ICT Physiotherapist & Senior Physiotherapist - Intermediate Care at Te Whatu Ora - Health New Zealand Te Toka Tumai Auckland, Auckland

Mō tēnei tūranga mahi | About this role

•         Amazing opportunity to grow your Physiotherapy career in a high functioning interdisciplinary team within the community
•       Permanent, full-time or part-time role with continuous improvement and development opportunities 

Te whiwhinga mahi | The Opportunity

We have an exciting opportunity for a New Zealand Registered Experienced Physiotherapist or Senior Physiotherapist to join our Community Intermediate Care team. This permanent, full-time or part-time role based at Greenlane Clinical Centre, allows you the opportunity to be part of a comprehensive multi-disciplinary team with strong professional support to enable you to optimise both your profession’s specific practice and a community health focus.

Being part of our Intermediate Care Team involves working with patients either transitioning from hospital to their homes or by preventing admission to hospital by providing evidence-based, acute care for a short planned period for patients aged from 16yrs, presenting with a wide variety of conditions. Intermediate Care includes HITH (Hospital in the Home, R-CAT (Rapid Community Access Team) and Interim Care Beds in both community and private hospital settings. Intermediate Care service is a 7 day service which operates from 0730hrs to 2200hrs.

In this role, you will be participating in a 7-day roster which offers the flexibility of days off during the week and extended long weekends. Flexible working hours can be offered for Allied Health Professionals between 0730hrs to 1900hrs. 

No two days are the same, you work within a team of health professionals with a strong IDT focus who value collaborative team working, and have the privilege of working with patients within their own environment.

Click here to view the position description – Physiotherapist

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Nga Pūkenga Motuhake | Important Skills

 As the ideal person for this role you will have the following skills and attributes:

• New Zealand registration as a Physiotherapist with a current Annual Practicing Certificate
• 2+ years proven, post-graduate clinical experience
• Clean, full New Zealand drivers’ licence
• Excellent clinical reasoning skills and value evidence-based best practice
• Ability to work collaboratively with a range of professional groups in a multidisciplinary bicultural environment
• Effective time management, prioritisation and organisation skills
• A flexible, pro-active approach with excellent communication and interpersonal skills 

The senior role entails but is not limited to:

·         6+ years proven, post-graduate clinical experience in relevant areas

·         Supporting orientation of new staff

·         Preceptorship and support towards junior staff members

·         Acting as a mentor in complex situations and an ability to make sound clinical judgments

·         Participating and leading in quality improvement initiatives

For more information about this role please contact Winnie Yuen (Allied Health Service Lead – CLTC) at WinnieY@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 have a workforce reflective of the communities we serve and achieve equitable outcomes for all.

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, Pt Chev Clinical Centre and Greenlane Clinical Centre.

• Working within a dynamic, supportive and multidisciplinary team
• Meaningful support and orientation to your practice contexts with robust opportunities for critical reflection on practice, including peer review and professional supervision
• On-the-job training with development opportunities including a well-established in-service training programme
• A great team environment and supportive work culture

For more information on what we offer, please click here

We are an interdisciplinary team that works at the top of our professional scope. We are a responsive service, which means that every day is different as we respond to the needs of our community. We work collaboratively with a strong focus on patient outcomes. We are committed to our workforce reflecting the communities serve and welcome applicants from all backgrounds to join

Immigration/Visa Support

Immigration NZ has introduced a new Accredited Employer Work Visa system from 4 July 2022 that includes a simplified residency process for health workers on the new “Green List” of occupations – and this position is one of those designated critical positions! Of course, for successful candidates offered a position with us who require a Work Visa, we will provide support with their Visa application. Here are the links to two key pages of NZ Immigration's official site for more information: Immigration NZ Accredited Employer Work Visa and Immigration NZ Green List Occupations

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

Salary Range for Physiotherapist:  Step 1 $58,513 to Step 10 $89,701 (Depending on Experience)

Salary Range for Senior Physiotherapist: Step 9 $87,192 to Step 12 $98,499 - (Depending on Experience)

Me pēhea te tuku tono | How to apply

Advertising closes: Friday 29, Sept 2023 at 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

If you have any queries about accessibility or technical issues with the online process, please contact Candida Hall - Recruitment Consultant at CandidaH@adhb.govt.nz quoting ref #ADHB18473 to discuss how we can best support your application.

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