• 2 x Part time/Full time positions (32 to 40 hours per week)
• Fixed term for 12 months 
• Based at the Greenlane Clinical Centre

Starship Community provides interdisciplinary care and cultural support to children; young people, their families and whānau living within the Auckland DHB area. A part of the Starship Child Health directorate, our nursing; allied health and technical staff are responsible for delivering health care services to children; young people, and whānau in their home; school and community settings.

We are committed to delivering whānau-centered care that focuses on the health and wellbeing of children and their whānau. Getting to know our communities, working closely with them, removing inequities and barriers to health care for priority populations, are key drivers for us each day. 

We are looking for an experienced, motivated and dynamic physiotherapist to provide assessment and therapy to children and young people with developmental and disability needs as part of child development service. Children are seen for treatment in their homes, child care centers, school and other community settings such as providing hydrotherapy programs. We would especially like to hear from physiotherapists with experience working with children under 2 years.

We would love to hear from experienced physiotherapists with:
• NZ registration and a current APC
• An overriding passion for improving outcomes for children
• A clean and full NZ Drivers licence as this role will require travelling across the community 

In return we offer a comprehensive orientation programme, endless opportunities to extend your clinical skills as well as on-going mentoring and supervision. You will benefit from a range of training and development opportunities to support career growth and ensure you are constantly learning. As an employee of the Auckland DHB, there are a variety of work perk discounts and benefits to look forward to. Visit Our Benefits to learn more.

If you flourish in an environment where evidence-based practice, strengths in interdisciplinary practice, clinical reasoning, and decision making skills are highly valued – this may be the role for you.

To view a full position description, please click here. We hope you will explore this opportunity further by applying below. For more information, you can contact our recruitment consultant Honey Pillai, HPillai@adhb.govt.nz . If you are ready to apply today, please follow the links to submit your CV and cover letter with Job reference: ADHB13034 for Whau Locality and Job reference: ADHB13067 for Maungarei Locality.

Applications Close: 02 February 2022

Auckland DHB is committed to the application of the Children’s Act 2014 and its intent to improve the safety of all children. This position is a Children’s Worker as defined by the Act. 

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