Senior or Advanced Clinician Physiotherapist - Cardio-Respiratory, Respiratory Medicine

Permanent, part time 0.9FTE

Remuneration as per PSA Allied Health MECA guidelines

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:

We are seeking a dedicated and experienced physiotherapist with an interest in cardio-respiratory physiotherapy to join our dynamic team. This is an exciting opportunity to enhance your knowledge and skills while contributing to our established research culture within the Respiratory Outpatient Service. Post-graduate education is actively encouraged and supported, alongside opportunities for research, student and peer supervision.

You will work as part of an interdisciplinary team providing respiratory care to youth and adults with a range of conditions, including asthma, bronchiectasis, and COPD. Additionally, respiratory physiotherapy is offered across various health environments for youth and adults with neuro-muscular conditions. There are also opportunities to contribute to other interdisciplinary clinics and services, including pulmonary rehabilitation, and clinics for people with disordered breathing clinics, as well as complex case clinics. These services are provided across multiple sites within the Counties Manukau catchment area, including the community.

Our innovative teams focus on delivering better, faster, and more accessible care for patients with respiratory conditions, while also supporting broader cardio-respiratory physiotherapy services. The team includes senior physiotherapists, advanced physiotherapy practitioners, nurse manager, and respiratory nurses, respiratory consultants, and physiotherapy assistants. The wider network of care providers includes community stakeholders, non-profit organisations, and tertiary care providers.

Essential:

• New Zealand Registered Physiotherapist with current APC
• A minimum of 5 years experience as a physiotherapist for senior clinician or a minimum of 6 years experience as a physiotherapist for advanced clinician
• A minimum 6 - 9 months experience in cardio-respiratory physiotherapy
• Full, clean driver’s licence

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 meet the needs of our community. We welcome applications from our diverse Maori, Pacific, disabled, and rainbow communities.

How to apply

To apply please click 'apply now'. All applications must be submitted through our online careers portal. To view the job description for senior clinician, please click here or to view the job description for advanced clinician, please click here.

If you have further questions, please contact Amy Lin in the Recruitment Centre on 09 276 0044 ext 58680 or amy.lin@middlemore.co.nz.

Job Number: CMH202515157

Applications Close: 19 May 2025

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.