Registered Nurse - Operating Theatre (Fixed Term Covering Parental Leave)

New Zealand Government; Wellington; On-site; NZD 54,000 - 72,000; Part time

Job summary

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora in Wellington is seeking an energetic Registered Nurse to join the theatre team. The role covers elective and emergency surgical services, requiring the ability to work effectively in a multi-disciplinary setting and provide evidence-based nursing care.

You will scrub and circulate in the operating theatre, support the nursing team, and delegate care where appropriate. Registration with Nursing Council of NZ and a current practising certificate are essential,

Qualifications

• Registration with the Nursing Council of New Zealand as a Registered Nurse.
• A current practising certificate.
• Experience scrub and circulate within the operating theatre is essential.

Responsibilities

• Provide elective and emergency surgical nursing care within a theatre team.
• Be an active team member, directing and delegating care as appropriate.
• Scrub and circulate in the operating theatre and support multidisciplinary colleagues.

Skills

Operating theatre experience

Team collaboration

Stress management

Education

Registered Nurse (NZ)

Job description

Location:Wellington Regional HospitalContract: Part Time 0.9 FTE, Fixed Term

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.

About the Role

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 on 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.