Advanced Clinician Hand Therapist Occupational Therapist or Physiotherapist, Allied Health at Health New Zealand - Te Whatu Ora Counties Manukau, Auckland

Mō tēnei tūranga mahi | About this role

Part time 0.5FTE, fixed term until April 2027

This is a part-time role based at North Shore Hospital, Waitematā District

Remuneration as per PSA Allied Health Collective Agreement

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.

Are you an experienced, client focussed and passionate Hand Therapist? We have an exciting opportunity to work in a new collaborative role between Counties Manukau and Waitematā Districts, as part of establishing a relatively new inpatient Hand Therapy service at Waitematā District.

This role is based at North Shore Hospital, where hand surgeons are keen to work closely with hand therapists to provide expert clinical care. Working with another Advanced Clinician, your workload will cover a wide variety of hand and upper limb conditions, with the majority of your caseload will be post-operative, acute and trauma related adult cases.

As an Advanced Clinician you will hold a clinical leadership role in the service with a focus on service development, research and evaluation, teaching and mentoring, quality and risk, and addressing health equity.

Whilst based at North Shore Hospital, you will be employed by Counties Manukau, and will have a fantastic opportunity to practice in a specialised environment with direct access to other experienced, registered hand therapists at Counties Manukau District and alongside the existing very experienced Hand Therapist. Our team has a well-established tutorial and in-service programme which promotes continuous learning. You will also be well supported by on-site professional leaders at Waitematā.

It is essential to hold New Zealand Physiotherapy or Occupational Therapy registration and full registration as a Hand Therapist in New Zealand.

Essential:

• Current registration with the New Zealand Physiotherapy/Occupational Therapy Board and a current Annual Practising Certificate
• Minimum of six (6) years post-graduate experience with 3-4 years experience in the area of speciality
• Full registered member of Hand Therapy New Zealand
• Full, clean drivers licence

What's in it for you?

• A great learning environment where you will continue to grow and be challenged
• Full refund of your annual practising certificate cost
• Subsidised association membership
• Professional development sessions
• Discounted services as part of our work perks

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 02 August 2026. To review the position description, please click here.

If you have any questions, please contact Amy on amy.lin@TeWhatuOra.govt.nz.

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

At Counties Manukau Health people and their lives matter to us. We are a values based and inclusive organisation that is committed to delivering the best health outcomes for our community. To help us achieve this we need a workforce that reflects the population we serve. We strongly encourage applications from all backgrounds who share our values and have a passion to work in our community and would greatly value seeing applicants from our Maaori and Pacific communities. We are also committed to our Disability Strategy, which focuses on people with disabilities; they are our patients, whaanau, community and our staff - all carefully considered in our action plan. Together we will improve the accessibility needs for everyone who has a disability. Our values are Valuing Everyone- Whakawhanaungatanga , Kind Manaakitanga, Together Kotahitanga, Excellent- Rangatiratanga. If these are your values too, then join us today.