Where you'll be working: Waikato Hospital
The details: Fixed Term, full-time, 40 hours per week (1.0FTE)
Te whiwhinga mahi | The Opportunity
Are you looking for a new and exciting challenge in a busy hospital setting? Are you someone who thrives under pressure and brings a can do attitude to the workplace? Are you flexible, love to learn and wish to grow? We are seeking an experienced physiotherapist who exemplifies collaboration and autonomy, thinks on their feet, is resourceful and can accurately diagnose patients in our busy emergency department here at Waikato Hospital.
As a successful candidate you will play a key role in assessing our ED patients to determine if an admission or clearance for home is required. You will be expected to work at pace and develop high trust relationships with our multi-disciplinary staff in the ED to provide accurate diagnosis and clear directives to help optimise hospital flow. This position involves all aspects of physiotherapy practice in an academic tertiary hospital setting in one of New Zealand's fastest growing regions. Our emergency department is the regional tertiary department for Te Manawa Taki. We offer peer review, supervision, continuing education and professional development, comprehensive online information and an excellent library of resources.
Come and join our dynamic team where every day brings new challenges in a fast-paced, high-pressure environment. You'll collaborate closely with your peers to prioritise patient care across the acute service, delivering focused and impactful therapy sessions that make a real difference to the lives of our patients and make an impact in one of New Zealand's largest industries.
This is a full time, fixed term position up until the 9th of July 2025, 80 hours per fortnight, Sunday to Wednesday. The position is 4 days per week, 10 hour days offering you fantastic work-life balance. We also have an exciting weekend on-call service which provides you with the exposure and experience to advance and/or maintain your respiratory and acute care skills.
Key responsibilities of the role:
Be hardworking, responsible, driven and reliable
Learning mind set, flexible and adaptable
Carry a full caseload of patients
Provide high quality, safe and effective care
Manage your time and prioritise effectively
Take feedback on and use it to drive your growth
Mo tatou Ratonga | About our Service
The Physiotherapy service has approximately 90 staff including Physiotherapists, assistants and administrators that work across the large geographical area that is Te Whatu Ora, Waikato. We have staff based at Waikato Hospital, our secondary hospital in Thames and our 3 rural hospitals in Tokoroa, Te Kuiti and Taumaranui and across our many community bases in areas such as Morrinsville, Matamata, Cambridge, and Ngaruawahia.
Our vision is to provide quality physiotherapy care to promote, encourage and enable health, wellbeing and independence for the patients and Whanau in the communities we serve. Our mission is to ensure that patients receive excellence of care, that our staff are supported and trained to work and maintain levels of evidence based practice and that our service is equitable, efficient and effective in order to meet the needs of our patients and their Whanau. We pride ourselves on being a friendly, supportive team who are keen to grow and develop our staff.
Mou | About you
Skills and experience you'll need to be considered for the role:
Have at least 3 years experience
ED experience essential
Musculoskeletal and vestibular experience preferred
Current NZ physiotherapy registration and APC
Passion for learning, be adaptable to change and be eager to gain clinical experience across a variety of clinical areas
Evidence informed assessment and treatment skills
Excellent time management skills
Mentor and train junior clinicians and students
You will need the ability to work autonomously and collaboratively as part of the physiotherapy and wider multi-disciplinary team across a variety of environments
You will have excellent communication skills in order to effectively liaise with patients, their Whanau and other health care professionals
Ko ngaa hua o te noho ki roto o Waikato, te mahi hoki ki Te Whatu Ora, Waikato | The Benefits of living in Waikato and working for Te Whatu Ora, Waikato
Located in the heart of the mighty Waikato, Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora, Waikato operates over a number of sites, Hamilton City our main campus and smaller community-based hospitals across our region. Hamilton City has easy access to beaches and mountains, so if your interests range from a host of water sports, mountain biking to vineyard lunches, the area has something for you right on your doorstep.
As part of our Health NZ, Waikato family, you'll benefit from learning and development opportunities to support your career progression.
We offer flexible and agile working opportunities alongside our Health NZ, Waikato benefits and staff discount schemes.
We provide a range of health and wellbeing services to promote a healthy, happy workforce.
To matou whakahaere ki te tika, te rereketanga, me te whai wahi mai | Our commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion
We want to see the real you in your application and welcome the real you on board if you come and work with us. Skills are gained across many areas of life, not just in formal employment. If you can demonstrate the skills listed in the ad, but the experience was gained through whanau life, community or mahi aroha (volunteering) we encourage you to apply and share your story with us in your cover letter. We particularly welcome applications from our diverse Maori, Pacific, disabled, and rainbow communities.
Me pehea te tuku tono | How to apply
Please apply online as applications are unable to be accepted via email. If you have any questions about the role please contact the Recruitment Team – ******
Closing date: 20 November 2024
Nau mai haere mai - Come join the team!
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