Registered Nurse - Inpatient Pain Service

• Waikato Hospital
• Permanent Full time rostered hours- 80 hours per fortnight
• Play a critical role in patient pain management
• This is a nurse-led service, working with multi-disciplinary teams

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

Reporting to the Nurse Manager – Theatre & Anaesthesia a your role is to contribute to assessment, treatment and evaluation of pain management modalities used in our acute settings, which includes a regional block service. Education of patients and staff forms a part of the role. The interdisciplinary nature of this team requires the successful applicant to be able to contribute from a nursing perspective, to the team decision making processes and service delivery.

Our hours of work are predominantly Mon-Fri 0800-1630 although occasionally we may require you to work on Saturdays.

The salary for this position will be based on experience and in line with the NZNO agreement. Additional benefits include kiwisaver contributions (if eligible), shift allowances, professional development and wellness support.

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About the Team/Service

The Adult Inpatient Pain service is based within the Anaesthetic Department at Waikato Hospital. This is largely a nurse-led service supported by members of the anaesthetic team and pain physicians. The nursing team is comprised of Nurse Practitioners and Registered Nurses.

Our patient cohort involves predominantly perioperative, burns and trauma patients and those with complex pain issues from surgical and non-surgical specialties.

Whilst our pain service has no attending physiotherapists or psychologists we are closely connected to the Outpatient Pain Service which has a multidisciplinary approach and consultations around emerging complexities are available with the whole team at a weekly MDT.

Service vision:

Our aims include resourcing staff to equitably provide/facilitate:

• Safe administration of analgesia
• Effective pain management
• Timely recovery
• Optimal discharge plans for all patients

This will always involve a high level of clear communication.

This may involve use of IV pain relief modalities e.g. ketamine, PCA/IV opioid titration, epidural infusions, a wide range of regional infusions, brief psychological interventions provided by nurses and teaching both patients and staff, formally and informally.

It may also involve timely referral to other services e.g. Community Alcohol and Drug Services and Consult Liaison services.

About you

Required skills & experience:

• Registration with the Nursing Council of New Zealand
• Current annual practising certificate
• Bachelor level degree in Nursing
• Demonstrates commitment to customer focused service delivery
• Demonstrates highly effective communication skills and team work
• Great people skills
• Excellent organisational and time management skills
• Ability to analyse data and present reports

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 online” or apply via our Waikato Careers website by clicking here.

All applications must be submitted through our online careers’ portal before 11:59 pm on 18 May 2025 If you have any questions about the role, please contact Monique Wilson at Monique.Wilson@TeWhatuOra.govt.nz.

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