Physiotherapist - Pelvic Health
Contract: Fixed Term (until 10 November 2025), Part Time (0.8 FTE / 30 hours per week)*
Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is firmly grounded in the principles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi and is dedicated to serving all New Zealanders. Through integration and collaboration, we - re building a health system underpinned by partnership, equity, sustainability, whanau-centred care, and excellence.
About the Role
We are excited to offer the opportunity for an experienced pelvic health physiotherapist to join our Outpatient Allied Health Outpatients Team at Capital and Coast on a fixed term contract. We work across Wellington Regional Hospital, Kenepuru Community Hospital and Kapiti Health centre.This role is one of three pelvic health physiotherapists who work collegially across the 3 sites. This role will manage their own clinical caseload including class/group sessions and potentially assisting in supervision of students and junior physiotherapists.
The physiotherapist in this role will assess and treat people with pelvic health issues including acute and chronic presentations.
- We are open to considering applications from people who wish to work less than 0.8fte. If so, please state on your cover letter what hours you are seeking.
About the Team/Service/Location
The Allied Health Outpatient Team is an outpatient focused team of skilled, motivated and dynamic therapists who are passionate about improving function, quality of life and outcomes for their patients. Working across all three CCDHB sites, the team provide clinical care in individual patient appointments, group sessions and MDT clinics.The team includes physiotherapists working in pelvic health, haemophilia, lymphoedema and respiratory as well as podiatrists, dietitians and social workers working across several areas. This role will additionally work alongside other experienced physiotherapists such as musculoskeletal clinicians, hand therapists and rotational positions.
About you
You will be at least 4-5 years post graduate, with ideally at least 1 years - experience in pelvic health physiotherapy. You will be a New Zealand registered Physiotherapist with a current Annual Practising certificate. You will have experience in pelvic health outpatient work, and will have completed at least one post graduate internal examination course.You will be passionate about pelvic health and be comfortable running both group and one to one sessions. You will be comfortable working autonomously, though with support from your pelvic health colleagues in Wellington and with the wider outpatient therapies team in general.
You will have a current drivers license.
Working at Health New Zealand
Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is - the weaving of wellness - . We're dedicated to ensuring excellent healthcare for the people of Aotearoa/New Zealand.
Our people are at the heart of everything we do. Health New Zealand are committed to being good employers and honouring our equal employment opportunity obligations. We embrace diversity and welcome application from all people, including all gender identities, ages, ethnicities, sexual orientations, and disability.A workforce that is diverse and inclusive means that we are better positioned to understand and service our community. We are pro-equity health organisation, with a particular focus on Maori, Pacific Peoples, and the Disability Community.
How to Apply
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- All applications must be submitted through our online careers
- portal by 4 June.
If you have any questions about the role, please contact Philip.Adamson@tewhatuora.govt.nz
We will review applications as received and may proceed with the recruitment process, before the closing date of this advertisement.