Senior Surgical Physiotherapist
Permanent Part time (0.5FTE / 20hrs / week)
Medicine & Health of Older People and Surgical & Ambulatory Services
Health New Zealand - Te Whatu Ora Waitemata
We want you to work in our inpatient team at North Shore Hospital! We are looking for a dynamic and experienced physiotherapist to jointly lead our highly skilled and dedicated acute surgical team working at North Shore Hospital.
Come and join the region leading the way in digital innovation with electronic patient notes, e-prescribing and e-vitals.
You will be working as part of a physiotherapy team providing quality assessment, intervention, rehabilitation and discharge planning through a patient centred approach with strong links with our community and outpatient services.
This work includes provision of pre-op education for patients awaiting breast and upper abdominal surgery through our pre-op clinics.
Key requirements of this role: Current New Zealand registered physiotherapist5+ years of relevant and recent inpatient acute surgical experienceEffective leadership skills and experience, demonstrating effective teamwork and collaboration with other seniors.Strong role modelAdvanced interpersonal and written communication skillsExcellent acute clinical assessment and treatment skills within the surgical areaGreat organisational skills, time management and flexibility to be able to work in a constantly changing, fast-paced environmentWithin this role you will receive support for your Professional and Clinical Leadership development. This includes:
A hardworking, supportive yet fun environment with a great team of experienced cliniciansCareer development and support for personal objectives with regular in-services, training and education opportunitiesRegular monthly supervisionOpportunities to be involved in teaching and training for non-Allied Health staff across Waitemata.Education opportunities to develop leadership and management skills and support junior staff with development.Opportunities to be part of service development and quality initiativesCredentialing for weekend services.Networking with clinical leaders, seniors and staff grades across the organisationOpportunity to implement, participate and develop research modelsIf this sounds like you then please apply online! This position is part-time across 3 days preferred working days Mon-Wed.
Salary range: $114,000 - $119,000 (DA3-DB3)
For specific queries regarding the nature of the role please contact:
Nelmari Swanepoel, Clinical Lead Physiotherapy Acute Inpatient Services at ******
Lesley Anderson, Surgical senior at ****** For general enquiries or support with your online application, please contact Bairavi Thavarasa at ****** Job Number: WDHB18860
Closing Date: 28 October 2024
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