Clinical Nurse Specialist, Anaesthetic Pre-Assessment Clinic, Perioperative Medicine

Clinical Nurse Specialist, Perioperative Medicine (Anaesthetic Pre-Assessment Clinic)

• Opportunity to make an impact on the health of our community in Counties Manukau
• Full-Time, Fixed-Term, 6 Month Opportunity (1.0FTE)
• Based at Manukau Health Park
• Within the Department of Anaesthesia and Pain Medicine

Our Organisation :

Health NZ Counties Manukau is a dynamic and progressive organisation at the forefront of innovative health care delivery within the New Zealand Public Health Sector.

We continue to work with others to achieve equity in key health indicators for Maaori, Pacific and communities with health disparities and will continue to develop and implement plans, based on local needs to improve the health and wellbeing of Counties Manukau region.

Our main sites are Middlemore Hospital, Kidz First Hospital and Manukau Health Park.

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

About the role

The Anaesthetic Pre-Assessment Clinic at Te Whatu Ora Counties Manukau District is seeking a senior registered nurse with anaesthetic pre-assessment or similar experience to work as a Clinical Nurse Specialist.

Our priority is managing the care of complex surgical patients and promoting quality and equitable outcomes through improved preparation for elective surgery, by utilising patient education and establishing shared health outcomes.

This includes a focus on decreasing length of stay and readmission rates, reducing day of surgery cancellations, reducing patient anxiety, and improving patient safety.

This role also provides an opportunity to develop improved service linkages across the organisation.

This fixed term is funded with the aim to reduce assessment waiting times for our patients; however, our service is expanding in 2026 / 2027, with more senior nurse roles planned.

We welcome applications from registered nurses who possess :

Ideally you will have the following :

Please apply online at / or for more information please contact Nancy in the recruitment centre at

Applications Close : 9th October 2025

Job Number : CMH202516057