Advanced Physiotherapist - Haematology & Stem Cell Transplant

Location: Wellington & Multiple Locations across the district

Contract: Permanent, Part Time (0.8FTE / 32 hours per week)

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

Salary: As per PSA Allied, Public Health, Scientific & Technical MECA – Band B

We are seeking an energetic, motivated and experienced Advanced Physiotherapist to join the Allied Health Oncology team as we establish new services for people with complex haematological conditions and those undergoing stem cell transplant. 

Working alongside a dedicated multidisciplinary team, you will provide specialist physiotherapy care and clinical leadership within a growing service. You will play a key role in establishing physiotherapy clinical pathways ensuring patients and whānau receive high-quality, evidence-based care that supports optimal treatment outcomes and recovery. 

As an Advanced Physiotherapist, you will bring extensive experience across a range of clinical pathways, using your advanced clinical knowledge to inform service delivery and development. You will integrate evidence-based practice, clinical leadership, and quality improvement to help shape effective, person-directed models of care across the Central Region.

About the Team/Service Location

This role sits within the Allied Health Oncology team, part of the Community, Allied Health and Older Adults (CAHOA) group. Our friendly and collaborative team includes Social Workers, Psychologists, Dietitians, Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists and Speech-Language Therapists, who work alongside nursing and medical colleagues to support people receiving treatment for cancer and blood disorders.

The team primarily delivers outpatient and community-based services, while also providing specialist support to inpatient areas when required. We work closely with Te Rerenga Ora | Wellington Blood & Cancer Centre, Community ORA, outpatient services, NASC agencies, cancer NGOs and regional providers to ensure patients, whānau and caregivers experience coordinated and seamless support across services.

While this role is primarily based at Wellington Regional Hospital, the service reaches far beyond the hospital setting. As we continue to expand integrated and closer-to-home models of care, you will work flexibly across a range of environments, helping ensure patients can access specialist Allied Health support wherever it is needed most.

About you 

Our ideal candidate will have the following:

• Registration with the New Zealand Physiotherapy Board, with a current Annual Practicing Certificate
• A minimum of 5 years’ experience as a physiotherapist, ideally with the last two years specifically in oncology/haematology and/or a transplant setting
• An advanced understanding of haematology and transplant specific physiological processes and the ability to translate and teach their impact on deconditioning, rehabilitation and pre-habilitation
• Relevant accreditation in cancer rehabilitation (e.g. Pinc&Steel or similar), or a willingness to undertake this
• Current New Zealand Driver’s license, with ability to drive a manual and automatic car

If you are motivated by innovation, collaboration and the opportunity to make a meaningful difference in a highly specialised area of healthcare, we invite you to join us in building the future of stem cell transplant care.

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.

If you have any questions about the role, please 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.

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