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Location: Wairarapa Hospital

Service: Physiotherapy Service

Contract: Fixed Term Full time

Salary: As per PSA Allied Meca, & dependant on experience

Vacancy Ref #6582902

Kōrero mō te tūranga - About the role

If you are an experienced Physiotherapy looking to continue your career in health in a place where you can make a difference to your community, and you are looking for a great lifestyle, come and live in the Wairarapa!

Moū - About you

We are looking for an enthusiastic, New Zealand registered Physiotherapist with solid experience across adult and paediatric general health settings to join our Physiotherapy and allied health team based at Wairarapa Hospital, Masterton. We need a clinician with flexibility and enthusiasm, who thrives in a team environment, and is focused on delivering the best possible clinical care for clients.

E pā ana ki a tatou - About us

If you have a passion for working with clients to maximise care across a range of clinical areas (acute medical, rehabilitation and paediatrics) in a secondary hospital setting this is the role you have been waiting for. Our Physio team is a small, dynamic team that is well supported by the allied health and multidisciplinary teams and has close links with regional and national Physio networks. The Physiotherapist is an integral part of multidisciplinary team function and in this role you will be working closely with the clinical team to assess and manage acute presentations and longstanding impairments, contribute to discharge planning and provide ongoing intervention to support people to remain as functional as possible in their homes and communities.

This is a fixed term 1 year, full time position working 80 hours per fortnight (1.0 FTE) the reason for the fixed term is provide cover for another employee on leave.

• New Zealand Registered Physiotherapist with current annual practicing certificate.
• Minimum of 3 years clinical practice, including experience across musculoskeletal, cardiorespiratory and neurological settings.

• A current driver's licence, ability to drive a manual and automatic car (required for roles based in the community or where the role may be required to work across multiple sites).

Here at Wairarapa District we embrace diversity and welcome applications from all people, including all gender identities, ages, ethnicities, sexual orientations, disability and religions. A workforce that is diverse and inclusive means that we are better positioned to understand and serve our community.

For more information please contact Linda Tatton Team Leader physiotherapy on 027 685 4645.

Closing date: Open until successful applicant appointed

Me pēhea te tuku tono - How to apply

To apply for this role, please visit https://tewhatuora-wairarapa-careers.co.nz/Career-opportunities-K-whiringa-t-ranga/ where you can also obtain a copy of the job description for this role.