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Physiotherapist | Medical Respiratory | Christchurch Hospital Fixed Term (until August 2025), 1.0 FTE (80 hours/fortnight) Combined inpatient and outpatient role - 0.5 FTE Inpatients; 0.5 FTE Outpatients Mote tunga | About the Role Here at Christchurch Hospital we are looking for an experienced Physiotherapist to join us in medical respiratory as part of our Cardiorespiratory and Surgical Cluster in Christchurch Hospital.
In this role you will be delivering services to the medical respiratory specialty and supporting the wider team.
Your caseload will include a combination of inpatients on the medical respiratory ward and outpatients as part of our Physiotherapy Respiratory Outpatient services.
As part of our Cardiorespiratory and Surgical Cluster, this team works with patients across clinical specialties including General Surgery, Cardiology/Cardiothoracics, Intensive Care and Urology.
You will be actively involved in the education and training of 4th year undergraduate students and our rotational staff.
You will need to be enthusiastic and confident in your clinical practice and have a collaborative communication style.
You will be required to contribute to the weekend and on-call rosters.
Kowai koe | About You In this role, you will be responsible for: Undertaking assessments, completing appropriate interventions and providing advice or referring to other services; Supervising and mentoring rotational staff and final year physiotherapy students; Supporting quality improvement activities; Experience in the medical respiratory setting – inpatients and/or outpatients; The ability to work collaboratively across the multi-disciplinary team; Enthusiasm and confidence in sharing your knowledge across your discipline; Registration with the NZ Physiotherapy Board and an Annual Practicing Certificate is essential.
"Ko nga tangata, te matua mahi - Putting people at the heart of all we do" Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora, leads the day-to-day running of our health system across New Zealand, ensuring continuity of services in the health system.
Here in Waitaha, Canterbury we deliver health services to the almost 600,000 people that live in the Canterbury region.
We are committed to Te Tiriti o Waitangi and its principles by ensuring our partnership with Maori are at the forefront of all our conversations.
Nga hua | Benefits of working at Health New Zealand When you work at Health New Zealand, you are part of a wider whanau that will support you along your journey.
We offer great coaching, mentoring and learning outcomes for all staff.
We are always improving our facilities across all campuses and have amazing discounts from select retailers, restaurants and businesses.
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For additional information about this role please contact Alex Jay, Recruitment Partner on #J-18808-Ljbffr