Physiotherapist - Child Development Service

• Permanent part time 0.5FTE (20 hours per week) 
• Hours of work are between Monday - Friday 0800 -1630
• Based at Montreal House, with travel within Canterbury

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

The Child Development Service (CDS) are a community based team of health professionals who are passionate about improving the health outcomes of children with developmental delays or disabilities. We work collaboratively with families / whānau and other services to support their goals and reach their potential. Our team of Allied Health Professionals work with children in their homes, early childhood centres and at our own clinics in Christchurch Central City. Our service covers Kaikoura to Rangitata.

We currently have an exciting opportunity for a NZ registered Physiotherapist to join our multidisciplinary team on a permanent part-time [0.5FTE] basis. The role is based at Montreal House and involves caring for our patients in the community, so travel within Canterbury is required.

The hours associated with this role are between Monday to Friday 8am to 4.30pm. 

In this role, you will be responsible for:

• Undertaking assessments, completing appropriate interventions and providing advice or referring to other services;
• Actively engaging the child and their family/whānau in all aspects of intervention;
• Helping to facilitate service improvements and participating in quality improvement initiatives.

About You

We are seeking an experienced Physiotherapist to join the team in this permanent part time position. To be successful in the role you will demonstrate the following skills and experience:

• The ability to be flexible and adaptable to manage a varying case load;
• Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to build and foster trusted relationships with clients, their family/whānau, and external service providers;
• Current NZ Registration with the Physiotherapy Board and current Annual Practicing Certificate;
• 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 
• Enable accreditation as well as experience within child development is advantageous;
• A current full driver’s license.

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.

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” on our careers page. All applications must be submitted through our online careers portal before 11:59pm on Tuesday 9th September. If you have any questions about the role, please contact Alex Jay at Alexandra.jay@tewhatuora.govt.nz