Hand Therapist
Hand Therapist registered or associate
Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is firmly grounded in the principles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi and is dedicated to serving all New Zealanders. Through integration and collaboration, we're building a health system underpinned by partnership, equity, sustainability, whanau-centred care, and excellence.
About the role
We are looking for an experienced hand therapist, preferably with experience in providing care to clients with traumatic upper limb conditions.
About the Team/Service/ Location
You will be based at the Meade Clinical Centre located on the Waikato Hospital campus, with the potential for visits to our rural hospitals in order to provide clinical input. Our organisation is a tertiary hospital trauma service, and as such has a wide range of complex injuries coming through our doors.We enjoy close proximity and working relationships with the plastics and orthopaedic surgeons and are looking for someone who understands the value of collaborative working.
About you- Registration and current annual practicing certificate (or in the process of obtaining) with either Te Poari Whakaora Ngangahau o Aotearoa or Te Poari Tiaki Tinana o Aotearoa (the Occupational Therapy Board of New Zealand or the Physiotherapy Board of New Zealand).
- Ideally, the applicant will also be a Registered or Associate Member of Hand Therapy New Zealand.
- An ability to live and lead the Waikato District values of Whakamana (Give and earn respect), Whakarongo (Listen to me; talk to me), Mauri Pai (Fair Play), Whakapakari (Growing the good), Kotahitanga (Stronger Together).
- A commitment to achieving excellent clinical and business outcomes based on quality service delivery and outstanding and empathetic patients care.
- A sound grounding in upper limb anatomy, from finger-tip to cervical spine
- Experience supervising student and junior practitioners, preferred but not essential
- An ability to work autonomously completing comprehensive clinical assessments, as well as use adult teaching principles to engage health consumers.
- A strong team focus, and excellent communication and inter-personal skills.
- A full clean New Zealand drivers license.
- Competency with te ao Maori, tikanga, and te reo Maori or a commitment to starting your journey and taking ownership of your learning and growth
- Experience in upholding Te Tiriti principals and frameworks, and the application of Matauranga Maori and Kaupapa Maori approaches, particularly as they apply in healthcare settings.
Working for Health New Zealand
Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is ‘the weaving of wellness'. We're dedicated to ensuring excellent healthcare for the people of Aotearoa/New Zealand. The Equity Work Programme at Health NZ focuses on helping everyone in the health system think about equity when they do their work.It also promotes the cultural change needed for the whole system to reach equity in health outcomes.
Our people are at the heart of everything we do. Health New Zealand are committed to being good employers and honouring our equal employment opportunity obligations.
Our commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion- We want to see the real you in your application and welcome the real you on board if you come and work with us. Skills are gained across many areas of our life, not just in formal employment. If you can demonstrate the skills listed in the ad, but the experience was gained through whanau life, community or mahi aroha (volunteering) we encourage you to apply and share your story with us in your cover letter.
- We particularly welcome applications from our diverse Maori, Pacific, disabled, and rainbow communities.
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How to Apply
Please click ‘Apply online' or apply via our Waikato Careers Website by clicking here All applications must be submitted through our online careers portal before 11:59pm on 8 April 2025. If you have any questions about the role, please contact Elisa Travailleur at Elisa.travailleur@TeWhatuOra.govt.nz.