New Zealand Job Openings
Health New Zealand - Te Whatu Ora
Senior Physiotherapist in Surgical and Trauma
Auckland
FULL TIME
August 28, 2024
- Join our Physiotherapy team based at Auckland Hospital as a Senior Physiotherapist within General surgery
- Permanent, full-time role – 1fte
We are looking for an experienced New Zealand Registered Physiotherapist to join our physiotherapy team at Auckland City Hospital to work in a static role within general surgery. This is a permanent full-time position of 40 hours per week. You will also be required to contribute to our weekend and on-call roster.
This role sits within the acute surgical team and encompasses the management of patients with a wide range of presentations including but not limited to abdominal surgery, trauma, urology and liver and renal transplants. Within this service you will work closely as an Interdisciplinary Team including your physiotherapy colleagues. At Auckland DHB we promote team working and therefore you will also have the opportunity to work across our other acute specialist surgical services such as orthopaedics, vascular and neurosurgery.
As we are a teaching hospital, you will have the opportunity to develop skills in teaching and mentoring through preceptorship, professional supervision and student supervision. You will also be supported to be involved in service development projects within the general surgical and trauma specialities.
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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
- 5+ years years of clinical experience working in a hospital setting. Acute surgical or trauma experience is advantageous.
- Excellent clinical reasoning skills and use of evidence informed practice
- Evidence of establishing and developing working relationships within the wider IDT
- Effective teaching and mentoring skills
- Effective time management, prioritisation and organisation skills
- A flexible, pro-active approach with excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Ability to work autonomously in a bicultural environment and knowledge of the acute hospital environment
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
Auckland District Health Board (Auckland DHB) 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: 1st September 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
The remuneration for this position is covered by a collective agreement (PSA Allied, Public Health Scientific Technical MECA)
If you have any queries about accessibility, or technical issues with the online process, please contact Vaidehi Sharma - Recruitment Consultant at Vaidehis@adhb.govt.nz quoting ref # ADHB21557 to discuss how we can best support your application
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