Registered Nurse - Elective Surgery

South Island - Canterbury; Christchurch; On-site; NZD 62,000 - 76,000; Full time

Job summary

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is seeking a Registered Nurse for Ward A5, a busy general surgical unit at Christchurch Hospital Campus. The role involves peri-operative care, recovery support and collaboration with a large multidisciplinary team to improve patient outcomes.

You will join a rotating roster across mornings, afternoons and nights, on a 0.8 FTE (32 hours per week) fixed-term position covering parental leave from 19/10/2026 to 05/09/2027.

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse with Nursing Council of New Zealand and current APC.
• Experience in peri-operative or surgical care.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced hospital setting.

Responsibilities

• Provide peri-operative nursing care and recovery support.
• Collaborate with surgeons, educators and specialists.
• Rostered shifts across mornings, afternoons and nights.

Skills

Acute surgical experience

Multidisciplinary team work

Excellent communication

Work across all shifts

Education

Registered Nurse with APC

Job description

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South Island - Canterbury – Christchurch, South Island

• Based on Ward A5, WaipapaBuilding - Christchurch Hospital Campus
• 0.8FTE (32 hours per week)fixed-term position available due to parental leave
• Shifts rostered acrossMonday - Sunday; morning, afternoon and night

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

About the Service

Ward A5 is a busy general surgical unit with afocus on elective surgery including colorectal, hepatobiliary and bariatricsurgery. No two days are the same in this fast-paced team that focuses onperi-operative care and recovery. Ward A5 is also a Dedicated Education Unitwhere you'll enjoy being involved in the development of student nurses.

About the Role

We're looking for a Registered Nurse to join us whois passionate about surgery and keen to move their career forward. Working inour large multidisciplinary team you can expect to work closely with and learnfrom our Surgeons, Nurse Educator and Clinical Nurse Specialist, who arefocused on advances in surgical care that improve clinical outcomes. In turnyou will bring your exceptional interpersonal skills and organizational skillsand will be a real team player.

The service is rostered on a rotating roster Mondayto Sunday across Morning, Afternoons and Nights. It is a 0.8FTE (32 hours perweek) fixed-term position covering parental leave from 19/10/2026 until05/09/2027.

About You

You will have effective problem solving anddecision-making skills and a commitment to providing and maintaining highstandards of nursing practice within our service.

• Acute and elective surgicalexperience
• Must be able to work allshifts - Morning, Afternoon and Nights across Monday to Sunday
• Excellent Communication andInterpersonal skills
• Motivated, with a matureattitude and organised approach, you will be flexible and adaptable inthis ever changing, fast paced environment
• The ability to workautonomously and effectively as part of the multidisciplinary team
• Registered with the NursingCouncil of New Zealand with a current APC is required

Working at Health New Zealand

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is dedicated toensuring excellent healthcare for the people of New Zealand. We embrace aworkforce that is diverse and inclusive so that we are better positioned tounderstand and service our community.We welcome applications fromour diverse Māori, Pacific, disabled, and rainbow communities.