Job Description - Physiotherapist - Thames (THA00364)
Physiotherapist - Thames
Job Number Job Number : THA00364
Where you'll be working: Thames Hospital
The details: Permanent Full time – 80 hours per fortnight
Are you looking for a role where your passion for patient centred care can make a positive difference to patients? Would you relish the challenge to work within a smaller, rural physiotherapy team covering a wide variety of physiotherapy specialties across an inpatient, outpatient and community setting? Te whiwhinga mahi | The Opportunity An opportunity has arisen to join our Thames based physiotherapy team who cover inpatients, outpatients, and community. The position is ideal for a physiotherapist who is keen to advance their career with the support and enthusiasm of a close knit team. The role requires the successful application to be adaptive to change, resourceful and flexible to service needs, and to have a genuine passion for working with patients and their whanau on their health journey.
Click here to view the position description. (Please note position descriptions can only be viewed on the Te Whatu Ora, Waikato website.) Skills and experience you'll need to be considered for the role:
NZ physiotherapy registration, and a current annual practising certificate. Current valid full New Zealand drivers licence. You will have a passion for learning, be adaptable to change, and be eager to gain clinical experience across a variety of clinical areas. The ability to work autonomously and collaboratively as part of the physiotherapy and wider multi-disciplinary team across a variety of environments. Excellent communication skills in order to effectively liaise with patients, their whanau, and other health care professionals. 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.
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. To discover more about our stunning area, please click here .
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. He whare Manawanui, He whare Koronga | A committed workspace, a workspace with purpose We are committed to promoting inclusion and making sure all colleagues feel they belong. We encourage new colleagues from a diverse range of backgrounds to apply. As an employer, we aim to create a workplace where differences are valued and colleagues treat one another with dignity and respect. Greater diversity within our Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora family improves positive outcomes for the people and communities we serve. 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 – ******
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