Physiotherapist - Fixed Term, Part Time

 Part-time 0.7 FTE Fixed Term Contract until December 2025 (56 hours per fortnight, Monday-Friday)

Physiotherapist in Interim Care & Assessment Treatment and Rehabilitation Services

Allied Health Rehab and Stroke Team - North Shore Hospital

Specialty Medicine & Health of Older People

Health New Zealand / Te Whatu Ora – Waitematā

Health New Zealand / Te Whatu Ora – Waitematā is looking for an experienced Physiotherapist who is passionate about rehabilitation and who is excited to work across two teams within the inpatient and community sectors. This is a great opportunity to be a part of our growing Interim Care Service (ICS) and our established Assessment, Treatment and Rehabilitation (AT&R) allied team at North Shore Hospital.

This role is primarily based in the Interim Care Service. This service is primarily for patients who have presented with acute injuries or conditions that require short-term admission to an ARC (Aged Residential Care) facility for a period of recovery and rehabilitation, and for whom discharge to their own home is not possible in the short term. You will have the opportunity to help implement the rehabilitation model of care and will work closely with the allied health team (physiotherapists, occupational therapists, social worker and allied health assistants) and ICS charge nurse manager to provide ongoing assessment, rehabilitation and discharge planning, within the ARC facilities which are located within our Waitematā catchment area. You will help coordinate and develop strong links between the acute and community teams and build relationships with the ARC facilities to ensure a high quality of service is provided to patients and whānau. 2025 will bring further growth of this service into the community rehabilitation space, providing service development and quality improvement opportunities.

The AT&R wards at North Shore Hospital provide rehabilitation to older adults. The work covers an array of conditions including patients with orthopaedic, neurological and general medical conditions. You will join an established inter-disciplinary team providing quality intervention, rehabilitation and often complex discharge planning through a patient-centred approach. The AT&R team has strong links with the ICS team, our Early Discharge and Rehabilitation Service (EDARS), community, and outpatient services.

Health New Zealand / Te Whatu Ora – Waitematā is leading the way in the Northland region in digital innovation with electronic patient notes, e-prescribing and e-vitals and have strong links with our community and outpatient services.

Within this role you will receive:

• Support and development of your personal and professional goals
• Support and mentoring from advanced clinicians, senior clinicians and clinical coaches
• Education to be able to support junior staff with clinical development and supervision
• Regular professional supervision from experienced clinicians
• Opportunities to contribute to service delivery and quality improvement projects
• Training and support for this available
• Credentialing for weekend work
• Work perks

Key requirements for this role: (see link to PD below for full details)

• New Zealand registered Physiotherapist

• 2+ years of clinical experience: recent experience within a rehabilitation hospital setting and/or experience working with older frail adults is preferable
• Ability to lead, support and mentor/supervise junior staff

• Work well across inpatient and community teams to ensure a patient centred and evidenced based approach to their practice.
• Strong clinical assessment skills, great communication and organisational skills
• Experience with student supervision
• Drivers licence (restricted or full)

Please click here for position description

If this sounds like you then please apply online!

• This position is a 0.7 FTE fixed term contract until 13^th December 2025.
• Full time hours: 56hrs/fortnight (Monday to Friday)
• Salary range: $77,087 - $116,390 (step 1-10, step placement is based on clinical experience)

For specific queries regarding the nature of the role, please contact Alex Denning-Kemp, Physiotherapy Clinical Lead at alexandra.denning-kemp@waitematadhb.govt.nz

For general enquiries or support with your online application, please contact Bairavi Thavarasa via email 

Job Number : WDHB18981

Closing date: 4 November 2024