Assessment of qualifications and educational preparation /
- Assess qualifications of overseas applications for comparability with OTBNZ accredited qualifications with a view to entry into the profession; this may involve liaising with the registration team and Registraras appropriate.
- Advise the Board and its staff of changes to overseas qualifications and how this may affect entry into the profession in New Zealand
- Identify and report on trends and themes in applications from overseas applications
- Collaborate with the process for considering applications for OTBNZ approval of new or revised programmes of education for occupational therapist in New Zealand
- Liaise with the profession on entry level competences and standards as required
- Be a “sounding board” for potential changes to the education and competencies of occupational therapist
- Monitor and provide advice on research and trends in the preparation of undergraduate programmes in occupational therapy
- Qualifications are appropriately assessed with consultation when required
- Staff are advised and kept up to date on international changes and how these may affect the profession in New Zealand
- Reports on trends and themes are reported on when required
- Collaboration with the process of approval on revision and new educational programmes takes place
- Feedback on any consultation is reported on and informs decision making process
- Advice and ideas about potential changes in education and competencies forms part of strategic discussions
- Advice on research and trends are reported on
Responsibilities / Tasks / Evaluation
Assessment of qualifications and educational preparation [continued] /
- Develop a list and or library of overseas qualifications and curricula approved programmes and the comparability to New Zealand qualifications for occupational therapists
- Advise on the co-ordination and monitoring of currently approved programmes of education for registration as an occupational therapist in New Zealand
- Provide policy advice to the CEO, Registrar as required
- Identify and resource specialist skills, expertise and experience to help inform decision making process on educational matters
- Provide telephone and e-mail advice concerning assessment and qualification requirements for registration with OTBNZ
- Provide support and advice to the Registrar on issues notified to the Board.
- Provide support and advice on the composition of panel members considering competence, assessment and examinations.
- A list and or library of overseas qualifications and curricula is established and maintained
- Advice and input into monitoring is provided
- Policy advice is given when requested
- Specialist skills, expertise and experience are made available
- Accurate and timely advice is provided
- Accurate and timely advice is provided
- Appropriate support and advice is given.
Responsibilities / Tasks / Evaluation
Competence assessment for annual practising certificates /
- Assess competence assessment applications for evidence of competence to practise in the general scope of practice for occupational therapists
- Assess ePortfolio records [act as third party] for those practitioners without a third party
- Liaise with practitioners and supervisors in relation to conditions on scopes of practice or any other competence concerns
- Monitor and report on compliance with conditions on scope of practice in consultation with registration staff
- Assess supervisors reports and make recommendations to the Registrar for removal or variation of conditions on scopes of practice
- Identify and resource specialist skills, expertise and experience to help inform decision making process on matters of competence.
- Consult with OTBNZ contracted competence assessors where relevant
- Accurate, timely and consistent assessment of applications is carried out
- Assessment is given
- Practitioners are supported and provided with accurate and consistent advice
- Monitoring and reporting on compliance is carried out and discussed with registration staff
- Appropriate reports and recommendations are made to the Registrar
- Specialist skills, expertise and experience are made available
- Consultation with OTBNZ competence assessors takes place
Responsibilities / Tasks / Evaluation
Competence reviews /
- Identify and maintain a pool of competence reviewers and resource specialist skills, experience and expertise. This may require input from the Registrar and CEO
- Provide information to staff and the Board on the competence review process and its impact on practice
- Provide analysis of feedback from the profession of the impact of competence reviews identifying themes and trends
- A pool of competence reviewers is established with the appropriate skill, experience and expertise liaison with Registrar and CEO takes place
- Information is provided to staff and OTBNZ on the competence review process and its implication for practice
- Analysis and feedback is reported which identifies themes and trends
Notifications /
- Assess notifications concerned with competence, conduct and health
- Provide advice to the CEO and Registrar on notifications
- Provide advice on the conditions that are placed on practitioners’ scope of practice
- Assessment are undertaken and advised abound in a timely manner.
- Advice is provided
- Advice is received in a timely manner.
ePortfolio
ePortfolio (continued) /
- Provide aggregated reports on audited ePortfolios to the Board and identify trends.
- In liaison with the Registrar and CEO establish a pool of ePortfolio auditors.
- Provide training for ePortfolio auditors.
- Advise on the development of ePortfolio
- Provide remedial support to practitioners to complete the audit cycle or referral to the Registrar
- Reports are prepared for the Board identifying trends.
- There are sufficient number and appropriately trained auditors
- Training is provided
- Developmental advice is produced
- Remedial support is provided
General /
- Prepare communications and website information as required
- Assist with research and consultation with other regulatory authorities as required
- Represent OTBNZ at external meetings/forums as required
- Help maintain information on the Boards Facebook page
- Information is provided in a timely manner for communication and website
- Consultation on research takes place
- Professional and responsible representation takes place
- Facebook postings are maintained
Professional advice /
- Answer queries from practitioners concerning professional issues in as much as they reflect OTBNZ scope and ethics of practice
- When required provide comments on papers which may be considered by OTBNZ.
- Develop guidance and policies as required
- Present to the Board on professional matters
- Practitioners queries are responded to in a professional manner within the remit of OTBNZ
- Advice and comments are given as required
- Guidance and policies are provided
- Professional presentations to the Board are made
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