Cardio-Respiratory Physiotherapist, Respiratory Medicine

# Cardio-Respiratory Physiotherapist, Respiratory Medicine at Health New Zealand - Te Whatu Ora Counties Manukau, Auckland## Mō tēnei tūranga mahi | About this role**Full Time**, **Permanent role****Remuneration as per PSA Allied Health MECA guidelines**We have an exciting opportunity available for an enthusiastic and experienced Physiotherapist, with an interest in Cardio-Respiratory Physiotherapy to join our experienced and growing team.The successful candidate will join a well-established and dynamic team which includes a Team Lead Cardio-Respiratory Physiotherapist, Nurse Manager, Physiotherapists including Physiotherapy Advanced Clinicians, Practitioners and assistants, Respiratory Nurses, and Respiratory Consultants. The wider team includes other care providers including community stakeholders, non-profit organisations and tertiary care providers. The Physiotherapy team primarily provide respiratory care to youth and adults with respiratory conditions including COPD, asthma, breathing pattern disorders and bronchiectasis, as well as people with concurrent health conditions including neuro-muscular weakness. These Physiotherapy services are provided through pulmonary rehabilitation, outpatient physiotherapy as well as interdisciplinary clinics across multiple clinic sites, including the community. In addition to weekday physiotherapy service provision, the successful candidate will contribute to the acute on-call and weekend roster for inpatient Cardio-Respiratory Physiotherapy. Credentialing and up-skilling are available.These innovative teams work to provide better, sooner and more convenient care for people with health concerns resident in the Counties Manukau region. The post holder will work within Physiotherapy and Respiratory Medicine teams and have the potential to shape service provision in this evolving and fulfilling practice area. Post-graduate education and research is actively supported.To be successful in this role, you will need to have at least 12 months of cardio-respiratory experience, excellent communication skills and the ability to build relationships with patients and their families, and other members of the health team. **Essential:*** New Zealand Registered Physiotherapist with current APC* Full, clean drivers licence* Minimum 12 months experience in Cardio-Respiratory Physiotherapy**Desirable:*** Minimum 3 years experience as a Physiotherapist**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 Maaori, 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 23 July 2026. To view the job description, please click here.For more information, please contact Michelle on [email protected] or Amy on [email protected] will review applications as received and may proceed with the recruitment process, before the closing date of this advert.*At Counties Manukau Health people and their lives matter to us. We are a values based and inclusive organisation that is committed to delivering the best health outcomes for our community. To help us achieve this we need a workforce that reflects the population we serve. We strongly encourage applications from all backgrounds who share our values and have a passion to work in our community and would greatly value seeing applicants from our Maaori and Pacific communities. We are also committed to our Disability Strategy, which focuses on people with disabilities; they are our patients, whaanau, community and our staff - all carefully considered in our action plan. Together we will improve the accessibility needs for everyone who has a disability. Our values are Valuing Everyone- Whakawhanaungatanga , Kind Manaakitanga, Together Kotahitanga, Excellent- Rangatiratanga. If these are your values too, then join us today.*## Ngā taipitopito tūranga mahi | Job details| | || --- | --- || Employer: | Health New Zealand - Te Whatu Ora Counties Manukau || Location: | Auckland || Position type: | Permanent Full time || Category: | Health || Date listed: | 01-Jul-2026 || Salary range: | N/A || Closing date: | 23-Jul-2026 || Reference: | CMH202616808 || Attachment: | No File Attached || File links: | || Website: | https://www.countiesmanukau.health.nz/ | #J-18808-Ljbffr