Registered Nurse - Theatres Level 4

• Be a part of an excellent team!
• Based at Auckland City Hospital.
• Numerous career development opportunities waiting for you.

Level 4 PACU Auckland City Hospital provides postoperative care for patients who have experienced severe illness or trauma and require surgery and/or complex procedures. We have 7 operating theatres on the Auckland City Hospital and provide 24/7 surgical care that is both elective/planned and acute. We work with multiple services including Cardiac and Thoracic Surgery, ORL surgery, Maxillofacial surgery, Cardiology, Respiratory and Vascular Surgery. Our PACU is currently staffed Monday-Friday 0700-2030 hours, with the intention of potential on call work in the future. Our staff work 8hour or 10hour shifts in the unit.

Joining our team will enable you develop your clinical skills, knowledge, and expertise as we are a tertiary referral centre for Cardiothoracic surgery as well as major Head and Neck surgery for the Northern region. We are keen to help you achieve your professional goals and will assist you with postgraduate study and career progression on PDRP.

We provide a competency-based orientation programme and preceptorship support to satisfy your professional needs. Our leadership team is approachable, collaborative and growth focused. For candidates outside Auckland region, we also provide a comprehensive relocation package and once you are part of our team, there are opportunities to maintain staff wellbeing.

For further details, please refer to the position description here.

Nga Pūkenga Motuhake | Important Skills

You should have a minimum of 12 months acute or critical patient care experience post NZ registration. PACU experienced is preferred and you should be able to use electronic health records. Vital skills we seek are excellent communication skills, documentation, critical thinking, and decision making for patient care plans. We expect all of our staff to be engaged team members who are willing to collaborate and work across our other PACU units as required.

If you have the relevant work experience and want to start or continue an exciting PACU career, we invite you to apply for this role.

For any role related questions, please contact Maureen O'Carroll (Charge Nurse Level 4 PACU) via MaureenO@adhb.govt.nz

Ko wai mātou | Our Organisation

We are Te Whatu Ora Te Toka Tumai Auckland. We provide health and disability services to more than half a million people living in central Auckland, regional services for Northland and greater Auckland, and specialist national services for the whole of New Zealand. Our main sites are Auckland City Hospital, Greenlane Clinical Centre and Starship Children’s Hospital, located in central Auckland.

We are part of Te Whatu Ora – Health New Zealand, the overarching organisation for New Zealand’s national health service. Te Whatu Ora leads the day-to-day running of the health system, with functions delivered at local, district, regional and national levels.

We are also an Accredited Employer with Immigration NZ (Please visit Immigration NZ Accredited Employer Work Visa for more information if you will be needing a Work Visa)

We are committed to upholding Te Tiriti o Waitangi and providing culturally safe care. We value role modelling manaakitanga as demonstrated by Ngāti Whātua in the gifting of their whenua on which our hospitals stand. We aspire to having a workforce reflective of the communities we serve and achieving equitable outcomes for all.

He aha ngā painga o tēnei mahi mōu | Why you will enjoy working here

We recognise there is more to life than mahi | work, and we encourage and provide access to all our staff several services and benefits to support themselves whilst they are employed within Te Toka Tumai Auckland.

For more information on what we offer, please click here.

Me pēhea te tuku tono | How to apply

Please submit your application online, outlining your experience and motivation to apply to this role.

If you have any queries about accessibility, or technical issues with the online process, or require information in an accessible format, please contact Jeanine Taccad, Recruitment Consultant via Jeanine.Taccad@TeWhatuOra.govt.nz to discuss how we can best support your application.

Immigration/Visa Support

Immigration NZ has introduced a new Accredited Employer Work Visa system from 4 July 2022 that includes a simplified residency process for health workers on the new “Green List” of occupations – and this position is one of those designated critical positions! For successful candidates offered a position with us who require a Work Visa, we will provide support with their Visa application. Here are the links to two key pages of NZ Immigration's official site for more information: Immigration NZ Accredited Employer Work Visa and Immigration NZ Green List Occupations