Rotational Physiotherapist at Southern District Health Board (Invercargill/Dunedin), Southland

Mō tēnei tūranga mahi | About this role

Community and Rehabilitation Service - Southland Hospital

Salary band - $59,035 to $85,992 p.a pro rata, plus Kiwisaver, plus on-site parking

• Permanent, full-time (1.0 FTE), 40 hours per week
• Competitive salary, plus discounted health insurance, plus subsidised gym membership
• Access to regular supervision, professional development, and peer support

Mō te tūranga - About the role:

• Join a well-developed on-going support and professional development programme, which will nurture you to evolve into a capable and confident physiotherapist
• Take part in regular in-services, senior staff mentoring, an interprofessional learning programme and support network and peer-review
• Access to comprehensive on-call competency-training framework, and access to course and conference funding
• Develop as a clinician with training opportunities across the district with senior mentors in either Dunedin or Invercargill

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Mōu ake - About you:

• Enthusiastic team-player who is keen grow their knowledge and skills across the nine clinical areas offered within Southern
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, and a proactive approach towards learning
• Registration with the Physiotherapy Board of New Zealand and hold a current APC

Painga - Benefits:

• Affordable housing and beautiful scenery
• Continuous support for career development
• Subsidised gym membership and discounted health insurance
• Free on-site parking
• Access to discounted staff holiday accommodation and a range of retail discounts

Mō mātou - About us

Te Whatu Ora - Southern has the largest geographical coverage of all the New Zealand regions, providing services to 350,000 people in diverse communities. We take pride in all the services we provide, and our aim is to improve, promote and protect the health of our region. We believe that our dedicated and passionate staff are a significant driving force behind the achievement of these standards, and we need more like-minded people to help us continue providing for our community.

Utu whānui - Salary range

This role belongs to the PSA/DHBs Allied, Public Health and Technical Multi-Employer Collective Agreement and falls between Step 1 ($59,035 p.a) and Step 8 ($85,992 p.a pro rata) of the Degree-Based Allied, Public Health and Technical scale.

Rā mōnehu - Closing date: Sunday, 28 August 2022.

Due to the fast-paced nature of what we do, our vacancy close dates may be subject to change. Don't delay, make sure you apply as soon as possible.

Tono ināianei - Apply now

For further information please contact Emily Atkinson, Recruitment Advisor, (03) 470 9176, emily.atkinson@southerndhb.govt.nz

All conversations will be confidential in nature.

We only accept online applications. Please apply via our website: https://careers.southernhealth.nz/

Pre-employment checks

In the interests of protecting our people and our patients, all appointments will be subject to the following:

• Occupational health assessment
• Police vetting/Ministry of Justice safety checks
• Serious misconduct checks (previous Public Service departments and statutory Crown entities only)

Covid vaccination requirements

Following the update to COVID-19 Public Health Response (Vaccinations) Order 2021, to be employed with Southern DHB you will be required to be fully vaccinated and have received a booster vaccine against COVID-19. You will need to provide proof of this to Occupational Health staff.

To apply

We only accept online applications. Please apply via our website: https://careers.southernhealth.nz/