Registered Nurse - Operating Theatre

CGR Services; Wellington; On-site; NZD 54,000 - 66,000; Part time

Job summary

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is seeking a proactive theatre nurse for a fixed-term, part-time (0.9 FTE) role at Wellington Regional Hospital. You will provide high-quality nursing care for elective and emergency surgeries, and actively participate in directing and delegating care within a multi-disciplinary team.

The role requires NZ RN registration and a current practising certificate. Experience in theatre is preferred, and a collaborative approach to patient-centred care is essential.

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse with current Practising Certificate in New Zealand.
• Experience in surgical/operating theatre settings is preferred.
• Able to work effectively in a multi-disciplinary team and adapt to a rotating roster.

Responsibilities

• Provide evidence-based nursing care for elective and emergency surgical patients.
• Scrub and circulate within the operating theatre as required.
• Collaborate with the theatre team to direct and delegate safe patient care.

Skills

Nursing registration

Practising certificate

Education

Bachelor of Nursing (RN)

Job description

Location

Wellington Regional Hospital

Contract

Fixed Term, Part Time (0.9 FTE - Rostered and Rotating)

About the Role

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is firmly grounded in the principles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi and is dedicated to serving all New Zealanders. Through integration and collaboration, we're building a health system underpinned by partnership, equity, sustainability, whānau-centred care, and excellence.

We are seeking an energetic, positive and highly motivated nurse who has the ability to work effectively in a multi-disciplinary team to provide elective and emergency surgical services. You will provide evidence-based nursing care, be an active member of the nursing team in directing and delegating care and role model professional, educational and preceptorship behaviours.

About the Team/Service/Location

There is a strong team focus in theatre and our nursing staff work together and closely with other members of the multidisciplinary team to provide a person / wānau centred approach. The benefits of a team nursing model are considerable but include improved communication and coordination of care, enhanced support and teaching of clinical decision-making skills, increased patient care and satisfaction, and improved staff satisfaction and retention.

About you

You will be able to support and assess patients coming in for surgery and also scrub and circulate within the operating theatre of which experience is essential.

You must have:

• Registration with the Nursing Council of New Zealand as a Registered Nurse.
• A current practising certificate

This is a clinically demanding role and if you are up for a challenge and excitement and you have the ability to work under pressure, then we want to hear from you.

Working at Health New Zealand

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is 'the weaving of wellness'. We're dedicated to ensuring excellent healthcare for the people of Aotearoa/New Zealand. Our people are at the heart of everything we do.

Health New Zealand are committed to being good employers and honouring our equal employment opportunity obligations. We embrace diversity and welcome application from all people, including all gender identities, ages, ethnicities, sexual orientations, and disability. A workforce that is diverse and inclusive means that we are better positioned to understand and service our community. We are pro-equity health organisation, with a particular focus on Māori, Pacific Peoples, and the Disability Community.

Contact

If you have any questions about the role, please contact [e-mail].

We will review applications as received and may proceed with the recruitment process, before the closing date of this advertisement.