Registered Nurse - Surgical Wards

Job Category: Health, Medical & Pharmaceutical

St George's Hospital - Excellence in Innovation:

At St George's Hospital, our 13 Theatres are state-of-the art with each being supported by the latest anaesthetic and surgical technologies. We provide an extensive range of surgical procedures including complex procedures with High dependency and Intensive care available for our patients.

St George's Hospital aims to be recognised as "The South Island Centre of Excellence" for surgical procedures - where people choose to receive healthcare and people love to work.

We appreciate that Registered Nurses are in high demand and we offer a range of fantastic benefits and opportunities including:

• Very competitive remuneration package
• Subsidised secure on-site parking
• A supportive, friendly environment where people love coming to work
• Immediate Income Protection and Life Insurance
• 5 weeks annual leave and closed over Christmas/New Year break
• Amazing opportunities for professional clinical development and personal development through our own St George's Hospital Leadership Academy

We are looking for registered nurses as our services continue to grow. If you have experience in either general surgical nursing, orthopaedic nursing, neurosurgical nursing, or cardiothoracic nursing we want to hear from you. We have permanent hours 0.5-1.0 FTE available across a mix of specialties.

When you join our team, you will be professionally accountable for the exceptional quality nursing management of patients and ensuring the environment is safe and conducive to the wellbeing of patients, their whānau, staff and visitors.

Ngā pūkenga me ngā wheako Essential skills/experience for the role:

Your passion for excellent patient care and clinical expertise will make you stand out, but we know you will also bring more than this to your nursing. You will also:

• Have excellent supportive, engaging and positive team skills
• Demonstration of a commitment to professional practice, and professional and personal development
• Current Registration
• Experience within a ward environment (in particular either general, neurosurgical, orthopaedic, or cardiothoracic specialties)
• Be an excellent communicator, facilitator and advocate for patients
• Be able to work with all our hospital teams in all aspects of our service
• Actively seek opportunities for relationship, practice and service development
• Have the initiative and ability to contribute to and support best practice standards.

Click on 'Apply for this job' and follow the online application process. For a copy of the full position, please visit the careers section of our website

Applicants must have a current APC and be a New Zealand resident or have a current New Zealand work permit. A copy of your current New Zealand work permit status must be attached to your CV.

All applications must be submitted through our website.

We are reviewing applications ahead of the closing date, and this date is therefore subject to change. We encourage your early application.

St George's Hospital is committed to Te Tiriti o Waitangi and promotes equity, diversity, and inclusion of people from all communities we serve being represented in our workforce. We acknowledge and respect our colleagues' diversity and spiritual needs, ensuring a safe workplace that is whānau oriented within a supportive environment.