Allied Health Unit, Dunedin Hospital
Salary - $88,856 - $110,210 + Kiwisaver

• Fixed Term, Part time up to 0.55 FTE (22 hours per week) until 18/05/2025

Mō te tūranga | About the role

We have an exciting opportunity for a Physiotherapist with experience in musculoskeletal, orthopaedic, and rehabilitation clinical practice, to join our Physiotherapy Outpatients team at Dunedin Hospital on a fixed term contract until mid-May 2025.

In this role, you'll work with a diverse range of age groups and conditions including first presentation ACC injuries, primarily in the outpatient setting. You'll need to demonstrate strong capabilities in musculoskeletal, orthopaedic, and rehabilitation clinical practice and knowledge, working effectively and autonomously.

Patients are referred from Fracture Clinic, Orthopaedics, Rheumatology, and other specialist outpatient services, General Practitioners and community Services.

The ideal candidate will possess a solid understanding of working with patients to achieve functional and vocational goals, optimizing patient outcomes, and facilitating effective discharge and self-management.

At our hospital, we take pride in supporting our staff's professional growth. We offer ongoing support and professional development programs, including regular team in-services, senior staff mentoring and peer review, a comprehensive on-call competency training framework, and access to course and conference funding.

Mōu ake | About you
We are seeking a dynamic, motivated, and enthusiastic team-player with excellent communication and interpersonal skills. You'll be self-driven to enhance service quality in collaboration with others, alongside a dedicated supportive Physiotherapy team.

The ideal candidate will bring relevant experience in musculoskeletal assessment, treatment, and rehabilitation. Additional experience with routine and complex rheumatology and orthopaedic conditions, managing persistent pain and chronic pathologies would be an advantage.

We value clinicians who can work independently while actively engaging with our supportive team, participating in regular peer reviews and professional development activities. Additionally, you'll play a crucial role in teaching and supporting rotational staff, Allied Health Assistants, and students.

You will need to be adaptable and flexible allowing you to work effectively with your clients and within a changing health environment.

Painga | Benefits

• Beautiful coastlines and a family-friendly community.
• Continuous support for career development.
• Subsidised gym membership and discounted health insurance.
• Access to staff fitness facilities and banking offers
• Access to a range of retail discounts and Employee Assistance Programme (EAP).

Mō mātou | About us
Health New Zealand - Te Whatu Ora - Southern has the largest geographical coverage of all the New Zealand regions, providing services to 350,000 people in diverse communities. We take pride in all the services we provide, and our aim is to improve, promote and protect the health of our region. We believe that our dedicated and passionate staff are a significant driving force behind the achievement of these standards, and we need more like-minded people to help us continue providing for our community.

Utu whānui |Salary range
This role belongs to the PSA/DHBs Allied, Public Health and Technical Multi-Employer Collective Agreement and falls between Step 2 ($82,856 p.a) and Step 8 ($110,210 p.a. pro rata) of the Degree-Based Allied, Public Health and Technical scale.

Rā mōnehu |Closing Date: 29 November 2024
Due to the fast-paced nature of what we do, our vacancy close dates may be subject to change. Don’t delay, make sure you apply as soon as possible.

Tono ināianei | Apply now
We only accept online applications. Please apply via our website: https://careers.southernhealth.nz/
For further information please contact Katie Procter Recruitment Advisor, all conversations will be confidential in nature katie.procter@southerndhb.govt.nz

If you currently work for Health New Zealand - Te Whatu Ora - Southern , please apply for this role via our internal careers site, found here: Pulse > Applications > Corporate > Success Factors

Pre-Employment checks
In the interests of protecting our people and our patients, all appointments will be subject to:

• Occupational Health Assessment
• Police Vetting / Ministry of Justice safety checks
• Serious misconduct checks (previous Public Service departments and statutory Crown entities only)