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

Te Whatu Ora - Health New Zealand Counties ManukauAuckland, Auckland, New Zealand

3 days ago

Job description

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)
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 :

Current surgical or relevant perioperative experience in a tertiary hospital

Have an interest in Perioperative Medicine

Have completed a postgraduate qualification at PGDip level or above

Ideally you will have the following :

Service development / audits / policy / quality & risk experience

Ability to work autonomously and in a small team

Critical thinking skills

Exceptional professional drive and determination to deliver exemplary patient assessment and care

Ability to engage with patients and whaanau to effectively guide and support them to undergo their elective surgery preparation

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