Senior Physiotherapist

Habit Group; Nelson; Hybrid; NZD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

PD support

Volunteer leave

Referral bonus

Monthly rewards

Wellbeing program

Corporate discounts

AI tools

Sign-on bonus

Job summary

Habit Health in Nelson seeks a Senior Physiotherapist specializing in concussion and rehabilitation to join our multidisciplinary team. You will manage a varied clinical caseload, mentor colleagues, and contribute to service development while delivering evidence-based care.

Applicants should have five+ years of physiotherapy experience, NZ-registration with APC, and a passion for concussion rehab to help clients return to work, sport, and daily life. Travel across the region is required.

Qualifications

• Current registration with the Physiotherapy Board of New Zealand and APC.
• At least five years' clinical physiotherapy experience.
• Experience in concussion, neurological, musculoskeletal, or community rehabilitation is preferred.
• Passion for concussion rehabilitation and meaningful recovery outcomes.
• Experience in multidisciplinary rehabilitation teams.
• Strong clinical reasoning, communication and relationship-building skills.
• Ability to mentor colleagues and share clinical knowledge.
• Commitment to person-centred, goal-focused, evidence-based care.
• Full driver’s licence for regional travel.

Responsibilities

• Deliver high quality, evidence-based physiotherapy services for concussion rehab.
• Manage a complex caseload with personalised rehabilitation plans.
• Collaborate with OTs, psychologists, rehab staff, GPs, and other health professionals.
• Provide clinical mentoring to physiotherapy colleagues.
• Contribute to service development and quality improvement initiatives.
• Promote best practice in concussion assessment and return-to-work planning.
• Build relationships with clients, whānau, referrers and stakeholders.

Skills

Clinical reasoning

Communication

Mentoring

Multidisciplinary collaboration

Education

Bachelor of Physiotherapy

Annual Practising Certificate NZ

Job description

Location: Nelson/Marlborough - Stoke - Main Road

Job Category: Health, Medical & Pharmaceutical

Job Description

Habit Health is one of New Zealand’s largest integrated health providers, supporting people on their physical and mental health journeys. We’re looking for a Senior Physiotherapist in Concussion & Rehabilitation to join our specialist rehabilitation service. In this role, you'll use your clinical expertise to support people recovering from concussion and mild traumatic brain injury, helping them achieve the best possible outcomes and return to work, study, sport, and everyday life.

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced physiotherapist who is passionate about concussion rehabilitation and enjoys working as part of a multidisciplinary team. Alongside managing a varied clinical caseload, you'll provide clinical support and mentoring to colleagues, contribute to service development, and help drive excellence in client care.

Main responsibilities:

• Deliver high quality, evidence-based physiotherapy services for clients recovering from concussion and mild traumatic brain injury
• Manage a complex clinical caseload, developing personalised rehabilitation programmes that support clients to achieve their goals
• Work collaboratively with occupational therapists, psychologists, rehabilitation support staff, GPs, specialists, and other health professionals to deliver coordinated care
• Provide clinical mentoring and support to physiotherapy colleagues and contribute to a culture of continuous learning
• Promote best practice in concussion assessment, rehabilitation, and return-to-work planning
• Build strong relationships with clients, whānau, referrers, funders, and community stakeholders
• Contribute to service development, quality improvement initiatives, and the ongoing success of our concussion rehabilitation programme

The successful candidate will have:

• Current registration with the Physiotherapy Board of New Zealand and a current Annual Practising Certificate
• At least five years' clinical physiotherapy experience, ideally including concussion, neurological, musculoskeletal, or community rehabilitation
• A passion for concussion rehabilitation and helping clients achieve meaningful recovery outcomes
• Experience working within multidisciplinary rehabilitation teams
• Strong clinical reasoning, communication, and relationship building skills
• Confidence mentoring colleagues and sharing clinical knowledge
• A commitment to person centred, goal focused, evidence based care
• A full driver's licence, as travel across the region is required

What's in it for you?

• Professional development support, including an annual professional development budget and paid study days
• Volunteer leave to support a charity or cause that matters to you
• Generous referral bonus scheme for successful candidate referrals
• Monthly high-performance rewards
• Wellbeing initiatives, including annual eye exams, discounts on glasses, annual flu vaccination, and access to Employee Assistance Programme services
• Corporate discounts across a wide range of services and products
• Enhanced AI tools to support efficiency and boost your performance
• 1K sign on bonus!

Provision of enhanced AI tools aimed at boosting your performance:

Habit is proud to have introduced Heidi Notes for all its clinicians to ensure they have access to the best possible tools to help them excel. Heidi is an AI medical scribe that automates clinical documentation and reduces administrative workload, enabling you to spend more time delivering exceptional client care. In turn, you'll be better positioned to make the most of our uncapped monthly incentive programme, rewarding high performance every month.