Critical Care Physiotherapist

• Permanent, 80hours/fortnight, 1.0fte
• Working across a seven day service, hours include weekend work on a rostered basis
• As this is a Designated Physiotherapy role a minimum of 5 years clinical experience essential
  

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is firmly grounded in the principles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi and is dedicated to serving all New Zealanders. Through integration and collaboration, we're building a health system underpinned by partnership, equity, sustainability, whānau-centred care, and excellence.

About the Role

Here at Christchurch Hospital we are looking for an Advanced Professional Physiotherapist, with knowledge and experience in critical care, to join us in ICU as part of our Cardiorespiratory and Surgical cluster at Christchurch Hospital.

In this role you will provide safe and clinically effective patient assessment and intervention with demonstration of advanced knowledge and skills to support the critical care management of patients. You will be helping to develop the Physiotherapy service in ICU, whilst working alongside interdisciplinary staff and students.  As part of our Cardiorespiratory and Surgical Cluster, you will also work with patients across a range of clinical specialities such as Medical Respiratory, Cardiology, Cardiothoracics, General Surgical, and the Surgical Progressive Unit; and the wider physiotherapy service as required. This role will assist in developing the clinical capability of others and will provide clinical and/or professional supervision to staff and students. A key focus will be supporting the upskilling of staff for afterhours work.

You will be involved in quality improvement activities and creating and/or actively implementing evidence based practice. You will be expected to contribute the on-call roster.

In this role, you will be responsible for:

• Undertaking advanced professional assessments, completing appropriate interventions and providing advice or referring to other services;
• Training, supervising and mentoring interdisciplinary staff and students;
• Facilitating and leading service improvements.
  

About You

We are seeking a dedicated  Critical Care Physiotherapist to join the team in this designated advanced professional position. To be successful in this role you will demonstrate the following:

• A minimum of 5 years of clinical experience working in an acute hospital setting
• Demonstrated experience in critical care
• Demonstrated leadership abilities
• Cardiorespiratory, surgical, orthopaedic and/or spinal skills are advantageous
• Good understanding of the principles of adult education
• Experience in teaching/supervising, training and development of staff
• An ability to lead and contribute to interdisciplinary service development
• Knowledge of quality improvement principles and processes
• An ability to work unsupervised
• Competency with te ao Māori, tikanga, and te reo Māori or a commitment to starting your journey and taking ownership of your learning and growth 
• Excellent communication skills both verbally and written 

Working for Health New Zealand

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is 'the weaving of wellnesses'. We're dedicated to ensuring excellent healthcare for the people of Aotearoa/New Zealand. The Equity Work Programme at Health NZ focuses on helping everyone in the health system think about equity when they do their work. It also promotes the cultural change needed for the whole system to reach equity in health outcomes.

Our people are at the heart of everything we do. Health New Zealand are committed to being good employers and honouring our equal employment opportunity obligations.

Our commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion

We want to see the real you in your application and welcome the real you on board if you come and work with us. Skills are gained across many areas of our life, not just in formal employment. If you can demonstrate the skills listed in the ad, but the experience was gained through whānau life, community or mahi aroha (volunteering) we encourage you to apply and share your story with us in your cover letter.

We particularly welcome applications from our diverse Māori, Pacific, disabled, and rainbow communities.

How to Apply

To view the position description and/or apply for the role please click “apply now.” All applications must be submitted through our online careers portal before 11:59pm on Sunday 6th April. If you have any questions about the role, please contact Alex Jay at Alexandra.jay@tewhatuora.govt.nz