Registered Nurse Assistant to Anaesthetist – Trainee

at  Health New Zealand Te Whatu Ora Waikato

Registered Nurse Assistant to Anaesthetist – Trainee
Job Number: WAI27647
Where you’ll be working: Waikato Hospital
The details: 0.9 – 1.0 FTE (10 and 8 hour shifts)

Hamilton, and the wider Waikato areas, is the fastest growing city and region in New Zealand, offering a vibrant and diverse community. We have world class restaurants and cafes. We are at the heart of the Waikato, with easy access to the golden sands of the East coast and highly prized surf beaches of Raglan on the West coast, Skiing at Mount Ruapehu and lush bush lands great for tramping. Just to highlight a few of the benefits of working in the Waikato and New Zealand!

• A unique opportunity for NZ trained Registered Nurses who want to work in a nursing space with a side plate of technical development
• We want to develop our home grown nurses who are now in their 3rd year take that next step in to Theatre where you get to work alongside an Anaesthetist
• You will gain extensive knowledge and understanding of airway management as well as the ability to learn all about the equipment that we rely on to assist a patient during surgery.

Key responsibilities of the role:

• Complete the training programme in 12 – 14 months
• Be open to learning new skills as well as be a self-directed learner
• Be responsible for assisting in and delivery and evaluation of safe and appropriate centred care within the delivery of anaesthesia to a patient
• Provide a professional manner, skilled, clinical and technical assistance to the anaesthetist
• Work part of the theatre team in providing maximum quality care to patients undergoing anaesthesia

Skills and experience you’ll need to be considered for the role (those who do not meet the criteria below will not be considered):

• You must be a NZ Trained Registered Nurse who has worked at least 2 years in a large NZ Hospital
• Be registered to work and have a current APC
• Have an interest in working in a technical role that sits alongside your nursing skills
• You must have experience working in THEATRE, EMERGENCY OR ICU/HDU in a NZ large Hospital
• Able to work rostered shifts (Days, PMs, weekends and nights

Located in the heart of the mighty Waikato, Te Whatu Ora, Waikato operates over a number of sites, Hamilton City our main campus and smaller community-based hospitals across our region. Hamilton City has easy access to beaches and mountains, so if your interests range from a host of water sports, mountain biking to vineyard lunches, the area has something for you right on your doorstep. To discover more about our stunning area, please click here.

• As part of our TWO family, you’ll benefit from learning and development opportunities to support your career progression.
• We offer flexible and agile working opportunities alongside your TWO benefits of generous annual leave entitlement and access to TWO staff discount schemes.
• We provide a range of health and wellbeing services to promote a healthy, happy workforce