New Graduate Anaesthetic Technician

Health New Zealand - Te Whatu Ora Waitaha Canterbury; Christchurch; On-site; NZD 55,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora Waitaha Canterbury invites applications for a Permanent, full-time Anaesthetic Technician based at Christchurch Health Campus. The role involves contributing to perioperative care across acute and elective surgical services, supporting clinicians, and upholding professional standards.

As part of a multidisciplinary team, you will grow within a dynamic perioperative environment, delivering equitable care and engaging in ongoing learning and practice development.

Qualifications

• Graduate from AUT with the BHSc Perioperative Practise.
• Eligible to hold a current Registration and Annual Practising Certificate with MSC.
• Committed to upholding Health New Zealand's obligations under Te Tiriti o Waitangi.
• Demonstrate a commitment to delivering equitable, high quality, evidence-based, perioperative practice.
• Motivated to embrace challenges and change.

Responsibilities

• Deliver complex surgical care as part of the perioperative team.
• Contribute to development and advancement of perioperative practice.
• Support operating department staff during procedures.
• Navigate Christchurch Campus perioperative workflow and pathways.
• Assist in maintaining a safe, patient-centered environment.

Education

BHSc Perioperative Practise

Job description

Permanent, full time Anaesthetic Technician positions available 40 hours per week, shifts are 10 hours Primarily based at Christchurch Health CampusHealth New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is firmly grounded inthe principles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi and is committed to building a healthsystem that serves all New Zealanders.

About the Role

As one of Aotearoa, New Zealand's largest tertiaryhealthcare providers and our regional trauma centre, Waitaha, Canterbury offersAnaesthetic Technicians a wide range of rewarding opportunities to grow anddevelop your career. As an integral part of the perioperativemultidisciplinary team, our Anaesthetic Technicians are involved in thedelivery of complex surgical care across our sites operating departmentsdelivering acute and elective surgical services. From obstetrics to trauma toECT to paediatrics, and everything in between; we are an acute and electivecentre that offers it all. Christchurch Campus is situated in the city next toour beautiful Hagley Park; in spring you can walk under the blossoms. If yourshift is at Burwood Hospital, you'll be able to head down to New Brighton Beachfor an after-work swim or cruise around Bottle Lake Forrest. We also offer you the support to be able to safelynavigate all elements of growing and developing your practice withinPerioperative Practice.

About the Team

We are a varied team, made up of Registered AnaestheticTechnicians, Operating Department Practitioner's (ODP's), Registered NurseAssistant to the Anaesthetist (RNAA's) and locum/agency staff, from a hugerange of backgrounds. We are pretty proud of our evolution as a team andtherefore big on our shared values (being professionalism, caring,collaboration and resilience) it is important to us that we continue to buildour team with people who think these are just as important as we do.

About You

• Be a graduate from AUT with the BHSc Perioperative Practise
• Eligible to hold a current Registration and Annual Practising Certificate with MSC
• Committed to upholding Health New Zealand's obligations under Te Tiriti o Waitangi
• Demonstrate a commitment to delivering equitable, high quality, evidence-based, perioperative practice
• Motivated to embrace challenges and change
• Take a proactive approach to your own learning and development
• A sense of humour and self awareness is also a must

Working for Health New Zealand

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is dedicated to ensuringexcellent healthcare for the people of New Zealand. We embrace a workforce thatis diverse and inclusive so that we are better positioned to understand andservice our community. We welcome applications from our diverse Māori,Pacific, disabled, and rainbow communities.

If you have any questions about the role, please contact Courtney Bell at [e-mail] will review applications as received and may proceedwith the recruitment process before the closing date of this advert; weencourage you to apply early.

Allapplications must be submitted through our online careers' portal by 19th November.