Anaesthetic Technician - Level 8 Theatres - Surgical

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.

• 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.

Te whiwhinga mahi | The Opportunity

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.

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

 Nga Pūkenga Motuhake | Important Skills

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.

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

He aha ngā painga o tēnei mahi mōu | Why you will enjoy working here

We recognise there is more to life than mahi | work, and we encourage and provide access to all our staff several services and benefits to support themselves whilst they are employed within Te Toka Tumai Auckland.

For more information on what we offer, please click here.

Ko wai mātou | Our Organisation

We are Te Whatu Ora Te Toka Tumai Auckland. We provide health and disability services to more than half a million people living in central Auckland, regional services for Northland and greater Auckland, and specialist national services for the whole of New Zealand. Our main sites are Auckland City Hospital, Greenlane Clinical Centre and Starship Children’s Hospital, located in central Auckland.

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

We are committed to upholding Te Tiriti o Waitangi and providing culturally safe care. We value role modelling manaakitanga as demonstrated by Ngāti Whātua in the gifting of their whenua on which our hospitals stand. We aspire to having a workforce reflective of the communities we serve and achieving equitable outcomes for all.

Me pēhea te tuku tono | How to apply
Open the door to this amazing opportunity, simply apply online today with your current CV and covering letter outlining why this role is for you.

If you have any queries about this opportunity or accessibility or technical issues with the online process, please contact Aaron Chamberlain, Recruitment Consultant on Aaronchamb@adhb.govt.nz to discuss how we can best support your application.