Physiotherapist - Rotational

at  Health New Zealand Te Whatu Ora Waitaha Canterbury

• Full time, permanent position available for a rotational physiotherapist
• Must have prior rotational experience in an acute hospital across a variety of areas
• Registration with the NZ Physiotherapy Board and a current APC is essential

MŌ MĀTOU | ABOUT US

“Ko ngā tāngata, te mātua mahi - Putting people at the heart of all we do”
Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora, leads the day-to-day running of our health system across New Zealand, with functions delivered at local, district, regional and national levels. It weaves the functions of the 20 former District Health Boards into its regional divisions and district offices, ensuring continuity of services in the health system.
Here in Waitaha, Canterbury we deliver health services to the almost 600,000 people that live in the Canterbury region. We are committed to Te Tiriti o Waitangi and its principles by ensuring our partnership with Māori are at the forefront of all our conversations.
Ngā hua | Benefits of working at Health New Zealand
When you work at Health New Zealand, you are part of a wider whānau that will support you along your journey. We offer great coaching, mentoring and learning outcomes for all staff. We are always improving our facilities across all campuses and have amazing discounts from select retailers, restaurants and business.

MŌ TE TŪNGA | ABOUT THE ROLE

We are looking for a Physiotherapist with a passion to deliver high quality standard of care to patients at both Christchurch, Burwood and Hillmorton Campuses. You will be working across all inpatient areas as a member of the multidisciplinary team and contribute to the outpatient settings also. You will need to be flexible and adaptable with enthusiasm for knowledge sharing across disciplines.
Depending on the level of complexity of work area, rotations are either four or eight month’s duration. Rotations include ICU, Hand Therapy, Stroke Rehabilitation, Spinal, Burns and Plastics, Neurosurgery, Specialist Mental Health, General Medicine, General Surgical, orthopaedics and many more. You’ll work in a friendly team, enjoy the support of senior colleagues, and support our new graduate physiotherapy colleagues and students.
You will be expected to contribute to the afterhours service, working weekends and on calls.

In this role, you will be responsible for:

• Undertaking expert assessments, completing appropriate interventions and providing advice or referring to other services.
• Working Alongside a multidisciplinary team.
• Helping supervise students and providing mentorship to junior colleagues as your experience level progresses