Clinical Coordinator Theatre

Health New Zealand - Te Whatu Ora Taranaki; Taranaki; On-site; NZD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Health New Zealand - Te Whatu Ora Taranaki is seeking a Clinical Coordinator for Theatre at New Plymouth Hospital. This permanent fulltime role leads day-to-day theatre operations and rostering to ensure safe, timely patient care.

Collaborating with the Clinical Nurse Manager and senior staff, you will apply strong communication and problem-solving skills to maintain throughput across six operating theatres.

Qualifications

• Experienced RN, Anaesthetic Technician/Nurse or Perioperative Practitioner with theatre knowledge.
• Strong communication and leadership capabilities.
• Current Annual Practising Certificate (APC) required.
• Postgraduate study (PG certificate) desirable; PDRP proficiency encouraged.

Responsibilities

• Support Clinical Nurse Manager, Associate Clinical Nurse Managers and the Charge Anaesthetic Technician in daily operations and quality activities.
• Oversee rostering and the communications centre; be a chief problem solver.
• Implement solutions to meet throughput requirements across six theatres.

Skills

Theatre experience

Leadership

Communication

Problem solving

Clinical urgency

Education

Annual Practising Certificate

Job description

Clinical Coordinator Theatre New Plymouth Hospital, Permanent Fulltime

Are you are an experienced Theatre Registered Nurse,Anaesthetic Technician, Peri-operative practitioner and are wanting to step into a leadership position that offers a challenge.

If you thrive in a clinically challenging environment, have fantastic communication skills, the ability to think outside the square and the motivation to provide exceptional multifaceted care this job is for you!

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is firmly grounded in the principles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi and is committed to building a health system that serves all New Zealanders.

About the Role

This role is to support the Clinical Nurse Manager, Associate Clinical Nurse Managers and theCharge Anaesthetic Technician of the Operating Theatres in the daily operational and quality activities in the unit.

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About the Team/Service/ Location

We have six operating theatres. The Clinical Coordinator is at the forefront of the day-to-day rostering, communication centre, and chief problem solver. You will need to be able to think on your feet, be able to implement solutions while meeting the throughput requirements for various specialties.

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About you

The Candidate will be an experienced Registered Nurse,Anaesthetic Technician/Nurse or Perioperative Practitioner with a wealth of knowledge in both how the operating theatre functionand other important aspects of patient care.

Ideally the candidates will have:

• Enhanced communication skills
• Recent and thorough theatre environment knowledge
• A mature positive attitude
• A willing and able problem solver
• Ability to `think outside the square
• Have high practice standards and encourage others to meet these standards
• Able to manage evolving situations with flexibility whilst applying clinical urgency
• Previous team leader experience or senior leadership position experience
• Current Annual Practicing Certificate.
• Engaging in post graduate experience study (PG Certificate desired)
• Proficient /Expert PDRP (or working towards).

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.