Registered Nurse - Operating Room

• Full Time
• Application Closes 30 May 2024
• Auckland - North Shore
• Registered Nurse

Have you dreamed of flexible working options with little weekend work? Working within well-equipped, modern facilities? Having on-going support and professional development opportunities? Look no further…

Mō te Tūranga | About the Role

Southern Cross' North Harbour Hospital are searching for Experience Registered Operating Room Nurses to join our Theatre department. 

North Harbour offers a wide range of surgical services and post-operative care to around 6,500 patients each year. Our surgical specialities include General surgery, Gynaecology, Oral & Maxillofacial surgery, Urology, Orthopaedics, Plastic and Reconstructive surgery, Urology, Otolaryngology and Robotics. We currently have multiple opportunities across Theatre (part time and full time). You will be working with an experienced management team, to help make a valuable contribution to safe, appropriate, and quality patient/family centre patient care. North Harbour Hospital has 8 operating theatres, a 14 bedded PACU, a modern well-equipped day stay facility unit and a 70 bedded ward which includes a 4 bedded intermediate care facility (ICF). At North Harbour you will be given the opportunity to advance your surgical experience, our theatre nurses provide surgical assisting to our Consultants in the operating department with modern facilities, high utilisation rates, a quality service, supportive management and a collegial team this is a dynamic, fast paced environment where your nursing skills and scope can develop and your career will thrive 

Ngā pūkenga me ngā wheako | Skills and experience

• To be a NZ Registered Nurse with a current practising certificate
• A minimum of 2 years' experience working in theatre (scrubbing, circulating and assisting)
• A solid foundation and experience in operating room nursing (orthopaedics or general surgery desirable)
• Have excellent communication skills and be a team player

Ngā mea ka taea e mātou te tuku I a koe | What we can offer you: 

• Competitive remuneration package
• Subsidised health insurance
• Discounts on products and services from a range of our partners
• Wellbeing programme
• Employee referral bonus scheme 
• Opportunity to be part of our Employee Rainbow Network 

Ko wai matou | Our Organisation 

Southern Cross Healthcare is driven by a clear purpose to advance the provision of quality healthcare in Aotearoa New Zealand.  

Our people are at the core of everything we do and the care we provide. We combine the skills of more than 4,000 people, including 2,000 nurses and anaesthetic technicians working with more than 1,200 specialists, surgeons, anaesthetists, and allied health professionals. 

Together, we are one of the largest providers of healthcare in Aotearoa New Zealand and the most trusted brand in our industry.  

Our strong ‘for purpose’ organisational ethos means we don’t merely think in financial quarters, we think in generations and the decades it takes to get there. 

Tō mātou whakahaere ki te tika, te rerekētanga, me te whai wāhi mai | Our commitment to equity, diversity, and inclusion

As an organisation, we are committed to upholding the principles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi and providing a culturally safe environment that demonstrates manaakitanga and embraces diversity. 

We welcome and encourage applications from our Māori, Pacific, disabled and rainbow communities as we aspire to have a workforce that reflects the diversity of Aotearoa New Zealand. 

If you would like to discuss your specific needs and how we can support you, please reach out to our Talent Acquisition team at

Haere mai, ā, mā te mahi tahi ka whai wāhi ki tētahi mea whai take, ka āwhina i ngā tāngata ki te whai oranga mā te whakaaro anō ki te tautiaki hauora 

Join us, and together, each of us can be part of something important, helping people live their best lives by reimagining healthcare.