Rotational physiotherapist at Hawke's Bay District Health Board (Hastings/Napier), Hawkes Bay

Mō tēnei tūranga mahi | About this role

Ehara taku toa i te toa takitahi. Engari, he toa takitini.

Success is not the work of one, but the work of many.

Permanent, Full-time 

80 hours per fortnight (1.0FTE)

We are offering a New Zealand registered physiotherapist the chance to get their career started with a rotational position now available at Hawke’s Bay Hospital. You will contribute to the established team currently providing assessment and treatment across the range of the general hospital wards and units, with rotations including general medical, general surgical, rehabilitation, neurology, musculoskeletal outpatients and time in ICU.

Our dynamic and supportive Allied Health Service is passionate about:

• Engaging people and their whanau in care so they can take control of their health and well being
• Setting up consumers to effectively manage long-term conditions or acute illness from hospital
• Helping people to develop or adapt their skills, strengths and abilities
• Innovation and change for better patient outcomes

We are looking for someone who has a passion for promoting and utilising person focussed goal setting and assessment with physiotherapy interventions and excellent communication skills. The ideal candidate will be flexible, with an ability to work autonomously and within both inter professional and multidisciplinary styles as needed. You must hold a current Annual Practitioner Certificate

What are the benefits to you? 

• Study support and opportunities for formal and informal CPD.
• Professional supervision and mentoring to support career development and growth by our seniors
• Excellent access to infrastructure to strengthen personal and professional networks.
• Feel rewarded working with and as part of an extremely supportive team of health professionals.

You won’t find this opportunity just anywhere, and when you combine this with the chance to live in New Zealand’s own piece of paradise, you have to ask yourself “why work anywhere else”? Take a stroll through the Hawke’s Bay Tourism website and get yourself to Hawke’s Bay!

Please apply online, or for further information contact: Tania Kiwara, Allied Health Therapies Manager Email: tania.kiwara@hbdhb.govt.nz Ph: +64 0272630305

If this sounds like you, review the Position Profile HERE and apply now! 

The Hawke’s Bay DHB in general encourages a workforce that is innovative, eager to learn and enhance their skills and is passionate about caring for our community. As part of our team we will support, encourage and help you to develop your career with us.

We are committed to delivering and living our DHB values of He kauanuanu – Respect, Ākina – Improvement, Rāranga te tira– Teamwork and Tauwhiro – Care. You should be someone who has similar personal values.

We are proud of our team’s diversity.  We know the strength of a diverse and inclusive workforce helps us achieve the best outcomes for our patients and the communities in which we operate and serve. 

As per COVID-19 Public Health Response Amendment Act (No 2) 2021, Hawkes Bay DHB requires ALL its employees to be both fully vaccinated against COVID-19 which now includes boosters. For full details of eligibility or when  please click HERE

Failure to meet these requirements will result in your application being rejected.