Clinical Specialty Nurse, Operating Theatres, Perioperative Department

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Permanent Full-time role available (1.0FTE) - Middlemore Hospital

As a Speciality Clinical Nurse you will be leading a team with a passion for clinical excellence and a willingness to assist and support the Associate Clinical Nurse Managers (ACNM) in their roles within Theatres. The role is busy and challenging and involves the daily management and overseeing of the theatre lists, supported by a great team of staff. Turnaround times; utilisation, consumable accountability and in theatre staff support will form an important aspect of these roles. On-going Learning and Development is actively encouraged at Counties and there are real career opportunities available for those that want to take their nursing career to the next level.

This is your chance to:

• Provide a high level of leadership and professional role modelling to your teams.
• Demonstrate your advanced clinical skills
• Take responsibility for Theatre Utilisation and efficiency under the direction and guidance of the ACNM.
• Support and drive our quality initiatives alongside the ACNM.
• Demonstrate a commitment to the on-going training for your clinical teams, working closely in collaboration with the ACNM and Nurse Educator.

Be a part of our team.

We have a position available within our General Operating Theatres at the Middlemore Hospital.

The operating theatres at Counties Manukau DHB are amongst the busiest and most exciting places to work in New Zealand. To meet the demands of our growing population we have recently migrated into a brand new State of the Art suite of Operating Theatres at the Manukau Surgery Centre. 

Essential

• Registered Nurse / Registered Comprehensive Nurse
• A minimum of 3 years recent clinical experience in this specialty
• Highly proficient clinician in nursing practise including skills, knowledge and ability to provide direction for and evaluate nursing care
• Demonstrated expertise in setting standards and managing practice to achieve these
• Proven ability to negotiate and motivate staff to excel.

If this sounds like the idea role for you then please submit your application via our website or for further information, please contact Amon Iva in the Recruitment Centre on 09 2773461.

Job number: CMH202414396

Applications close: 19th November 2024