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Rehabilitation Physician , Intermediary Services

  • Auckland
  • Full time
  • Healthcare
  • Posted 2 days ago
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Job Description

Mō tēnei tūranga mahi | About this role

  • Specialist Medial Officer – Rehabilitation Physician, Auckland Spinal Rehabilitation Unit / Adult Rehabilitation:  Permanent Fulltime 
  • Auckland Spinal Rehabilitation Unit (ASRU) is a highly regarded supra-regional facility specializing in comprehensive spinal injury rehabilitation
  • This role offers CME + more.  
Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is firmly grounded in the principles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi and is committed to building a health system that serves all New Zealanders.

About the Role

The Adult Rehabilitation and Health of Older People division within the Counties Manukau District is committed to a strong clinical-managerial partnership that ensures effectiveness and drives service development.  

The Auckland Spinal Rehabilitation service is a supra-regional service supporting individuals residing in the 8 upper North Island districts of Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora. Adult. Our team provides specialist clinical consultancy and professional support to individuals across their rehabilitation journey. This spans acute, sub-acute inpatient, and outpatient rehabilitation including outreach services as well.

In addition, this role will contribute to Adult rehabilitation services weekly. The Adult Rehabilitation service is based at Middlemore and provides rehabilitation to Stroke, Amputee, and general rehab for those under-65 years.

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About the Team/Service/ Location

We are looking for a Rehabilitation Consultant (1.0FTE) to join our dedicated multi-disciplinary team on a permanent basis. The successful candidate will also contribute to on call rosters for the Auckland Spinal service and routinely support SMO leave cover with Adult Rehabilitation services at Middlemore Hospital and Auckland Spinal Rehabilitation service as required.

About you

As a Rehabilitation Physician working across our rehabilitation services, you will need:

  • Eligible for registration with the Medical Council or New Zealand (www.mcnz.org.nz)
  • AFRM specialist medical qualification in Rehabilitation Medicine
  • Experience in Spinal and Adult / Stroke rehabilitation preferred
  • Highly developed interpersonal and communication skills
  • Highly flexible and holistic approach to caseload management
  • Excellent awareness of Ti Tiriti and equity of access principles to support service delivery


Working at Health New Zealand

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is dedicated to ensuring excellent healthcare for the people of New Zealand. We embrace a workforce that is diverse and inclusive so that we are better positioned to understand and service our community. We welcome applications from our diverse Māori, Pacific, disabled, and rainbow communities.  

How to Apply

To apply please click “apply now.”  All applications must be submitted through our online careers’ portal by 19 June, 2025 . If you have any questions about the role, please contact Barbara.ridgway@middlemore.co.nz

We will review applications as received and may proceed with the recruitment process, before the closing date of this advert. 

At Counties Manukau Health people and their lives matter to us. We are a values based and inclusive organisation that is committed to delivering the best health outcomes for our community. To help us achieve this we need a workforce that reflects the population we serve. We strongly encourage applications from all backgrounds who share our values and have a passion to work in our community and would greatly value seeing applicants from our Maaori and Pacific communities. We are also committed to our Disability Strategy, which focuses on people with disabilities; they are our patients, whaanau, community and our staff - all carefully considered in our action plan. Together we will improve the accessibility needs for everyone who has a disability. Our values are Valuing Everyone- Whakawhanaungatanga , Kind –Manaakitanga, Together –Kotahitanga, Excellent- Rangatiratanga. If these are your values too, then join us today.