Hutt Community Physiotherapist
Contract: Fixed Term (8 months parental cover) Full Time
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
A great opportunity to try a Community Physiotherapy role! We have an 8-month parental leave cover position available and can tailor the caseload to your knowledge and experience.
About the Team/Service
Te Herenga Tangata is our Community Older Adults, Rehabilitation and Allied Health team, including staff across a range of Allied Health disciplines, along with Nursing and Medical colleagues.
The Physiotherapist in this role will have the opportunity to see a broad range of people across both our Older Persons/Rehab ((OPRs) and our general Community streams. Within our OPRS stream, Physiotherapists provide rehabilitation for people post stroke, amputations, and other neurological/neurodegenerative conditions.They also see some more complex older adults. Our Community Physiotherapy stream see people with a wide range of conditions including falls risk in frail elderly, mobility limitations after medical events, recovery from joint surgery, and loss of function due to chronic health conditions.
As we are a large Interdisciplinary team you will have access to Occupational Therapists, Social Workers, Nurses, Speech Language therapy, Dietitians, along with our medical and Community Nursing colleagues. Our service delivery models are evolving and will see us using inter-professional practice approaches and delegating more work to our skilled Allied Health and Rehab Assistants.
We are continuing to build relationships with Primary Health and a broad range of Government and Community providers which is already making it easier for our staff to provide timelier, effective and equity focused health services.
Te Herenga Tangata is part of a single Community Older Adults, Rehabilitation and Allied Health group together with our Capital Coast colleagues increasing professional and career development opportunities for our staff. Within this position you will have access to clinical supervision, the support of the PT Professional leader, in-service and external training opportunities relevant to your role.
About you
We need someone with excellent communication and time-management skills, who enjoys working within a team, and is able to quickly develop positive relationships with a variety of hospital based and primary care professionals.
Along with your direct practice, you - ll have the opportunity to be involved in or lead quality improvement work, both at a team and wider service level as we continue to develop our models.
As the successful candidate you will be required to be an NZ Registered Physiotherapist with a current APC, drivers' licence and experience relevant to the role. We provide an exciting and dynamic inter-disciplinary team environment, a diverse and rewarding caseload with a broad range of areas to develop into, regular clinical supervision and continuing professional development opportunities.
We are looking to develop a culturally diverse team and strongly encourage applicants of all backgrounds with the right skills to consider applying. We will be continuing to develop the way we work with Maori and Pacific people and would value more applicants from these communities.
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. If you have any questions about the role, please contact shelly.alexander@tewhatuora.govt.nz
We will review applications as received and may proceed with the recruitment process, before the closing date of this advertisement.