Staff Grade Community Physiotherapist

Staff Grade Physiotherapist Community Physiotherapy,

Full time (Part-time considered) 1.0 FTE - Permanent (80 hours per fortnight, Monday-Friday)

Allied Health Community Team

Specialty Medicine & Health of Older People

Health New Zealand Waitematā

Advance your physiotherapy career in an engaging, flexible, and supportive learning environment

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

As a physiotherapist working in the Community Physiotherapy team you will work with patients who have presented with a wide variety of conditions that require assessment for rehabilitation, equipment provision advice and education for long term self-management.

You will work closely with the other members of a multi-disciplinary team, including physiotherapists, occupational therapists, social workers, dietetics, speech and language therapists and allied health assistants to support our patients and whānau with their safety and independence at home, building confidence in self-management, achieving their goals and optimising their quality of life . You will help develop strong links across the community teams and acute teams, building relationships with external agencies to ensure a high quality of service is provided to our patients and whānau.

Our patients are adults over 16 years old who often present with an array of conditions including but not limited to orthopaedic, neurological and general medical conditions. You will join an established team providing high quality assessments and interventions, through a patient-centred approach.

About the Team/Service/ Location

Our community physiotherapy service has three main bases which are located within our Waitematā catchment area on the North Shore, Rodney and West Auckland. Whilst our clinicians/therapists work across boundaries to ensure equitable care delivery, the main home base for this role may be open to discussion for the right candidate. Staff are provided with a mobile phone and an iPad to support mobile working to be as efficient and effective as possible. We can offer flexibility around working hours and opportunity to work some hours from home once well-established within the team.

About you

Waitematā is looking for an experienced Physiotherapist who is passionate about rehabilitation and care for those in need in our community and who is excited to work in the community setting. This is a great opportunity to be a part of our friendly and experienced Community Team.

• New Zealand registered Physiotherapist

• 2+ years of clinical experience: recent experience within a general medicine/rehabilitation hospital setting, experience working with older frail adults, preferably experience working in the community setting

• Have strong clinical assessment and treatment skills with diverse physiotherapy knowledge

• Ability to lead, support and mentor/supervise students

• Work well across site, community physio and MDT teams and committed to delivering high quality and evidence based care to ensure a patient centred approach to their practice.

• Great communication and organisational skills
• Experience with student supervision
• Drivers licence

Within this role you will receive:

• Support and development of your personal and professional goals
• Support and mentoring from your experienced colleagues and senior clinicians
• Education to support clinical development and supervision
• Regular professional supervision from experienced clinicians
• Opportunities to contribute to service delivery and quality improvement projects

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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 11th January 2026

If you have any questions about the role, please contact:

Ashley Simmons, Physiotherapy Clinical Leader,

Sarah Shaw, Allied Health Team Manager,

or Lissa Crook

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