Staff Grade Physiotherapist Surgical - Full Time, Fixed Term at Te Whatu Ora - Health New Zealand Waitematā, Auckland

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Full time fixed term contract (secondment cover) 1.0FTE (80hrs) till 18^th April 2025

Staff Grade Surgical Physiotherapist

Medicine & Health of Older People and Surgical & Ambulatory Services

Te Whatu Ora – Health New Zealand Waitematā

 Are you looking for a new and exciting challenge in a busy hospital setting? Are you keen on working with a wide range of professionals alongside a multi-national team of Physiotherapists?

Then we want you to work in our inpatient team at North Shore!

We are looking for a dynamic and enthusiastic physiotherapist to join our highly skilled and dedicated inpatient surgical physiotherapy team at North Shore Hospital, working collaboratively within an interdisciplinary team.

This is a full time role for 9 months, working on the acute and elective surgical wards at North Shore Hospital, the Elective Surgical Centre and our brand new facility at Totara Haumaru. 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.

Key requirements for this role: (see link to PD for full details)

• 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:

• 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!

• This position is a fixed term contract until 18^th April 2025
• Full time hours: 80hrs/fortnight (Monday to Friday)
• Salary range: $70,842 - $109,000 (step 1-10)

To view the position description, click here

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@tewhatuora.govt.nz

 Job Number: WDHB18861

Closing date: 25 September 2024