Charge Nurse - Paediatric Cardiac

New Zealand Government Joba; Auckland; On-site; NZD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Starship Child Health in Auckland seeks a Charge Nurse for Paediatric Cardiac Operating Rooms to lead clinical activity management in our Paediatric Cardiac theatre services. This fixed-term, full-time role covers parental leave and supports a dynamic, multidisciplinary team.

The successful candidate will have 3+ years in perioperative nursing, NZ Nursing Council registration eligibility, and strong leadership, communication, and critical-thinking skills to deliver Mokopuna and Whanau centered

Qualifications

• Registered nurse with NZ Nursing Council registration or eligibility.
• 3+ years of operating room/perioperative nursing experience.
• Expert knowledge in theatre nursing; cardiac surgery experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead management of clinical activities in Paediatric Cardiac theatres.
• Coordinate multidisciplinary staffing across two theatre suites.
• Provide senior clinical support, nursing leadership and patient care quality.

Skills

Leadership

Perioperative nursing

Cardiac surgery knowledge

Communication

Critical thinking

Te Tiriti o Waitangi awareness

Education

NZ Nursing Council registration (eligibility)

Job description

Charge Nurse, Paediatric Cardiac Operating Rooms, Starship Child Health

Starship - New Zealand's premier children's hospital. Exciting New Opportunity! One Year Fixed term, full-time position available to cover parental leave.

About the role

Our Paediatric Perioperative services has a Fixed Term opportunity for a passionate, Experienced Cardiac Theatre Nurse to lead the management of clinical activities for the Paediatric Cardiac speciality within our Operating Rooms.

About the Team

Our Paediatric Operating Rooms at Starship Child Health provides Acute Emergency Trauma and elective Surgical procedures in the paediatric specialties of General, Complex Neonatal, Thoracic, Urology, Endoscopy, Oncology, ORL, head and Neck, Dental, Spinal, Orthopaedics, Sarcoma, Plastics and cardiac including paediatric cardiac transplant.

This role manages the Paediatric Cardiac and Adult Congenital Theatres across two directorates. Exceptional multidisciplinary interpersonal skills are needed to ensure the smooth clinical efficiency of the service and shared coordination of staffing resources across two Theatre Suites. This is an exciting time of change and opportunity to deliver a mokopuna and whanau centric paediatric cardiac service.

About you

• Either have or be eligible for registration with NZ Nursing Council.
• Be an experienced Perioperative Nurse with 3+ years of Operating Room experience with an extensive range of Theatre Nursing skills. Expert knowledge and experience in cardiac surgery preferred.
• Dynamic Leadership skills that can deliver strategic vision for the service.
• Be able to provide senior clinical support, expertise, Nursing knowledge and leadership to your team to ensure quality patient care.
• Have well-developed communication, critical thinking skills and a commitment to Mokopuna and Whanau centred care.
• Commitment to improving Maori health outcomes and embedding Te Tiriti o Waitangi.
• Ability to develop collaborative working partnerships across a multidisciplinary team.
• Have a strong commitment to quality healthcare.

For all aspects of this role and experience/knowledge required please see the Position Description.

To discuss this role further please contact Theatre Manager, Ngaire Murray on [e-mail].

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 Māori, Pacific, disabled, and rainbow communities.

Starship Child Health is a dedicated paediatric healthcare service and major teaching centre, providing family centred care to neonates, children and young people throughout New Zealand and the South Pacific.

Starship is a part of Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora and is the only comprehensive childrens hospital in New Zealand serving a population of approximately 1 million children.

If you have any accessibility or technical issues with the online process, please contact Michelle Kanth, Recruitment Consultant at [e-mail] quoting ADHB25250 to discuss how we can best support your application.