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Advanced Clinician Physiotherapist, Community Health Service

Wanted at Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora - Counties Manukau : Part-time

  • Location:

    Auckland , New Zealand

  • Closes:

    12/08/2024

  • Experience

    6 - 8 Years

Part Time 0.9 FTE, Permanent

Remuneration as per PSA Allied Health MECA guidelines (between DB2 - DC3)

We have a great opportunity available to an experienced Physiotherapist!

Our shared vision is to work in partnership with our communities to improve the health status of all, with particular emphasis on Maaori, Pacific people, and other populations with health disparities.

We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced physiotherapist to join the Community Health Service as an Advanced Clinician. This role will provide clinical leadership across the community-based physiotherapy team and will focus on enhancing the health outcomes for clients and whanau by ensuring high quality care is provided.

In this role you will:

  • Apply advanced knowledge, skills and clinical reasoning when providing specialist intervention
  • Coordinate, facilitate and model interdisciplinary practice based on a reablement philosophy
  • Provide specialist consultation and clinical teaching based on contemporary best-practice
  • Provide clinical leadership to the physiotherapists through clinical research, audit and evaluation of services and client outcomes
  • Support the development of Community Health Service by providing specialist advice and input into policy, planning, and resources

This is an excellent career development opportunity for an experienced physiotherapist with a passion for clinical leadership, workforce development and innovative service design. The successful candidate will work in conjunction with Allied Health Team Leaders and Advanced Clinicians from other disciplines to ensure high quality, evidence-based practice throughout the Community Health Service. The role will support the development of an interdisciplinary workforce delivering care within a restorative approach.

Being part of the Counties Manukau Community Health Service, you will enjoy great opportunities for professional development and the support of other Allied Health leaders from across the service, plus flexible working arrangements.

Essential:

  • NZ Physiotherapy Registration
  • A minimum of 6 years post-graduate experience within a similar health setting
  • Proven record of clinical leadership, critical thinking, and service development
  • Full, drivers licence

Desirable:

  • Active involvement in relevant professional organisations
  • Research and audit experience
  • Knowledge of quality improvement principles and processes

Apply online at www.countieshealthjobs.com or to view the job description, please click here.

For more information, please contact Amy Lin in the Recruitment Centre at 021 1997398 or amy.lin@middlemore.co.nz.

Applications close: 12 August 2024

Position number: CMH202413605

 
 
At Counties Manukau Health people and their lives matter to us. We are a values based and inclusive organisation that is committed to delivering the best health outcomes for our community. To help us achieve this we need a workforce that reflects the population we serve. We strongly encourage applications from all backgrounds who share our values and have a passion to work in our community and would greatly value seeing applicants from our Maaori and Pacific communities. We are also committed to our Disability Strategy, which focuses on people with disabilities; they are our patients, whaanau, community and our staff - all carefully considered in our action plan. Together we will improve the accessibility needs for everyone who has a disability. Our values are Valuing Everyone- Whakawhanaungatanga , Kind –Manaakitanga, Together –Kotahitanga, Excellent- Rangatiratanga. If these are your values too, then join us today.