Job Description
Mō tēnei tūranga mahi | About this role
- Part time, permanent role 16 hours per week (0.4FTE)
- Working across the specialty areas of oncology/haematology and gastroenterology
- Working within the Medical Specialities and Neurosciences Team at Christchurch Hospital
- Registration with the NZ Physiotherapy Board and an Annual Practicing Certificate is essential
Mō te tūnga | About the Role
Here at Christchurch Hospital we are looking for an experienced Physiotherapist to join our Medical Specialties and Neurosciences team working across Oncology/Haematology and Gastroenterology.
Our wider team work collaboratively together to assess and manage a wide range of presentations across the specialties of Neurology, Neurosurgery, General Medicine, Acute Assessment, Acute Stroke, Vascular, Cardiology and Nephrology.
You will be actively involved in the education and training of 4th year undergraduate students and our junior rotational staff. You will need to be enthusiastic and confident in your clinical practice and have a collaborative communication style.
You will be required to be contribute to the weekend and on-call rosters.
Ko wai koe | About You
In this role, you will be responsible for:
- Undertaking expert assessments, completing appropriate interventions and providing advice or referring to other services;
- Supervising and mentoring rotational staff and final year physiotherapy students;
- Helping to facilitate service improvements.
Ngā pūkenga me ngā wheako | Skills and Experience
- Previous experience in oncology/haematology and advantage
- A broad range of experience, ideally including, respiratory, neurology and general medicine;
- The ability to work collaboratively across the multi-disciplinary team;
- Enthusiastic and confident in sharing your knowledge across your discipline;
- A working knowledge of quality improvement processes.
Mō mātou | About Us
- Ko ngā tāngata, te mātua mahi - Putting people at the heart of all we do -
Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora, leads the day-to-day running of our health system across New Zealand, with functions delivered at local, district, regional and national levels. It weaves the functions of the 20 former District Health Boards into its regional divisions and district offices, ensuring continuity of services in the health system.
Here in Waitaha, Canterbury we deliver health services to the almost 600,000 people that live in the Canterbury region. We are committed to Te Tiriti o Waitangi and its principles by ensuring our partnership with Māori are at the forefront of all our conversations.
Ngā hua | Benefits of working at Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora
When you work at Health New Zealand, you are part of a wider whānau that will support you along your career journey. We offer great professional development and learning opportunities for all staff. We are always improving our facilities across all campuses and have access to amazing kaimahi/staff discounts from select retailers, restaurants and businesses.
Tono ināianei | Apply Now
Only applications submitted via our career site will be accepted, therefore apply directly on our career site here. For additional information about this role please contact Alex Jay, Recruitment Partner on alexandra.jay@tewhatuora.govt.nz
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