Clinical Nurse Coordinator

**Clinical Nurse Coordinator - Orthopaedic Theatres**

**Job Number**:WAI28819**

**Where you’ll be working**:Waikato Hospital

**The details**:Permanent Full time - 80 hours per fortnight

**Salary details**:NZNO MECA

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is firmly grounded in the principles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi and is dedicated to serving all New Zealanders. Through integration and collaboration, we’re building a health system underpinned by partnership, equity, sustainability, whānau-centred care, and excellence.

**Te whiwhinga mahi | The Opportunity**

We are seeking a highly experienced Registered Nurse to join the orthopaedic operating theatre team as a Clinical Nurse Coordinator here at Waikato Hospital. This is a full-time, permanent position.

As a major trauma centre, Waikato Hospital orthopaedic service provides care to both emergency and planned care patients. You will have the chance to coordinate interesting and challenging orthopaedic cases. Our fast paced environment is perfect for those looking to make a real impact while developing their skills further. Previous experience orthopaedic operating theatres is essential.

**Key responsibilities of the role**:

- Leadership and co-ordination of orthopaedic surgery within the department
- Mentor and Develop expertise of others in the operating theatre environment
- Theatre list coordination
- Communicate effectively and build professional relationships within the multidisciplinary team
- Proactively address challenges and solve complex situations, often by making quick decisions under pressure
- Participate in continuous quality improvement initiatives
- Lead and participate in audits and evaluations

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**Mō tātou Ratonga | About our Service**

The Theatre and Anaesthesia department at Waikato Hospital is comprised of 23 Operating Theatres, a Post-Anaesthetic Care Unit and Day of Surgery Admission Unit. A wide range of surgical specialties include General Surgery, Vascular, Cardiac, Urology, Neurosurgery, Orthopaedics, Ophthalmology, ENT, Plastics, Paediatrics, Delivery Suite, Gynaecology, Maxillofacial and more.

**Mōu | About you**

Skills and experience you’ll need to be considered for the role:

- Minimum of 5 years’ previous nursing experience in orthopaedic operating theatres in a large tertiary level hospital
- Sound understanding of orthopaedic instruments, equipment, and surgical protocols
- Proven experience successfully leading a team
- Innovative and able to adapt to change
- High attention to detail
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills to effectively interact with surgeons, anaesthetists, patients, and theatre staff
- Proactive and seeks opportunities to take action
- Strong patient focus
- Current APC & eligibility to work in New Zealand

**Working for Health New Zealand**

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is ‘the weaving of wellness’. We're dedicated to ensuring excellent healthcare for the people of Aotearoa/New Zealand. The Equity Work Programme at Health NZ focuses on helping everyone in the health system think about equity when they do their work. It also promotes the cultural change needed for the whole system to reach equity in health outcomes.

Our people are at the heart of everything we do. Health New Zealand are committed to being good employers and honouring our equal employment opportunity obligations.

**Our commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion**

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