Anaesthetic Technician

• Working for Adult and Emergency Operating Theatres within Auckland City Hospital is an opportunity for you to make a real difference in the health and wellbeing of our Auckland community and yours!
• We will be offering you comprehensive orientation, work variety, professional support, continuous professional development, attractive remuneration, a good work life balance and fantastic summers!
• We are located in Central Auckland, close to the train station and a major bus route which supports commuting to work but also enables access to great scenic walks and beaches during your time off and New Zealand’s ten public holidays.

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is firmly grounded in the principles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi and is committed to building a health system that serves all New Zealanders.

About the Role

Are you a qualified Anaesthetic Technician, RNNA, or ODP ready to take your career to the next level? Join Level 8 theatres at Auckland City Hospital and you will be part of a great team of diverse, high performing and supportive health professionals who all have a common passion and enthusiasm to help you succeed.

You will be responsible for efficient, effective and safe patient care delivery as follows:

• Provide professional assistance to anaesthetists and works in partnership with the MDT to ensure positive patients outcomes
• Manage resources and equipment for delivering a 24/7 patients and whanau centred care
• Share knowledge and experience within the team
• Work on a 24/7 Rostering and on call duties
• Ensure timely Trakcare documentation to ensure efficient patient flow and discharges
• Actively contribute to organisational goals for eliminating health inequalities for Māori and Pasifika patients
• Reflect and demonstrate the values of Te Toka Tumai Auckland in daily practice
• Provide competent support to your team and perioperative practice students in conjunction with your educators and charge anaesthetic technician

For all aspects of this role please see the position description here

About the Service

 Level 8 Adult and Emergency operating theatres in Auckland City Hospital are one of our Operating Room departments in the Perioperative Services at Te Toka Tumai.

As Level 8 Anaesthetic Technician you will be providing a variety of complex but rewarding patient care on a 24/7 patient care delivery service for multiple specialities ranging from general surgery, urology, vascular, orthopaedics, trauma, liver and renal transplant, to HIPEC peritonectomy, interventional radiology, obstetrics, neurosurgery adult and paediatric surgical care. We will support you with a robust orientation program, relevant training, and study days.

About you

You will be a qualified anaesthesia support health professional with a relevant qualification e.g experienced Anaesthetic Technician, ODP, or RNAA with minimum two years of post-qualification experience and will meet the following:

• Currently hold or be eligible for registration with the Medical Sciences Council of New Zealand (http://www.mscouncil.org.nz/) or current APC with Nursing Council of NZ
• Be flexible and resilient
• Demonstrate strong interpersonal skills and teamwork
• Be an excellent communicator and have high quality interactions with the MDT and staff.
• Be proactive at identifying issues, escalation and problem solving these.
• Be passionate, driven and focused on quality and excellence
• Have a proven track record for setting high ethical and professional standards
• Demonstrate an understanding of and able to apply the Treaty of Waitangi principles of Tino Rangatiratanga, Equity, Active protection, partnership, and Options for our communities

If you have the relevant work experience and want to be part of the level 8 theatres department, we invite you to apply for this role.

For any questions around the role or salary please contact Ian Boxsell, Charge anaesthetic Technician Level 8 theatres at IBoxsell@adhb.govt.nz.

Working at Health New Zealand

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is dedicated to ensuring excellent healthcare for the people of New Zealand. We embrace a workforce that is diverse and inclusive so that we are better positioned to understand and service our community. We welcome applications from our diverse Māori, Pacific, disabled, and rainbow communities.  

How to Apply

To apply please click “apply now.”  All applications must be submitted through our online careers’ portal. If you have any questions about the role, please contact Joseph Ciao – Recruitment Consultant via joseph.ciao@tewhatuora.govt.nz

We will review applications as received and may proceed with the recruitment process, before the closing date of this advert.