Burns & Surgical Physiotherapist
Where you'll be working: Waikato Hospital
- The details: Permanent, full time 32 hours to 40 hours per week (0.8 FTE to 1.0 FTE) - Negotiable
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
Are you looking for a new and exciting challenge in a busy hospital setting? Are you someone who thrives under pressure and brings a can-do attitude to the workplace? Are you flexible, love to learn and wish to grow? We are seeking a passionate physiotherapist to complement our strong acute physiotherapy team here at Waikato Hospital.
As a successful candidate you will play a key role in assessing burns patients and designing treatment programmes to manage their recovery. You will be required to have experience in surgical, burns and plastics. You will be involved in dressing changes and acute burns management.Additionally, you will be recommending suitable discharge plans to help patients progress along the continuum of care and help to optimise hospital flow. You will be experienced in handling difficult interpersonal dynamics in a healthcare setting and will be skilled in de-escalation techniques whereby you can calm tensed situations effectively.
This position involves all aspects of physiotherapy practice in an academic tertiary hospital setting in one of New Zealand's fastest growing regions. We offer peer review, supervision, continuing education and professional development, comprehensive online information and an excellent library of resources.
Come and join our dynamic team where every day brings new challenges in a fast-paced, high-pressure environment. You'll collaborate closely with your peers to prioritise patient care, delivering focused and impactful therapy sessions that make a real difference to the lives of our patients and make an impact in one of New Zealand's largest industries.
We also have an exciting on call service which provides you with the exposure and experience to advance maintain your respiratory and acute care skills.
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About the Team/Service
The Physiotherapy service has over 100 staff including Physiotherapists, assistants and administrators that work across the large geographical area that is Te Whatu Ora, Waikato. We have staff based at Waikato Hospital, our secondary hospital in Thames and our 3 rural hospitals in Tokoroa, Te Kuiti and Taumaranui and across our many community bases in areas such as Morrinsville, Matamata, Cambridge, and Ngaruawahia.
Our vision is to provide quality physiotherapy care to promote, encourage and enable health, wellbeing and independence for the patients and Whanau in the communities we serve. Our mission is to ensure that patients receive excellence of care, that our staff are supported and trained to work and maintain levels of evidence based practice and that our service is equitable, efficient and effective in order to meet the needs of our patients and their Whanau.We pride ourselves on being a friendly, supportive team who are keen to grow and develop our staff.
About you
To be considered for this position, you will require:
- At least 4 years of acute experience.
- Burns and plastics experience and having DHB experience is preferred.
- Current NZ physiotherapy registration and APC.
- Passion for learning, be adaptable to change and be eager to gain clinical experience across a variety of clinical areas.
- Evidence informed assessment and treatment skills.
- Excellent time management skills.
- Mature approach to team engagement and mentoring and training junior clinicians.
- You will need the ability to work autonomously and collaboratively as part of the physiotherapy and wider multi-disciplinary team across a variety of environments.
- You will have excellent communication skills to effectively liaise with patients, their Whanau and other health care professionals.
How to Apply
To apply please click 'Apply online' or apply via our Waikato Careers website by clicking here.
All applications must be submitted through our online careers' portal before 11:59 pm on 29 August 2025. If you have any questions about the role, please contact Kasper Kulak at kasper.kulak@waikatodhb.health.nz or 021991624
We will review applications as received and may proceed with the recruitment process, before the closing date of this advert.