Professional Leader - Physiotherapy

Otago

• Salary - $114,000 - $119,000 pro-rata and Kiwisaver
• Permanent, part-time 0.60 FTE, 24 hours per week
• Join our values led organisation where we focus on your career development

Mō te tūranga - About the role

Do you have a passion for physiotherapy practice, possess leadership qualities and are looking to further develop your career and add some diversity to your role? then this could be your opportunity!

• You will be accountable for district-wide, physiotherapy professional leadership
• You will lead excellence in professional governance, quality practice and professional conduct, contributing to new models of care and workforce planning/development for your profession
• You will empower the physiotherapists to deliver contemporary evidence-based health and disability services; provide equity of health provision for Māori; improve and promote health of the population; investigate and report on health-related issues to achieve positive health outcomes
• You will provide advice to and collaborate with the Directors of Allied Health and operational management partners to promote efficiency, productivity, and patient safety

Professional Leaders are to provide the following for their relevant discipline:

• Strategic thinking to enable innovation and creativity in your profession
• Optimise interprofessional models of care
• Enable intersectoral collaboration and/or clinical partnerships
• Oversee the credentialling of profession-specific workforce to ensure that competencies are maintained in accordance with relevant legislation
• Advise and consult on profession-specific workforce development, skill mix and career pathways
• Establish opportunities for participation and leadership experience for specific discipline experts

View position description

You will be a self-motivated person with effective communication skills to a wide range of stakeholders. You will have commitment to and enthusiasm for your profession, excellent group facilitation skills and a history of a collaborative team approach.

You must be a New Zealand registered physiotherapist and be a member of your national professional body. It is essential that you have advanced practitioner level experience.

This position will involve some travel throughout the district it is therefore essential that you have a full, clean driver's licence.

We take pride in supporting our staff to grow. We enable ongoing professional development including regular team in-services, staff mentoring and peer review, a comprehensive on-call competency training framework, and access to course and conference funding.

We work closely with the University of Otago's School of Physiotherapy and support student education throughout clinical placements. Our team is also developing and implementing simulation training resources and programmes to enhance educational opportunities for our staff and students.

Check outhttps://southernhealthcareers.nz/ for what we can offer you and your whanau.

Painga - Benefits

• Continuous support for career development
• Short work commutes
• Subsidised gym membership and discounted health insurance
• Access to staff fitness facilities and banking offers
• Access to a range of retail discounts and Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
• Access to discounted staff holiday accommodation in Te Anau and Central Otago
• Access to a range of retail, childcare and entertainment discounts

Mō mātou - About us

Health New Zealand - Te Whatu Ora - Southern has the largest geographical coverage of all the New Zealand regions, providing services to 350,000 people in diverse communities. We take pride in all the services we provide, and our aim is to improve, promote and protect the health of our region. We believe that our dedicated and passionate staff are a significant driving force behind the achievement of these standards, and we need more like-minded people to help us continue providing for our community.

Utu whānui - Salary range

This role belongs to the PSA/DHBs Allied, Public Health and Technical Multi-Employer Collective Agreement and falls between $114,000 p.a and $119,000 pro rata of the Degree-Based Allied, Public Health and Technical scale.

Rā mōnehu - Closing date: Friday, 23 August 2024.

Due to the fast-paced nature of what we do, our vacancy close dates may be subject to change. Don't delay, make sure you apply as soon as possible.

Tono ināianei - Apply now

For further information please contact Katie Procter Recruitment Advisor, all conversations will be confidential in nature katie.procter@southerndhb.govt.nz

Pre-employment checks

In the interests of protecting our people and our patients, all appointments will be subject to the following:

• Occupational health assessment
• Police vetting/Ministry of Justice safety checks
• Serious misconduct checks (previous Public Service departments and statutory Crown entities only)

To apply

We only accept online applications. Please apply via our website: https://careers.southernhealth.nz/