About the job Co-ordinate a fantastic Theatre team, in an incredible working environment;Comprehensive orientation and induction and ongoing professional development opportunities; andExperience an environment focused on employee wellness, where we enjoy a two-week shut-down period over summer.About Us Braemar Hospital is a prestigious private surgical hospital in Hamilton, New Zealand, dedicated to supporting nearly 200 credentialed specialists, across nine operating theatres and two endoscopy suites, and providing a full range of surgical specialties and medical procedures.
Our hospital exists, quite simply, to make lives better. We know the right experience at Braemar Hospital can improve how patients and their whanau feel, and how they live, even when there's a long journey to full recovery. To see patients, leave Braemar with a new lease on life makes our efforts worthwhile.
The service we deliver at Braemar Hospital, and the profit that generates, enables our owner, the Braemar Charitable Trust, to support our community to live better lives through funding surgeries, health-related academic scholarships, medical research, and other health-related initiatives across the Waikato.
Care and excellence are at our core. We are well-known for investing in highly sophisticated technology, equipment, and facilities to enable our highly skilled team to deliver quality, safe patient outcomes. We also invest heavily in developing a world-leading organisational culture to attract and retain the very best talent because we know the critical role our team play in surgical excellence.
The Opportunity We are currently seeking a Theatre Co-ordinator.
Working in the Theatre department, reporting to the Theatre Manager, the Theatre Co-ordinator is responsible for co-ordinating Theatre where our surgical procedures include cardiothoracic surgery, orthopaedics, spinal, general and paediatrics, urology, plastics, maxillo facial, ENT and dental. This is a key senior role in Theatre, responsible for providing clinical and nursing leadership across our Theatre team and ensuring efficient co-ordination of resources to support an outstanding experience for our specialist, patients, and team.
To be successful in this role you will:
Be a Registered Nurse with a current APC with the Nursing Council of New Zealand;Be a team player who understands that relationships are key to effective and efficient co-ordination of services, and have the ability to tailor their approach for different audiences; Have at least three years theatre experience in NZ with a strong understanding of medico-legal and ethical responsibilities is critical;Demonstrate awareness and application of AORN standards;Have a keen eye for continuous improvement and enhancing quality; Have excellent verbal and written skills; effective communication is key to ensuring a highly co-ordinated Theatre team; andHave a high level of organisation and good time management skills.Working for Us Choosing to work at Braemar Hospital means choosing to live the Braemar Way. Our 'BCOMPassionate' principles are our North Star, and we know when our people and culture line up behind the Braemar Way, we become unbeatable.
In addition to competitive remuneration, working at Braemar Hospital provides you with access to a number of great benefits, including:
We provide morning and afternoon tea daily, and we have delicious seasonal fruit delivered three times a week across the hospital;We heavily subsidise restaurant-quality meals which you can order for lunch and dinner;We have an annual summer shutdown where we close the hospital and ensure our whole team have some down time;Once you hit five years' service at Braemar, we increase your annual holidays accrual to five weeks per year;We provide 15 days' sick leave entitlement from the day you start to ensure you have plenty of leave to cover illness and injury;We offer access to our retail and experience discount platforms so you can access great local discounts;We provide a parental leave top-up benefit if you're heading off on parental leave;We offer limited free parking on site, a secure bike storage shed, electric vehicle chargers, and we are on a main public transport bus route;We provide a pretty special Wellness initiative each year, and we offer our team free access to chnnl – the wellbeing app to support personal wellbeing;You'll have access to a Financial Advisor to help support with your personal finances, free of charge;We offer Vitae support which includes confidential, professional support anytime you need it;We have a Talent Referral Bonus, and we recognise Long Service;We offer considerable space options for you to take a break – we have beautiful outdoor gardens and patio areas, our tea rooms are well-equipped, and we offer quiet spaces for prayer or reflection, or just to have some time out;We also provide professional development, internal development opportunities, and professional celebrations throughout the year.Please visit our website to view the position description for this role https://www.braemarhospital.co.nz/open_positions/theatre-co-ordinator/
This role is subject to our internal Braemar Talent Referral Scheme.
Please note, we are not accepting candidate applications via agencies.
If you believe you have the skills and experience for this role, we would love to hear from you. Apply now by uploading your cover letter and resume below, or phone Kate Wilson, Theatre Manager for a confidential discussion on ******** ext 885