Our Palmerston North clinic is seeking a motivated and skilled Physiotherapist, Occupational Therapist or Registered Nurse to join our growing multidisciplinary team. This is a key role with a strong focus on vocational rehabilitation, injury management and ACC contract delivery, alongside hands-on clinical work in community and private practice settings.

Palmerston North is a city that surprises you, in a good way! It’s an easy city to live in with short commutes, no traffic dramas, and everything you need close by. You get the perks of a city without the big city stress, which makes work life balance actually achievable. This is a permanent full-time role offering a diverse client range where you will work on a variety of cases and rehabilitation programmes. 

Main responsibilities:  

• Develop / implement in-clinic and community rehabilitation programmes
• Liaise with allied health team members
• Create patient reports on client abilities, goals and best practice intervention
• Utilise diary management software 

Why Palmerston North?

• Great parks, river walks and cycle paths for getting outdoors
• A solid café and brunch scene (locals take coffee seriously)
• Easy access to tramping, beaches, and weekend road trips
• A friendly, down-to-earth community where it’s easy to settle in
• Palmy has a youthful, open feel and a real sense of community.

The benefits of working with us:

• Market competitive salary – we are committed to ensuring that our teams feel valued 
• Monthly bonus scheme aimed at enhancing your earnings
• Relocation allowance if you move to Cromwell for the role
• Annual budget set aside for professional development / study
• Re-imbursement of professional registration / APC fees (may be pro-rated for part-times hours)
• We have development pathways designed to steer you towards the leadership space
• Active manager feedback and clinical mentorship aimed at growth and excellence
• Great team culture with regular social events, weekly treats, award schemes
• Well-being initiatives: annual eye exam, flu vaccination, access to the full scope of EAP services 

Provision of enhanced AI tools aimed at boosting your performance:

Habit is proud to have introduced Heidi notes for all its clinicians to ensure they have access to the best possible tools to help them excel. Heidi is an AI medical scribe that automates clinical documentation and decreases administrative work. This enables you to focus on clinical care and excellence. In turn, you will be better equipped to make best use of our uncapped incentive programme that enables clinicians to earn an extra performance bonus every single month!  

The ideal candidate:

• Must have NZ Physio registration and current APC
• Experience with ACC contracts, pain management, Training for independence is desirable  
• Full NZ Driver’s license for community rehabilitation
• Excellent communication skills – you will be meeting new and varied people every day!

Palmerston North is a place where health professionals are valued — your work genuinely makes a difference, and you’re not just another number. If you’re after good work, good people, and a city that’s easy to call home, Palmerston North could be a great fit with our clinic close to the hospital, coffee shop and town.

If you think you have the experience and can-do attitude to make it even bigger with an organisation that rewards your worth, click APPLY.

For a copy of the position description, please click 'Apply' which will take you through to our Careers website and will activate this link. 

Please refer to job no 2318 in your cover letter when applying for this role. 
If you have any questions, email HR@Habit.co.nz

Confidentiality is assured.

Habit Health is an equal opportunity employer, dedicated to diversity hiring and providing a safe space to people of all cultures, languages, experiences and backgrounds.