Clinical Specialty Nurse, Post Anaesthetic Care Unit, Perioperative Department

Clinical Specialty Nurse – Post Anaesthetic Care Unit (PACU), Middlemore Hospital Theatres

• Opportunity to make an impact on the health of our community in Counties Manukau
• 6-month Fixed-term Full-time Position Available!

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 New Zealand - Te Whatu Ora, the overarching organisation for New Zealand’s national health service. HNZ leads the day-to-day running of the health system, with functions delivered at local, district, regional and national levels. 

About the role: 

We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced RN with relevant knowledge and skill as a PACU nurse to further develop their clinical leadership and expertise in this field of nursing.

Supported by a dedicated team of PACU nurses, the CSN position is a busy and challenging role involving the leadership and coordination of PACU resources and patient flow through PACU. Ensuring timely patient care, monitoring patient length of stay along with clinical support for the PACU team, are strong aspects of this role.

The PACU department is a 23-bedded unit, servicing 14 operating theatres and anaesthetic procedures, supporting a wide variety of acute, elective and trauma surgeries. This is your chance to be a part of the PACU team at Middlemore Hospital providing a high level of leadership and professional role modelling, demonstrating your advanced clinical skills and optimising PACU utilisation and efficiency with guidance and direction from your ACNM.

Essential

• Registered Nurse / Registered Comprehensive Nurse qualification
• A minimum of 3 years recent clinical experience in PACU
• Current, Level 3 or 4 PDRP
• Evidence of expertise in setting standards and managing practice to achieve these
• Experience with supporting and/or driving quality initiatives
• A commitment to on-going training
• Proven ability to negotiate and motivate staff to excel
• Strong leadership and communication skills

Desired

• Post Graduate qualification in relevant specialty area
• Experience coordinating and leading clinical teams

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

Applications Close: 18^th January 2026

Job Number: CMH202516420

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.