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Becoming Professionally Registered

Occupational Therapy & Physiotherapy Registration

New Zealand Registration is legally required for all Occupational Therapists and Physiotherapists. Employers are not supposed to consider applicants who have not yet gained it, and even if they do, no job offer is valid until there is evidence of registration.

The legislation controlling registration changed on Sept 18, 2004. If you or any friends have forms or advice that predates this, please be aware that this is now quite out of date! You should begin the registration process by applying on line at the relevant board website.

eNZed Paramedical offers advice and support during the process of preparing your application for professional registration to therapists using our service. However, the Boards require that you do the actual preparation work, we cannot do it on your behalf.

Therefore, if you complete both our application and the Registration Boards one at about the same time, you will get maximum benefit from our service, and we can plan the timing of the job seeking process accordingly.

• Occupational Therapy Board
  http://www.otboard.org.nz/
  Phone: +64 (4) 918 4740
  
  
• Physiotherapy Board
  http://www.physioboard.org.nz/
  Phone: +64 (4) 04 471 2610
  
  

Registration Guide

We have complied a list of helpful information to aid you in completion of your registration. Please see your registration guide page for more information.

Speech Language Therapy Registration

There is no legally required registration to work as a Speech Language Therapist in New Zealand. Membership of the New Zealand Speech Language Therapy Association (NZSTA) is granted by application, and involves the assessment of the applicants qualifications. Most employers consider this to be so important that they will not consider job applicants unless they have been approved for NZSTA membership. Because of this, eNZed Paramedical's policy is that we will not seek work for a therapist unless they have already been granted this approval, or are in the process of applying for it.

• New Zealand Speech-Language Therapists Association
  http://www.nzsta-speech.org.nz/
  Phone: +64 (3) 235 8257
  
  

Radiographers

It is essential to be registered with the NZ Medical Radiation Technologists Board in order to practise in New Zealand. The differing specialities within the profression are described as 'Scopes of Practice' and you can only work in the areas that you have approved for your Scopes.

Most of the general information listed here for Occupational Therapy and Physiotherapy also applies to MRT's, as in the terms used. Radiologists are also in demand in NZ, but would need to be registered with the NZ Medical Council.

• New Zealand Medical Radiation Technologists Board
  http://www.mrtboard.org.nz/
  Phone: +64 (4) 801 6250
  
  
• New Zealand Medical Council
  http://www.mcnz.org.nz/
  Phone: +64 (4) 384 7635