ROTATIONAL PHYSIOTHERAPIST at Te Whatu Ora - Health New Zealand Whanganui, Manawatu / Whanganui

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Rotational Physiotherapist

Whanganui Hospital

Physiotherapy

Permanent, full time

We have the opportunity for a motivated physiotherapist to join a dynamic and progressive team of physiotherapists and therapy assistants.

You will complete rotations and gain experience in inpatient surgical and orthopaedics, medical ward, critical care unit, acute stroke unit, Assessment Treatment and Rehabilitation ward, outpatient department and community rehabilitation. This allows you to gain experience across a wide range of conditions at different stages of rehabilitation, whilst being supported by an integrative multi-disciplinary team.

Whanganui Hospital gives you the unique opportunity of being involved in patient care for their whole patient journey. You will be able to build professional relationships with patients and whanau along with other medical professionals involved in their care.

 Ideally you will hold the following attributes:

• New Zealand Registered Physiotherapist

• Have an understanding of other professional roles

• Physically fit and able to lift

• Motivated to maintain high level of knowledge and skill

• Cultural sensitivity

This position is ideal for new graduate physiotherapists looking to develop a good foundation in physiotherapy practice. This position also provides an opportunity for a more experienced physiotherapist to broaden their skill set and explore other areas of practice.

Please click, APPLY NOW to apply for this role, please include a CV and cover letter and review your application to ensure all of your attachments have been succesfully uploaded.

For more information, please contact Kim Craddock, Recruitment Coordinator on jobs@wdhb.org.nz or (06) 348 8911. 

Applications close: 11 April 2023

Vacancy:  03-ROTA-5670

Te Whatu Ora -Health New Zealand, Whanganui expects all new staff to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 before they commence employment. 

This job closes on 11 April 2023. However, since we would like our preferred candidate to commence employment as early as possible, we may close this vacancy earlier if we found a suitable candidate for this position. Therefore, please do not wait until the closing date to apply for this role.