Physiotherapist

Location:  Hutt Hospital

Contract: Permanent, Full time, (1 FTE Rostered and Rotating)

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, whānau-centred care, and excellence. 

About the Role 

Are you passionate about preventing avoidable admissions and supporting people to rehabilitate well at home?  In this role you will have the opportunity to support patients home early and provide their rehabilitation within their homes in the community as well as help them stay healthy and safely in the community.  This role relates closely to supporting hospital flow and therefore requires to be flexible and adaptable to the changing needs of the hospital with a can-do attitude to support discharges.

About the Team/Service Location 

The AWHI service is an early-supported –discharge service at Hutt Hospital that aims to support patients and their whānau at home immediately after admission to hospital. We offer three streams of rehabiliation, including rehabilitation post stroke, following an injury (under the Non-Acute Rehab contract) and with medically unwell older people presenting to ED or discharging from the Acute wards. 

The AWHI team has a range of professionals including Nursing, Social Work, Speech Language Therapy, Occupational Therapy, Allied Health Assistants and Physiotherapy. We also have access to specialist Doctors for consultation.

To maximise our efficiency, we work in an Inter-professional practice model. You will need to bring a holistic perspective and readiness to skill share.

About you 

We are committed to improving better health outcomes for Māori and Pacific whānau so you will bring a holistic approach to understanding people’s needs and your personal and professional commitment to health equity is a must.

You will also bring sound clinical skills, excellent time and case load management, great communication, and inter-personal skills, with at least 3 years work experience in the relevant field. 

Registration with the Physiotherapy Board of New Zealand and a valid annual practicing certificate. 

To enable us to offer a 7 day per week service, therapists in these roles will be rostered to work one weekend day per month with a rostered day off in the same fortnight.

Working at 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. 

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. We embrace diversity and welcome application from all people, including all gender identities, ages, ethnicities, sexual orientations, and disability. A workforce that is diverse and inclusive means that we are better positioned to understand and service our community. We are pro-equity health organisation, with a particular focus on Māori, Pacific Peoples, and the Disability Community. 

How to Apply 

To apply please click “apply now.” All applications must be submitted through our online careers’ portal by 11 January 2026. If you have any questions about the role, please contact Philip.Adamson@tewhatuora.govt.nz 

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