Physiotherapist - Child Development Service

North Island - Wellington; Wellington; On-site; NZD 60,000 - 90,000; Part time

Job summary

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is seeking a Physiotherapist to join the Child Development Service (CDS) in Wellington. The role involves neurodevelopmental assessment and targeted physiotherapy for 0–16 year olds, across three sites and in community settings.

You will work within a multidisciplinary team to support children with disabilities and developmental delays. The position is permanent, part-time (0.80 FTE / 32 hours per week), with responsibilities across clinics and home/work

Qualifications

• Minimum of 3 years clinical practice in paediatrics.
• Experience in neurodevelopmental, neurological or musculoskeletal assessment.
• Ability to work across multiple sites with children aged 0–16 years.

Responsibilities

• Assess and intervene as part of the CDS physiotherapy team.
• Contribute to profession-specific assessments within a multidisciplinary service.

Skills

Paediatric physiotherapy

Neurodevelopmental assessment

Multidisciplinary teamwork

Job description

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Physiotherapist - Child Development Service

North Island - Wellington – Wellington Central, North Island

Contract: Permanent, Part Time (0.80 FTE / 32 hours per week)

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is firmly grounded in the principles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi and is dedicated to serving all New Zealanders. Through integration and collaboration, we're building a health system underpinned by partnership, equity, sustainability, whānau-centred care, and excellence.

About the Role

The physiotherapist will work as part of the CDS physiotherapy team, in profession specific assessment and intervention and as part of the multidisciplinary team.

CDS operates over three sites (Kenepuru, Puketiro and Te Wao Nui) with clinics also offered in Kapiti. All clinicians must be able to work over all three sites if requested to do so. Work is within clinics and in community settings, such as homes and education facilities.

The role requires comprehensive physiotherapy neurodevelopmental, neurological and musculoskeletal assessment and intervention skills working with 0 - 16 year old children with long term conditions and disabilities.

About the Team/Service Location

The Child Development Service (CDS) is a multidisciplinary team providing specialist developmental assessment and interventions using a holistic approach to enable children with disabilities and or developmental delays to reach their maximum potential within their families and extended environment.

About you

• Minimum of 3 years clinical practice, including recent paediatric experience in the child development area.
• Sound knowledge and assessment skills of the neurodevelopmental norms, and ages and stages of development, from 0 - 16 years.
• Comprehensive neurological and musculoskeletal assessment skills.
• Skilled in assessing the impact of premature birth, congenital or acquired conditions, and long term illness or injury, in the context of this knowledge.
• Skilled in assessing gross and fine motor skills and physical function across the age range from 0 - 16 years
• Skilled in using play to facilitate movement, activity and participation

Working at Health New Zealand

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is 'the weaving of wellness'. We're dedicated to ensuring excellent healthcare for the people of Aotearoa/New Zealand.

Our people are at the heart of everything we do. Health New Zealand are committed to being good employers and honouring our equal employment opportunity obligations. We embrace diversity and welcome application from all people, including all gender identities, ages, ethnicities, sexual orientations, and disability. A workforce that is diverse and inclusive means that we are better positioned to understand and service our community. We are pro-equity health organisation, with a particular focus on Māori, Pacific Peoples, and the Disability Community.