Physiotherapist at Health New Zealand - Te Whatu Ora Waikato, Manawatu - Wanganui

Mō tēnei tūranga mahi | About this role

• Taumarunui Hospital
• Fixed term until November 2026 parental leave cover
• Part time - 0.5 FTE / 40 hours per fortnight

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

An opportunity has arisen for a physiotherapist to join our Taumarunui physiotherapy team who covers inpatients, outpatients, and community. This position is ideal for a physiotherapist who is keen to advance their career with the support and enthusiasm of a close-knit team. 

This position is suitable for a physiotherapist who is self-motivated and able to work independently at delivering services to patients. The role requires the successful applicant to be adaptable to change, resourceful and flexible to service needs and to have a genuine passion for working with patients and their whānau on their health journey.

Key responsibilities:

• Provide high quality physiotherapy services to referred clients and be responsible for treating patients/service users with respect, dignity, and compassion.
• Demonstrate a professional attitude and commitment to the team, practising within your scope of practice and ensuring effective communication occurs at all levels to achieve service objectives.
• Ensure the physiotherapy service delivery is enhanced and maintained.
• Provide agreed education and training for staff, physiotherapy students, clients and carers/ whānau.
• Maintain accurate clinical documentation.

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About the Team/Service

The Physiotherapy service has approximately ninety staff including Physiotherapists, assistants and administrators that work across the large geographical area of Te Whatu Ora, Waikato. We have staff based at Waikato Hospital, our secondary hospital in Thames and our three rural hospitals in Tokoroa, Te Kuiti and Taumarunui, and across our many community bases in areas such as Morrinsville, Matamata, Cambridge, and Ngāruawāhia.

Our vision is to provide quality physiotherapy care that promotes, encourages, enables health, wellbeing, and independence for the patients and whānau in the communities we serve. Our mission is to ensure that patients receive excellence of care, that our staff are supported and trained to work and maintain levels of evidence-based practice and that our service is equitable, efficient, and effective in order to meet the needs of our patients and their whānau. We pride ourselves on being a friendly, supportive team who are keen to grow and develop our staff.

About you

• NZ physiotherapy registration, and a current annual practising certificate.
• At least 5 years of experience.
• Current valid full New Zealand drivers licence.
• The ability to work autonomously and collaboratively as part of the physiotherapy and wider multi-disciplinary team across a variety of environments.
• Excellent communication skills to effectively liaise with patients, their whānau, and other health care professionals.

Working for 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 online or apply via our Waikato Careers website by clicking here.

All applications must be submitted through our online careers portal before 11:59 pm on 15 May 2026. If you have any questions about the role, please contact Kaitlin Basson at Kaitlin.Basson@TeWhatuOra.govt.nz

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