Permanent Fulltime – Physiotherapist within Starship Children's Hospital
Join our friendly supportive team who are driven by providing a high-quality clinical service across New Zealand
Te whiwhinga mahi| The Opportunity
We have an opportunity for a Paediatric Physiotherapist, who can provide premium healthcare to our tamariki & youth. As a paediatric physiotherapist at Starship Hospital, you will thrive within a vibrant, innovative, and diverse setting amongst a supportive interdisciplinary team of Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists, Dietetics, Hospital Play Specialists, Speech Language Therapists, and Social Workers. Professionally, you will have many opportunities to develop and specialise in areas covered by the team, as well as receiving ongoing support and mentorship from the highly experienced clinicians you will work amongst.
We are committed to delivering whanau-centred care that focuses on the health and wellbeing of children and their whanau. We are looking for a full-time Physiotherapist (40 hours a week) with experience and/or an interest in acute paediatrics and orthopaedics , to join the Allied Health team in Starship.
You will have the opportunity to:
Provide a physiotherapy service to children and adolescents across inpatient and outpatient settings
Collaborate with the multidisciplinary team to provide a whanau-centred approach
Demonstrate a robust level of contemporary physiotherapy theory and practice to provide effective assessment and interventions, whilst establishing enabling relationships with children and their whanau (family)
Remain focused in the pursuit of Maori health gain as well as achieving equitable health outcomes for Maori
Demonstrate culturally safe practice that encompasses a diverse range of beliefs, values, and practices
The opportunity to continue in your professional growth and develop your career
Regular formal supervision, peer review, collegial support, and active participation in education and in-service programmes
Registration with the Physiotherapy Board of NZ with a current annual practicing certificate
2+ years of post-graduate clinical work experience
Have a passion for improving outcomes for children
Experience and/or interest in acute paediatric orthopaedic care desirable
To view a copy of the position description, please click here .
We are Te Whatu Ora Te Toka Tumai Auckland. We provide health and disability services to more than half a million people living in central Auckland, regional services for Northland and greater Auckland, and specialist national services for the whole of New Zealand. Our main sites are Auckland City Hospital, Greenlane Clinical Centre, and Starship Children's Hospital, located in central Auckland.
We are part of Te Whatu Ora – Health New Zealand, the overarching organisation for New Zealand's national health service. Te Whatu Ora leads the day-to-day running of the health system, with functions delivered at local, district, regional, and national levels.
We are committed to upholding Te Tiriti o Waitangi and providing culturally safe care. We value role modelling manaakitanga as demonstrated by Ngati Whatua in the gifting of their whenua on which our hospitals stand. We aspire to having a workforce reflective of the communities we serve and achieving equitable outcomes for all.
Te Toka Tumai Auckland is one of the leading healthcare providers in New Zealand offering a wide range of tertiary and quaternary clinical services to a large and diverse population. We have state-of-the-art facilities and provide our services from three hospitals – Auckland City Hospital, Starship Children's Health, and Greenlane Clinical Centre.
To apply please click on the 'Apply' tab below and submit your application online attaching your updated CV and Covering Letter.
Please do not delay your application as we screen applications as they come through and may close the applications as soon as we have a good pool of candidates for the role.
Immigration NZ has introduced a new Accredited Employer Work Visa system from 4 July 2022 that includes a simplified residency process for health workers on the new "Green List" of occupations – and this position is one of those designated critical positions! Of course, for successful candidates offered a position with us who require a Work Visa, we will provide support with their Visa application. Here are the links to two key pages of NZ Immigration's official site for more information: Immigration NZ Accredited Employer Work Visa and Immigration NZ Green List Occupations.
Salary Range: Step 2 to Step 8 Allied Health Scale (Depending on experience)
If you have any queries about accessibility, or technical issues with the online process, please contact Vaidehi Sharma-Recruitment Consultant at ****** quoting ref #AUC19685 to discuss how we can best support your application.
Job Field: Clinical-Allied Health-Physiotherapist
Location: Auckland Central, Auckland Region, New Zealand
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