Professional Lead - Physiotherapy, Te Tai Tokerau

• Drive transformative healthcare leadership by shaping clinical excellence and delivering safe, compassionate care in Te Tai Tokerau
• Lead collaborative, system-wide initiatives to ensure equitable access, sustainable workforce development, and continuous improvement across hospital and community services

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

As the Professional Lead in Physiotherapy, you will provide strong, visible, and strategic leadership to inspire colleagues and the wider health workforce, ensuring a culture of clinical excellence. This role will oversee the delivery of safe, high quality patient care across the Physiotherapy Services in the Te Tai Tokerau region. You will will work with the hospital and community services, prioritising preventative care and equitable access for Māori, Pacific and underserved populations.

This role is a permanent, part time role working 24 hours per week. Location is flexible across the region, however travel will be required.

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About you

To be considered for this role, you must have a minimum of 7 years’ experience as a Physiotherapist, with knowledge of current standards of practice and experience relating to clinical service provisions.

• Relevant allied health tertiary qualification, with current NZ annual practising certificate (if required)
• Relevant postgraduate qualifications
• Current NZ drivers licence
• Previous experience in project management – quality improvement initiatives, change management, including drafting business cases
• Proven knowledge and understanding of the hospital, the local community and issues

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 Māori, Pacific, disabled, and rainbow communities.

How to Apply

To apply please click “apply now.” All applications must be submitted through our online careers’ portal by 17 September 2025. If you have any questions about the role, please contact Sharney Smith on NL-jobs@TeWhatuOra.govt.nz

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