Recovery Nurse, Paediatric Post Anaesthetic Care Unit (PACU), Starship Child Health
Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is firmly grounded in the principles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi and is committed to building a health system that serves all New Zealanders.
About the role
We are looking for a Nurse or Anaesthetic Technician with experience in PACU. We have a Permanent full-time vacancy available in our Post Anaesthetic Care Unit (Recovery)/Pre Op Area, in our Paediatric Operating Theatres at Starship Children's Hospital.
About the Team
Our Paediatric Operating Theatres at Starship Child Health provides Acute/Trauma and Elective surgical procedures in the paediatric specialties of General, Thoracic, Urology, Endoscopy, Oncology, ORL, Vascular, Dental, Orthopaedics, Spines and Plastics. Our PACU staff are also responsible for the post-operative/post GA recovery of children having GA procedures outside the OR suite.
About you
As the ideal person for this role, you will:
For all aspects of this role and experience/knowledge required please see the Position Description.
To discuss this role further please contact Theatre Manager, Ngaire Murray on ngaire@adhb.govt.nz
Working at Health New Zealand
Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is dedicated to ensuring excellent healthcare for the people of New Zealand. We embrace a workforce that is diverse and inclusive so that we are better positioned to understand and service our community. We welcome applications from our diverse Māori, Pacific, disabled, and rainbow communities.
Starship Child Health is a dedicated paediatric healthcare service and major teaching centre, providing family centred care to neonates, children and young people throughout New Zealand and the South Pacific. Starship is a part of Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora and is the only comprehensive children’s hospital in New Zealand serving a population of approximately 1 million children.
How to apply
We’ll be reviewing applications and conducting interviews as they come in, so the position may close before the listed deadline. If you're interested, we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.
To apply please click on the ‘Apply’ tab below, outlining your experience and motivation to apply to this role and attaching your updated CV and Covering Letter.
If you have any accessibility or technical issues with the online process, please contact Anél Foord, Recruitment Consultant at Anel.Foord@TeWhatuOra.govt.nz quoting ADHB22780 to discuss how we can best support your application.
| Reference | ADHB22780 |
|---|---|
| Posted on | 08/05/2025 |
| Closes on | 14/05/2025 |
| Location | Auckland Central |
| Expertise | Paediatrics |
| This position is a Core Children's worker under the Children's Act & requires full safety checks completed before any new employee starts | |
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