Registered Nurse- Interventional Radiology

Mō tēnei tūranga mahi | About this role

Fixed-term (Parental leave cover) Full Time Staff Nurse role in Interventional Radiology, Te Toka Tumai- Auckland

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 also an Accredited Employer with Immigration NZ (Please visit Immigration NZ Accredited Employer Work Visa for more information if you will be needing a Work Visa)

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.

Te whiwhinga mahi | The Opportunity

In this role you will be working fulltime (40 hours per week) with most shifts being Monday to Friday with on call commitments on week nights and weekends and occasional weekend shifts on a rostered basis

We are looking for an enthusiastic registered nurse to join our Interventional Radiology Nursing Team.

Radiology Nurses are the backbone of the Radiology team at Te Toka Tumai - always reliable and great team players. We are looking for Registered Nurses to join our team working alongside other Nurses, MRT’s and Radiologists in providing a patient centric approach during complex interventional Radiology (IR) procedures in a theatre environment.

We provide a service to both inpatients and outpatients from Te Toka Tumai and Starship Children’s Health. The department services an active specialist referral base with tertiary, regional and national services.

It’s never a dull day, with a variety of peripheral and Neuro IR procedures in our operating rooms, including clot-retrievals(PSI’s), hybrid theatre cases, PICC line insertions, biopsies and working in our Day stay unit for pre assessment and post procedure cares.

For further details, please refer to the position description here.

Nga Pūkenga Motuhake | Important Skills

 As the ideal candidate for this role you will:

• Registration with the nursing council of New Zealand and have a current Practising Certificate
• Preferably an experienced nurse who is flexible and keen to learn
• Ideally a procedural and/or theatre back ground
• Communicates with confidence. Communicate your ideas honestly and clearly and respect the views and opinions of others on the team
• Uses initiative, does more than asked. Ability to prioritise work and take proactive approach to manage your time and workload. Be an active participant and do more than your job title states. Put the team’s objectives above yours and take the initiative to get things done without waiting to be asked.
• Adapts quickly and easily. Adapt to changing situations and drive positive change Are flexible in finding your feet in whatever is thrown your way.
• Displays genuine commitment. Take the time to make positive work relationships with other team members a priority and display a genuine passion and commitment toward the team.
• A positive attitudewith strong organisational skills and attention to detail 
• A strong commitment to quality healthcare

If this sounds like you, we’d love to hear from you!

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.

Me pēhea te tuku tono | How to apply

Please submit your application online, outlining your experience and motivation to apply to this role.

To apply please click on the ‘Apply’ tab below and submit your application online attaching your updated CV and Covering Letter. For help with your application please email, Sonam Arora (ADHB), Recruitment Consultant on SonamA@adhb.govt.nz