Physiotherapist - North East Community Service Team

Canterbury District Health Board; Christchurch; On-site; NZD 42,000 - 66,000; Part time

Job summary

Canterbury District Health Board invites applications for a Physiotherapist to join the North East Community Service Team at Princess Margaret Hospital in Christchurch. This part-time role (0.6 FTE, 24 hours/week) focuses on assessment, treatment, and rehabilitation for older persons within the community setting.

You will participate in an interdisciplinary team, undertake expert assessments, and contribute to service improvements while sharing your knowledge across disciplines.

Qualifications

• Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to work with a multi-disciplinary team.
• Enthusiastic and confident in sharing knowledge across your discipline.
• Working knowledge of quality improvement processes.
• Registration with the NZ Physiotherapy Board with current practicing certificate is essential; ENABLE status preferred but training can be provided.

Responsibilities

• Undertake expert assessments and develop interventions with client and whānau.
• Provide education and advice on future care or referrals to services.
• Assist in service improvements and build specialist knowledge related to the client group.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Collaborative teamwork

Share knowledge across discipline

Quality improvement knowledge

Education

NZ Physiotherapy Board registration

Job description

Physiotherapist - North East Community Service Team

• Based at Princess Margaret Hospital
• Permanent 0.6 FTE position (24 hours per week)
• Hours of work are between 0800 -1630, Monday - Friday

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is firmly grounded in the principlesof Te Tiriti o Waitangi and is committed to building a health system thatserves all New Zealanders.

About the Role

Our North/East Community Services Team is a large interdisciplinary team working with people in the community with a goal of maintaining patient independence. We offer assessment, treatment and rehabilitation of older persons.

This is a part-time role based at The Princess Margaret Hospital working 24 hours per week (0.6FTE).

In this role, you will be responsible for:

• Undertaking expert assessments and developing and implementing appropriate interventions in conjunction with the client and their whānau /carer as appropriate
• Providing education and advice around appropriate future care, or referring to other services
• Helping to facilitate service improvementsBuilding on specialist knowledge in relation to the client group

About You

We are seeking an experienced Physiotherapist who ideally has seating and wheelchair experience to join the team.

• Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to work collaboratively across the multi-disciplinary team
• Enthusiastic and confident in sharing your knowledge across your discipline
• A working knowledge of quality improvement processes
• ENABLE Accredited Assessor status as required for client group is preferred but training for this can be provided
• Competency with te ao Māori, tikanga, and te reoMāori or a commitment to starting your journey and taking ownership of yourlearning and growth
• Registration with the NZ Physiotherapy Board with current practicing certificate is essential

Working at Health New Zealand

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is dedicated to ensuringexcellent healthcare for the people of New Zealand. We embrace a workforce thatis diverse and inclusive so that we are better positioned to understand andservice our community.

We welcome applications from our diverse Māori,Pacific, disabled, and rainbow communities.

Closing Date: Tuesday 10th November 2026