Senior Physiotherapist - ED & Acute Inpatient at Health New Zealand - Te Whatu Ora Waitematā, Auckland

Mō tēnei tūranga mahi | About this role

ED and Acute Inpatient Senior Physiotherapist

North Shore Hospital

Permanent Full Time 80hrs/fortnight (Monday to Friday)

Health New Zealand / Te Whatu Ora Waitematā

Advance your physiotherapy career with this next step in your journey!

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

We are seeking an experienced dynamic, skilled, and fast thinking Physiotherapist with a passion for working in the Emergency Care Department (ED) and Admissions & Diagnostic Unit (ADU) to lead the ED physiotherapy team within the acute inpatient services at North Shore Hospital, Health New Zealand / Te Whatu Ora Waitematā.

This is a full-time permanent role, in which you will be working alongside an established inter-disciplinary team providing early assessment, discharge planning and interventions to patients through a patient centred approach.

This role will complement our strong team of acute medical, surgical and orthopaedic physiotherapists and will provide an opportunity to work alongside our clinical leaders, other senior clinicians and clinical coaches. You will share your leadership skills by leading, mentoring and fostering clinical and service development within our team.

We have a lot to offer you: (see link to Position Description for full details)

• Excellent support from leadership, and other senior clinicians in all areas of practice
• Support for development and growth clinically and professionally through personal objectives.
• Education to assist the support of junior and staff grade staff with clinical development and supervision.
• A hardworking, supportive, and fun environment with a great team of experienced clinicians
• In-house career development with regular in-services, training, and education opportunities
• Networking with allied health clinical leaders, senior, staff grade and rotational clinicians across the organisation
• Opportunities to contribute to service delivery and quality improvement projects
• Regular professional supervision from experienced clinicians
• Credentialing for weekend work: required to work 3 weekend days/3-month roster
• Work perks

About the Team/Service/ Location

You will be joining an organisation that is forward thinking, innovative and values your contributions.

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

About you

• New Zealand registered Physiotherapist with current APC
• 5+ years relevant inpatient experience, in particular recent ED/ADU experience
• Strong teaching, communication, leadership and coaching skills to work alongside staff to support and develop their clinical reasoning and autonomy

• Experience in service development and quality improvement projects
• Effective leadership and people skills
• Strong role model with advanced communication skills
• Excellent assessment and time management skills
• Commitment to achieving the ED/ADU national wait times of less than 6 hours target
• Experience working with older adults within emergency department and acute inpatient environment
• Experience with leadership/senior roles in the past or present

Please click here for position description

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 19 February 2026. If you have any questions about the role, please contact Esmari Oosthuizen, Physiotherapy Clinical Lead at Nelmari.Swanepoel@waitematadhb.govt.nz

For recruitment specific questions please contact Lissa Crook, Recruitment Consultant: Lissa.Crook@tewhatuora.govt.nz

Job reference: WDHB20851

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