Senior Paediatric Physiotherapist

• Permanent full time Senior Physiotherapist, Paediatric Orthopaedics within Starship Children’s Hospital,
• Join our friendly supportive team who are driven by providing a high-quality clinical service across New Zealand
• Meaningful support and orientation to your practice contexts with robust opportunities for critical reflection on practice, including peer review and professional supervision
• On the job training within the physiotherapy, the Orthopaedic service and Children’s therapy including joining a well-established in-service training programme
• A great, fun team environment and supportive work culture

Te whiwhinga mahi | The Opportunity

Starship Child Health is looking for a Senior Clinician to join our Physiotherapy team. This role will be supporting the work of the orthopaedic service by providing high quality clinical care across inpatient and outpatient settings. Your passion for paediatrics and experience applying advanced clinical knowledge is welcomed in providing premium healthcare services to our tamariki and youth. This is a permanent, full-time role and forms part of the wider paediatric therapy team.

You will have the opportunity to:

• Provide a physiotherapy service to children and adolescents with orthopaedic conditions across inpatient and outpatient settings
• Support junior staff within the physiotherapy team to develop and deliver the inpatient service with orthopaedics
• Collaborate with the multidisciplinary team to provide a whānau-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 whānau (family)
• Remain focused in the pursuit of Māori health gain as well as achieving equitable health outcomes for Māori
• Demonstrate culturally safe practice that encompasses a diverse range of beliefs, values and practices
• Thrive within a vibrant, innovative and diverse setting amongst a supportive interdisciplinary team of orthopaedic consultants, nurse specialists, physiotherapists, occupational therapists, speech language therapists, social workers, dietitians, hospital play specialists and team support

Nga Pūkenga Motuhake | Important Skills

As the ideal person for this role, you will have the following skills and attributes:

• NZ registration as a Physiotherapist with current Annual Practicing Certificate
• Minimum 4+ years of post-graduate clinical work experience and 2 years full-time experience within the area of specialty
• Proven experience working in clinical leadership and service development/quality improvement
• Excellent skills in relationship building and communication to a broad range of stakeholders
• Sound clinical reasoning skills and use of evidence informed practice
• Proven skills in working with children post op (complex orthopaedics surgery) rehabilitation, orthotics, neurodisability, musculoskeletal conditions.
• Ability to work collaboratively with a range of professional groups in a multidisciplinary setting
• Effective time management, prioritisation and organisation skills
• Drive, energy and initiative with excellent interpersonal skills

For further information on this role please contact Anna Creak – Service Clinical Director, Allied Health Starship at acreak@adhb.govt.nz

For further details, please refer to the position description here

Ko wai mātou | Our Organisation

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 Ngāti Whātua 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.

He aha ngā painga o tēnei mahi mōu | Why you will enjoy working here

Te Toka Tumai | Auckland DHB 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.

For more information on what we offer, please click here

Me pēhea te tuku tono | How to apply

To apply please click on the ‘Apply’ tab below and submit your application online attaching your updated CV and Covering Letter.

Advertising closes: Thursday, 27^th March at 12am (New Zealand standard time).

Click here to view details about our recruitment process

Immigration/Visa Support

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: DCO DA 2 - $114,330.00 to DCO DB 3 - $122,570.00, depending on experience

The remuneration for this position is covered by a collective agreement (PSA Allied, Public Health Scientific Technical SECA)

If you have any queries about accessibility, or technical issues with the online process, please contact Vaidehi Sharma - Recruitment Consultant at Vaidehis@adhb.govt.nz quoting ref #ADHB22434 to discuss how we can best support your application.

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