Clinical Lead - Physiotherapy (Fixed-Term, Full-Time) at Te Whatu Ora - Health New Zealand Te Toka Tumai Auckland, Auckland

Mō tēnei tūranga mahi | About this role

• Are you looking for the opportunity to develop your operational and leadership skills whilst maintaining close links to clinical practice?
• Excellent combined clinical and operational leadership role available to join our skilled team
• Working for Te Toka Tumai is an opportunity for you to make a real difference in the health and wellbeing of our Auckland community

Te whiwhinga mahi | The Opportunity

This Clinical Lead role will see you providing both clinical and operational leadership to the Physiotherapists within the Allied Health (Adults) service. You will work closely with our practice supervisors and teams to provide clinical physiotherapy services for adult inpatient services at Auckland City Hospital, renal and outpatient services. This is a fixed term, full-time position available for a New Zealand Registered Physiotherapist to join our dynamic, supportive and self-motivated service.

• As a service we encourage innovative approaches that will take our department and our business management to the next level of performance and enhance the development of services and staff
• Reporting to the Service Clinical Director, Allied Health Services, this is a highly collaborative role well supported by the Director, other profession-specific Clinical Leads colleagues, and professionally, by the Professional Leader – Physiotherapy
• You will be a valued member of the Allied Health Leadership Team and encouraged and supported to develop your potential, including your leadership and management skills in and beyond Physiotherapy
• As part of the role, you will support a small clinical caseload
• This is a genuinely outstanding and challenging Allied Health clinical leadership opportunity within the NZ health sector

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Nga Pūkenga Motuhake | Important Skills

This is an excellent opportunity for somebody who wants to develop their operational and leadership skills whilst also maintaining strong clinical practice. As the ideal candidate for the role, you will also have the following attributes:

• New Zealand Registered Physiotherapist with a current Annual Practicing Certificate
• Previous leadership experience in Allied Health advantageous
• Appropriate supervision training advantageous
• Demonstrated ability to work at an advanced clinical level in a health environment
• Working towards or completed relevant clinical or management Post Graduate / Masters degree or equivalent
• A comprehensive understanding of the obligations under Te Tiriti o Waitangi, and a commitment to supporting equitable outcomes for Māori
• Able to bring together, balance and deliver the combined demands of quality, operations and business management through outstanding leadership and delegation
• Highly developed computer skills (e.g. can confidently construct pivot tables within Excel)
• Effective time management, flexibility, prioritisation and organisation skills
• Drive, energy and initiative with excellent communication and interpersonal skills 

For more information about this role please contact Sarah Edwards (Service Clinical Director Allied Health) on SaEdwards@adhb.govt.nz or Gloria Paterson, Physiotherapy Professional Leader on GloriaAnne@adhb.govt.nz

Ko wai mātou | Our Organisation

We are Te Whatu Ora Te Toka Tumai Auckland. We provide health and disability services to more than half a million people living in central Auckland, regional services for Northland and greater Auckland, and specialist national services for the whole of New Zealand. Our main sites are Auckland City Hospital, Greenlane Clinical Centre and Starship Children’s Hospital, located in central Auckland.

We are part of Te Whatu Ora – Health New Zealand, the overarching organisation for New Zealand’s national health service. Te Whatu Ora leads the day-to-day running of the health system, with functions delivered at local, district, regional and national levels.

We are committed to upholding Te Tiriti o Waitangi and providing culturally safe care. We value role modelling manaakitanga as demonstrated by Ngāti Whātua in the gifting of their whenua on which our hospitals stand. We aspire to having a workforce reflective of the communities we serve and achieving equitable outcomes for all.

He aha ngā painga o tēnei mahi mōu | Why you will enjoy working here

Te Toka Tumai Auckland is one of the leading healthcare providers in New Zealand offering a wide range of tertiary and quaternary clinical services to a large and diverse population. We have state of the art facilities and provide our services from three hospitals – Auckland City Hospital, Starship Children’s Health and Greenlane Clinical Centre.

For more information on what we offer, please click here

Me pēhea te tuku tono | How to apply

Advertising closes: Monday, 3 April 2023 at Time 11:59 pm (New Zealand standard time).

To apply please click on the ‘Apply’ tab below and submit your application online attaching your updated CV and Covering Letter.

Click here to view details about our recruitment process

Immigration/Visa Support

Immigration NZ has introduced a new Accredited Employer Work Visa system from 4 July 2022. For some positions this includes a clear pathway to residency. And of course, for successful candidates offered a position with us who require a Work Visa, we will provide support with their Visa application. Here is a link for more information Immigration NZ Accredited Employer Work Visa.

The remuneration for this position is covered by a collective agreement (PSA Allied, Public Health Scientific Technical MECA)

Salary Range: Step 13 $103 144 to Step 17 $117 871 (Depending on experience)

If you have any queries about accessibility, or technical issues with the online process, please contact Elismha Lubbe - Recruitment Consultant at ElismhaL@adhb.govt.nz quoting ref #ADHB17241 to discuss how we can best support your application.

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