- Must have NZ OT registration and current APC
- Ability to effectively manage your time and caseload
- Full NZ Driver’s license for community rehabilitation
- Excellent communication skills – you will be meeting new and varied people every day!
For Occupational Therapists based overseas:
- As an accredited employer, we will provide assistance in the AEWV process
- Support in gaining the NZ Occupational Therapy Board license
- Assistance in helping you settle into New Zealand
Please refer to job no 2439 in your cover letter when applying for this role. If you have any questions, email Lucy on HR@Habit.co.nz 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.
