Staff Grade Physiotherapist -Surgical at Waitemata District Health Board (North & West Auckland), Auckland
Mō tēnei tūranga mahi | About this role
Surgical Physiotherapist
Full time (1FTE)
Allied Health Team 2
North Shore Hospital
We are looking for a dynamic and enthusiastic physiotherapist to join our highly skilled and dedicated inpatient surgical physiotherapy team at North Shore Hospital.
This is a full time role working on the acute and elective surgical wards at North Shore Hospital and the Elective Surgical Centre. It includes providing pre-operative education to patients attending breast and upper gastro-intestinal surgery clinics, and includes providing cross cover into other acute wards as required.
You will be working as part of an established multi-disciplinary team providing quality early intervention, rehabilitation and discharge planning through a patient centred approach. You will be required to participate in the physiotherapy weekend service roster (respiratory, orthopaedics and emergency departments) as well as the 24/7 weekday and weekend on-call roster.
Key requirements for this role:
- NZ registered Physiotherapist
- Passion for working within the acute environment with at least 2 years of relevant inpatient surgical experience
- Strong clinical assessment and treatment skills
- Excellent communication & organisational skills
- Experience supervising staff and/or students
Within this role you will receive:
- A hardworking, supportive and fun work environment
- Opportunities to further develop your acute surgical skills and knowledge
- Support and development of your personal and professional goals
- Support and mentoring from senior clinicians and clinical coaches
- Education to be able to support junior staff with clinical development and supervision
- Regular professional supervision from experience clinicians
- Opportunities to contribute to service delivery and quality improvement projects
- Training and support for this available
- Credentialing for weekend work: required to work 3 weekend days/3 month roster
If this sounds like you then please apply online!
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For specific queries regarding the nature of the role please contact Nelmari Swanepoel, Clinical Leader for Physiotherapy at Nelmari.Swanepoel@waitematadhb.govt.nz.
For general enquiries or assistance with your application please contact Bairavi Thavarasa, Recruitment Assistant on: Bairavi.Thavarasa@waitematadhb.govt.nz
Job Number : WDHB14677
Closing Date : 11 July 2022
Ngā taipitopito tūranga mahi | Job details
Employer: | Waitemata District Health Board (North & West Auckland) |
Location: | Auckland |
Position type: | Permanent Full time |
Category: | Health |
Date listed: | 17-Jun-2022 |
Closing date: | 11-Jul-2022 |
Reference: | WDHB14677 |
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Website: | https://www.waitematadhb.govt.nz/ |
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