Senior Physiotherapist, Kidz First Child Development Team

Part Time 0.6FTE, Permanent Remuneration as per PSA Allied Health MECA guidelines (between DA2 – DB3)

• Flexible working, including working from home
• Professional development package – training & registration
• Supportive team environment
• Green list for Immigration Pathway to Residency

Kidz First Child Development Team (CDT) are looking for an enthusiastic, highly motivated and confident senior physiotherapist to join the team. The team is based at Kidz First Community Health in Manukau, South Auckland. You will be supported by a team of therapists, Clinical Leader, and a Team Leader. The team environment is fun, yet goal orientated with a strong focus on improving outcomes for children with disabilities in our community. Our team support a high Maaori and Pacifica population and would welcome applicants from these communities as well. In this role you will work with a paediatric population (0- 2 ½ years) in a transdisciplinary holistic manner. We work with children with a range of diagnoses including, but not limited to pre-term babies with additional developmental needs, cerebral palsy, global developmental delay, muscular atrophy, chromosomal abnormities and spina bifida. We also provide therapy for children with a neurodevelopmental diagnosis. The role is varied, and you will have the opportunity to support children with therapeutic interventions, orthotics and equipment prescription. The service involves predominantly home visits with some work in clinic settings, tele- health and opportunities to participate in group therapy sessions. You will work in partnership with the patient, whaanau and other healthcare providers (e.g Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapist, Speech Language therapist; social workers, dieticians & nurses) in order to assess, plan, deliver and evaluate outcomes of care. This role is challenging but always rewarding! About you: As the ideal candidate you will have:

• Interest in Paediatrics and desire to learn new skills within the paediatric setting
• Excellent handling/ facilitation skills
• Ability to build and maintain relationships with whaanua, peers, internal and external agencies
• Excellent clinical reasoning skills
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• The ability to work independently, but also as part of a wider team

Essential:

• New Zealand registered Physiotherapist with a current practising certificate
• Minimum of 5 years recent paediatric clinical experience
• Relevant clinical experience and knowledge of physiotherapy practice in neurological rehabilitation, preferably paediatric
• An understanding of health disability and illness issues and the services available
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Full, clean drivers licence

Job Number: CMH202514819 Applications Close: 10 February 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.