Physiotherapists, Wairau Hospital
- Apply your Physiotherapy skills to make a real difference to people - s lives
- Come and join our positive, friendly and supportive Physiotherapy team
- Experience the work -life balance that Marlborough can offer, while advancing your professional skills
Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is firmly grounded in the principles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi and is committed to building a health system that serves all New Zealanders.
About the Role
As an Experienced Physiotherapist, you will work in the outpatient service, primarily musculoskeletal, and be part of the weekend on-call roster. This is a permanent part-time role, working 64 hours per fortnight (0.8 FTE). This is based at Wairau Hospital, Blenheim.
As a Rotational Physiotherapist, you will enjoy a variety of work across the hospital setting. The block rotations are between Medical, Surgical Rehabilitation wards, the Community team. This role includes being part of the weekend on-call roster.This is a fixed term full-time role for 6 to 12 months covering parental leave, working 80 hours per fortnight (1.0 FTE). This is based at Wairau Hospital , Blenheim.
You will be working as part of an inter-disciplinary team providing quality assessment, intervention, advice and discharge planning through a patient-centred approach. The role requires you to be adaptable to change, resourceful and flexible to service needs.
The working hours are Monday to Friday 8.00am to 4.30pm and you - ll be required to participate in the on-call roster at weekends.
About the Team/Service/ Location
Our physiotherapy department at Wairau Hospital in Marlborough, has well-equipped treatment areas including a gym and hydrotherapy pool, and is situated within an Allied Health Hub. Clinical inpatient areas include surgical, orthopaedics, medical and rehabilitation wards with in-reach to paediatrics, HDU and the emergency department.There is a busy outpatient department with opportunity for a wide variety of musculoskeletal individual and group opportunities, as well as neurological conditions and community work. We aim to support therapists to work within their areas of interest with plenty of opportunity for an interesting and varied workload.
We are a proactive team providing the highest standard of care for our clients, while maintaining an excellent work-life balance. Our team pride themselves on being friendly and supportive - working with clients to promote, encourage and enable their health, well-being and independence.
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About you
As a Physiotherapist, you will:
- be NZ Registered with comprehensive clinical assessment and problem-solving skills,
- have the experience and ability to work both autonomously and collaboratively,
- have excellent communication skills to liaise with health professionals and health agencies
The successful candidate must be eligible to work in New Zealand or hold a valid NZ work visa at the time of applying.
Working at Health New Zealand
Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is dedicated to ensuring excellent healthcare for the people of New Zealand. We embrace a workforce that is diverse and inclusive so that we are better positioned to understand and service our community. We welcome applications from our diverse Maori, Pacific, disabled, and rainbow communities.
How to Apply
To apply please click- apply now.
- All applications must be submitted through our online careers
- portal by 23 June 2025.
If you have any questions about the role, please contact
Sonja Rae (recruitment) at sonja.rae@tewhatuora.govt.nz OR
Helen McLauchlan, Team Leader OT Physio Wairau at helen.mclauchlan@nmdhb.govt.nz .
Job ref: R1W25-012
We will review applications as received and may proceed with the recruitment process, before the closing date of this advert.