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 Zealand’s 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:

• Perioperative nursing background – Pre-assessment/theatre/wards/PACU/ HDU
• Previous senior nurse experience
• 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

Please apply online at https://careers.tewhatuora.govt.nz/locations/counties-manukau/ or for more information please contact Nancy in the recruitment centre at Nursemidwifejobs@middlemore.co.nz

Applications Close: 9^th October 2025

Job Number: CMH202516057

At Counties Manukau Health people and their lives matter to us. We are a values based and inclusive organisation that is committed to delivering the best health outcomes for our community. To help us achieve this we need a workforce that reflects the population we serve. We strongly encourage applications from all backgrounds who share our values and have a passion to work in our community and would greatly value seeing applicants from our Maaori and Pacific communities. We are also committed to our Disability Strategy, which focuses on people with disabilities; they are our patients, whaanau, community and our staff - all carefully considered in our action plan. Together we will improve the accessibility needs for everyone who has a disability. Our values are Valuing Everyone- Whakawhanaungatanga , Kind –Manaakitanga, Together –Kotahitanga, Excellent- Rangatiratanga. If these are your values too, then join us today.