New Graduate Physiotherapist (Rotational Core Clinician), Allied Health

Permanent, Full time 

Remuneration as per PSA Allied Health MECA guidelines

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.

We are looking to recruit Physiotherapists interested in working in a rotational core clinician physiotherapy role within our hospital and community teams, who work across a fast-growing multicultural area.

If you are completing your final year of physiotherapy undergraduate training and interested in pursuing a career within the Counties Manukau District environment, then please apply for these roles. The successful candidates will be expected to start in January 2026.

Our Rotational scheme can provide you with experience in a wide variety of specialties and clinical areas including Cardiorespiratory inpatient and outpatient settings, Acute neuro, Orthopaedics, Assessment/Treatment and Rehabilitation Unit (AT&R), Community Adults, Burns & Plastics, Hand Therapy, Musculoskeletal Outpatients, Inpatient Paediatrics and Spinal Unit giving many opportunities for an exciting array of assessment and therapeutic interventions over a 4 or 6 month rotation.

Counties Manukau District is an approved training provider with full training and support from experienced staff is available with each area having regular professional development opportunities and funding is available to support external training. You will work closely with other team members in the interdisciplinary team and once credentialed will be required to work weekends and on call on a rostered basis.

Essential:

• NZPT with current annual practicing certificate (new graduates in process of obtaining one)
• Cultural awareness and understanding 
• Full clean drivers licence

Benefits:

• Annual practicing certificate is refunded
• Support towards the cost of your Physiotherapy New Zealand subscription
• Discounted services as part of our work perks

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 career’s portal by 27 October 2025. To review the position description, please click here.

For more information, please contact Amy Lin on amy.lin@middlemore.co.nz

We will review applications as received and may proceed with the recruitment process, before the closing date of this advert.

At Counties Manukau Health people and their lives matter to us. We are a values based and inclusive organisation that is committed to delivering the best health outcomes for our community. To help us achieve this we need a workforce that reflects the population we serve. We strongly encourage applications from all backgrounds who share our values and have a passion to work in our community and would greatly value seeing applicants from our Maaori and Pacific communities. We are also committed to our Disability Strategy, which focuses on people with disabilities; they are our patients, whaanau, community and our staff - all carefully considered in our action plan. Together we will improve the accessibility needs for everyone who has a disability. Our values are Valuing Everyone- Whakawhanaungatanga , Kind –Manaakitanga, Together –Kotahitanga, Excellent- Rangatiratanga. If these are your values too, then join us today.