Lead. Inspire. Innovate. Make a Difference.
Are you an experienced Physiotherapist with a passion for clinical excellence, leadership, and growing high-performing teams? We are looking for an exceptional Clinical Lead Physiotherapy to champion our physiotherapy service and work as part of a collaborative interdisciplinary leadership team. It's an opportunity to influence service development, support a talented team of physiotherapists, and help shape the future of rehabilitation services.
Te Whiwhinga Mahi/The Opportunity
As our Clinical Lead Physiotherapy, you will:
- Lead and coordinate a skilled team of Physiotherapists
- Manage referrals, workloads, and service capacity
- Provide clinical leadership, supervision, and mentorship
- Support recruitment, professional development, and performance growth
- Drive innovation, research, and service development initiatives
- Collaborate with ACC, Health NZ, and other key stakeholders
- Champion quality improvement and evidence-based practice across the service
Ka whiwhi koe i te aha/What you will get in return
- A friendly team focussed working environment
- Competitive remuneration dependent on experience
- A commitment to providing continuing professional development
- Reimbursement of APC
Ko wai koe/About You
You are an experienced Physiotherapist who is passionate about delivering high-quality rehabilitation services and supporting others to thrive.
Mau - You will:
- Be committed to working within the mission and vision of the Trust
- Have a strong commitment to actively work within the uara of the Trust:
- Kauanuanutia We are respectful
- Kotahitaka We are inclusive
- Tika me te Pono We do it right
- Bring significant experience working as a Physiotherapist within an interdisciplinary neurological rehabilitation setting
- Have experience supervising Physiotherapists
- Demonstrate strong problem-solving, planning, and conflict-resolution skills
- Possess excellent communication and relationship-building abilities
- Display high emotional intelligence, resilience, and professionalism
- Have a commitment to Te Tiriti o Waitangi and culturally responsive practice
- Be registered with the Physiotherapy Board of New Zealand
Mo tatou/About us
We are an independent, charitable organisation driven to help our clients achieve independence, inclusion, and quality of life after a brain, spinal cord or complex injury. Through a full continuum of assessment, rehabilitation and support services, delivered when and where they're needed, our highly skilled interdisciplinary teamwork with our clients and their families/whanau to develop individualised strategies that equip them to achieve their goals.
We:
- Welcome Tangata Moana, Tangata Tiriti, Tangata Haumi and Mana Whenua
- Welcome people with a disability
- Welcome neurodiverse people
- Welcome people from the Rainbow community; we have taken the Pride Pledge and are members of the Safe Spaces Alliance
- Are carer friendly and accredited with CareWise
- Are breastfeeding friendly and accredited with CanBreastFeed
Don't miss this opportunity to work with a skilled team, great clients and in a supportive and flexible working environment.
To view the position description go to: https://careers.lfbit.co.nz
For more information, please contact Pat Hopkins, Clinical Manager Rehabilitation: [email protected] / 021 774 763.
