Physiotherapist / Experienced Clinician - Surgical

New Zealand Government Joba; Wellington; Hybrid; NZD 91,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Health New Zealand Te Whatu Ora Wellington Regional Hospital seeks an experienced physiotherapist to lead the surgical service area, support rotational staff and contribute to teaching and development of students.

The role involves diverse caseloads across ENT, amputations, vascular, breast and abdominal surgeries, with on-call and weekend commitments within the inpatient setting.

Qualifications

• NZ Registered Physiotherapist with Annual Practising Certificate is required.
• Minimum 3 years post graduate experience and broad surgical physiotherapy exposure.
• Excellent clinical and communication skills; be a team player.

Responsibilities

• Lead your service area and support rotational team members.
• Contribute to service development, clinical audit, teaching and training.
• Manage diverse surgical caseload across ENT, amputations, vascular and abdominal surgeries.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Team player

Flexible problem solving

On call experience

Education

NZ Registered Physiotherapist with Annual Practising Certificate

Minimum 3 years post graduate experience

Job description

## Mō tēnei tūranga mahi | About this role**Location**: Wellington Regional Hospital**Contract**: Permanent, Full Time (1.0 FTE / 40 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**Salary: Allied Health, Scientific and Technical Collective Agreement, Step 3 to Step 7 ($90,834 - $110,210), dependant on experienceWe have vacancy within our experienced clinician team, and the opportunity to bring on board the person with the right skills, experience, and mind-set to complement our team.As an experienced clinician you will lead your service area, support and develop our rotational team members, and contribute to the growth and development of students. These roles provide opportunity to undertake service development, clinical audit, teaching, and trainingBased on our General Surgical ward, and working with a rotational physiotherapist, the caseload for this role is diverse including ENT and tracheostomy management, acute amputees, vascular surgery, breast surgery, and complex upper and lower abdominal surgeries.Our inpatient physiotherapy team at Wellington Regional Hospital treats patients across all specialities in the hospital. Cover can be required across specialties, as service need indicates.This role also includes on call and weekend working commitments, covering Wellington Regional Hospital - adult and paediatric patients.**About the Team/Service Location**The Wellington Physiotherapy Team work predominantly in the inpatient setting at Wellington Regional Hospital. Our friendly, enthusiastic team includes coordinators, expert, advanced, experienced and rotational physiotherapists.Our team of physiotherapists work closely with patients and their whānau, surgeons, specialist nurses, allied health colleagues, and external agencies.We have a strong team ethos and believe that we are stronger working together. We work hard to sustain our strong team approach, striving for the best patient outcomes, whilst also enjoying a good work-life balance.As a team we embrace the values held by Capital, Coast and Hutt Valley including:* Manaakitanga- honesty, transparency and respect. We have a shared vision, expectations, and respect others skills and experience.* Kotahitanga- communication and accountability. We all have an equal voice and value constructive communication, we have each other's back.* Rangatiratanga- we prioritise and support our own and each other's growth, we strive to think outside the square to meet the needs of our patients and staff, we value innovation.This role will work alongside our other experinced clinicians, leading the service in your area of clinical expertise and interest. Our experienced clinicans work together to support our rotational staff and students, to grow and develop our workforce.**About you**We are looking for an enthusiastic, experienced physiotherapist with drive and a passion for patients in our surgical pathways.* Minimum of 3 years post graduate experience* Broad base of experience across acute specialities, and advanced experience and skills with surgical patients and their care* Excellent clinical and communication skills* Flexible, problem solving approach* New Zealand Registered Physiotherapist with a current Annual Practicing Certificate* Able to share specific clinical knowledge relevant to surgical physiotherapy to physiotherapy, allied, nursing and medical teams* Team player, able to work collaboratively across physiotherapy and the multidisciplinary team* On call and weekend competence and experience essential* Working knowledge of quality improvement, a desire to contribute to the team, and a commitment to the best possible patient outcomes* Competency with te ao Māori, tikanga, and te reo Māori or a commitment to starting your journey and taking ownership of your learning and growth**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.**How to Apply**To apply please click 'apply now.' All applications must be submitted through our online careers' portal.If you have any questions about the role, please contact [e-mail]*We will review applications as received and may proceed with the recruitment process, before the closing date of this advertisement.*