Community Team

What is the community team?

It is an inter-professional health team who work together to ensure that assessment, treatment and rehabilitation needs and goals for our clients are met. The team is based at three sites – Wellington and Kenepuru Hospitals and Kapiti health centre. The aim of each community team is to support the client, as part of their family/whanau to achieve their full potential within their own community.

The community team is hospital-based, but has strong links with community groups in order to provide an integrated service.

Who is in the team?

Liaison nurses
Occupational therapists
Physiotherapists
Rehab assistants and workshop technician
Social workers
Speech-language therapists
Family therapist
Neuropsychologist
Medical specialists (ie. Geriatricians and a Rehabilitation Medicine Specialist)
Access to other health professionals, eg. dietitian

What services do the community team provide?

We provide assessment to determine appropriate treatment/rehabilitation for each client.

Depending on the individual’s needs, the community team offers a specialised rehabilitation programme. This may include:

Community or home visits
Outpatient treatments
Worksite assessments and return to work planning
Co-ordination of the rehabilitation programme
Support and advocacy for the client and their family/whanau/carers
Facilitated access to community services, groups and organisations
Specialist ACC contracted rehabilitation (eg. Training for independence programs)