Physiotherapist / Occupational Therapist

Advancing Wellness at Home Initiative (AWHI Team) are looking for a Physiotherapist or an Occupational Therapist with an interest in Community Rehabilitation or Health of the Older Person.

AWHI is CCDHB’s Early Supported Discharge service for people who have been discharged from both Wellington and Kenepuru Hospitals.

We currently have 2 streams in AWHI, Medical / Health of the Older Person (including ACC Rehabilitation) and Stroke. In this role you will be predominantly working with patients in the Medical stream and will be based in the South Team at Ewart Building / Wellington Hospital.

Clinician’s in AWHI practice in an inter professional model to deliver reablement and promote self-management of health for the people we work with.

This a community based role that has an in-reach component, working in the hospital to identify patients who will benefit from the service.

We are actively looking for ways to increase experiences in our teams and there may be opportunities in the future for the person in this role to rotate through other Older Adult / Medical clinical settings.

Mō tō mātou rōpū About our team

You will be joining a friendly, fun and enthusiastic team from a mix of professional groups. The team is continuing to grow and there will be opportunities to innovate and develop the service.

The team is split over 2 bases; Ewart at Wellington Hospital site for the southern base and Kenepuru Hospital for the northern base.

The 2 parts of the team cover all of district's catchment area between them, Seatoun up to Peka Peka but each team member has an identified base.

We offer on-going professional development opportunities including profession specific training and inter-professional practice support.

You will also have access to professional support through the relevant professional leaders as well as clinical supervision.

Cultural professional supervision is available from Māori and Pacific Health teams.

Moū About you

We are looking for a Physiotherapist who has current registration / APC and has recent clinical experience working with people under general medicine / health of the older person or in a community setting.

The ideal candidate will have a minimum of 3 years’ experience and will hold a current NZ driver’s license. You will be able to demonstrate ability to build rapport with patient and whānau from all backgrounds and have a clear understanding of the health needs of our Māori and Pacific Island communities.

You will have a flexible approach to working in a high turnover, fast paced environment and have an understanding of inter professional practice.

If you are passionate about being the best you can be, thrive on working in a team setting and are ready to expand your practice further then we’d love to hear from you.

We strongly encourage applicants from all backgrounds with the right skills and experience who share our values to apply and would greatly value seeing more applicants from our Māori and Pacific Peoples communities.

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 :

Capitaland Coast

HuttValley

MentalHealth, 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

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