Registered Nurse - General Surgery & Surgical Progressive Care Unit

## Mo tenei turanga mahi | About this role

• Ward A3, Waipapa Building, Christchurch Health Campus
• 0.8FTE (32 hours a week), Permanent roleHealth New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is firmly grounded in the principlesof Te Tiriti o Waitangi and is committed to building a health system thatserves all New Zealanders.
• About the Role
• The General Surgery & Surgical Progressive Care Unit(SPCU) has an exciting opportunity for a Registered Nurse to join the team.The service operates Monday to Sunday across all shifts 'Morning, Afternoons and Nights.
• About the Service
• Our team provides care for our acute general surgerypatients, undergoing general surgical procedures within the ward environmentand high dependency surgical patients in our 8 bed Surgical Progressive CareUnit. We are a Dedicated Education Unit for staff wanting to be involved in thedevelopment of student nurses.
• About You
• We are looking for an energetic nurse who is eager tostrengthen and develop their skills. Ideally you will be an experiencedRegistered Nurse who is passionate about Acute General Surgery and ProgressiveCare and can work collaboratively with the wider multidisciplinary team toensure high standards of care and improved patient outcomes are attained.Working in our large multidisciplinary team will enable youto work closely with and learn from our Surgeons, Nurse Educator and ClinicalNurse Specialist, who are all experts in their specialties and who are focusedon advances in surgical care that improve clinical outcomes.
• Recent acute surgical or medical experience
• Ability to work all shifts - Morning, Afternoon and Nights
• Commitment to providing and maintaining high standards of nursing practice within our service is essential
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills and the ability to engage well
• Excellent organisational and time management skills with the ability to effectively and efficiently complete tasks
• You will have effective problem solving and decision-making skills
• Registered with the Nursing Council of New Zealand with a current Annual Practising Certificate (APC)
• Working at Health New Zealand
• Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is dedicated to ensuringexcellent healthcare for the people of New Zealand. We embrace a workforce thatis diverse and inclusive so that we are better positioned to understand andservice our community
• We welcome applications from our diverse Maori,Pacific, disabled, and rainbow communities.
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