Physiotherapist / Experienced Clinician - Surgical

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

Job summary

Health New Zealand is seeking an experienced physiotherapist to lead a surgical service line at Wellington Regional Hospital. You will support rotational staff, develop the team, and contribute to teaching and clinical audits.

The role involves diverse caseloads across ENT, vascular, breast and complex abdominal surgeries, with on-call and weekend commitments. The successful candidate will be a NZ-registered physiotherapist with an APC, and possess broad acute-care experience and strong

Qualifications

• Minimum of 3 years post graduate experience.
• Broad base of experience across acute specialties, with advanced skills in surgical patients.
• Excellent clinical and communication skills; able to lead and teach within a multidisciplinary team.
• On call and weekend work commitment essential.
• New Zealand Registered Physiotherapist with a current Annual Practicing Certificate.

Responsibilities

• Lead your service area and support rotational team members.
• Contribute to service development, clinical audit, teaching and training.
• Collaborate with surgeons, nurses and allied health colleagues to optimise patient outcomes.
• Cover Wellington Regional Hospital across adult and paediatric patients as needed.

Skills

Post-graduate experience

Surgical rehab

Clinical communication

Team leadership

Education

NZ Registered Physiotherapist

Annual Practicing Certificate

Job description

Location and Contract

Location: Wellington Regional Hospital Contract: Permanent, Full Time (1.0 FTE / 40 hours per week)

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.

Team / Service Location

About the Team/Service LocationThe 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 hardto 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.
• Kotahitanga- communication and accountability.
• Rangatiratanga- we prioritise and support our own and each other's growth, westrive to think outside the square to meet the needs of our patients and staff, we value innovation.

We have a shared vision, expectations, and respect others skillsand experience.This role will work alongside our other experinced clinicians, leading the service in your area of clinical expertiseand 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 experienceBroad base of experience across acute specialities, and advanced experience and skills with surgical patients and their careExcellent clinical and communication skillsFlexible, problem solving approachNewZealand Registered Physiotherapist with a current Annual Practicing CertificateAble to share specific clinical knowledge relevant to surgicalphysiotherapy to physiotherapy, allied, nursing and medical teamsTeam player, able to work collaboratively across physiotherapy and the multidisciplinary teamOn call and weekend competence and experience essentialWorking knowledge of quality improvement, a desire to contribute to the team, and a commitment to the best possible patient outcomesCompetency 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 NewZealand | Te Whatu Ora is 'the weaving of wellness'. We're dedicated to ensuring excellent healthcare for the people of Aotearoa/NewZealand.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.

Wewill review applications as received and may proceed with the recruitment process, before the closing date of this advertisement.