Physiotherapist AWHI

Mō tēnei tūranga mahi | About this role

Nau mai, haere mai ki Te Whatu Ora - Capital, Coast & Hutt Valley District

Location: Hutt Hospital

Service: Advancing Wellness at Home Initiative (AWHI)

Contract: Permanent, Full time

Salary: Step 3 - 8 on Allied Health scale 

Kōrero mō te tūranga - About the role

The AWHI service at Hutt Hospital aims to support clients and their whānau at home immediately after coming out of hospital.  We offer three streams, including rehabilitation post stroke, following an injury (under the Non-Acute Rehab contract) and with medically unwell older people presenting to ED or discharging from the Acute wards. 

Our team is expanding, and this means we have a position available for a Physiotherapist who is keen to help transform our health services in the community. 

In this role you will have the opportunity to work across all three different streams (stroke, Non-Acute rehab and medical). If you do not feel comfortable working in a particular area this can be accommodated, or we can support you to develop your skills where needed. 

Staff act as Keyworkers for a number of clients, and in the future, we - ll be extending our model so that we are reaching into inpatient wards, encouraging colleagues to transfer people into our care at the earliest opportunity.

Mō tō mātou rōpū - About our team

The AWHI team has a range of professionals including Nursing, Speech Language Therapy, Occupational Therapy, Allied Health Assistants and Physiotherapy. We also have access to specialist Doctors for consultation.

To maximise our efficiency, we are developing our Inter-professional practice approaches. You will need to bring a holistic perspective and readiness to cross-skill between our various disciplines. 

Moū - About you

We are committed to improving better health outcomes for Māori and Pacific whānau so you will bring a holistic approach to understanding people - s needs and your personal and professional commitment to health equity is a must. You will also bring sound clinical skills, excellent time and case load management, great communication, and inter-personal skills. 

You will find professional support from your Physiotherapy colleagues within the team and Professional Leader for Physiotherapy.

To enable us to offer a 7 day per week service, therapists in these roles will be rostered to work one weekend day per month with a rostered day off in the same fortnight.

E pā ana ki a tatou - About us

Here at Capital, Coast & Hutt Valley 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.

Capital, Coast & Hutt Valley District are pro-equity health organisation, with a particular focus on Māori, Pacific Peoples, and the Disability Community.

To find out more about us click on the following links:

Capital and Coast

Hutt Valley

Mental Health, Addiction and Intellectual Disability Service

Me pēhea te tuku tono - How to apply

Click the apply now button to send your application directly to us. For further information on this role please email recruitment@ccdhb.org.nz and indicate the job title and vacancy number in the subject line.

Ma tini, ma mano, ka rapa te whai

By joining together we will succeed