The Opportunity
An exciting leadership opportunity has opened with a leading Private Hospital in Central Auckland for an experienced perioperative Nurse ready to step into a Charge Nurse Manager role leading the Post Anaesthetic Care Unit (PACU) and Day Surgery Unit (DSU).
This role combines clinical leadership, operational management, and team development, ensuring safe, high-quality care for patients across the perioperative journey.
You will oversee the day-to-day operations of PACU and DSU while fostering a collaborative culture across nursing teams, surgeons, anaesthetists, and the wider multidisciplinary team.
This is a fantastic opportunity for a senior nurse leader who enjoys building strong teams, improving patient outcomes, and driving service excellence.
About the Role
As Charge Nurse Manager, you will:
• Lead and coordinate the daily operational management of PACU and DSU
• Provide strong clinical leadership and support to nursing teams
• Ensure delivery of safe, high-quality patient-centred care
• Manage staffing, rostering and workforce planning
• Drive quality improvement initiatives and best practice standards
• Work closely with the Perioperative Manager and surgical teams
• Support staff development, mentoring and education
About You
We are looking for a confident and experienced perioperative Nurse Leader who thrives in a fast-paced surgical environment.
You will bring:
• Current NZ Nursing Council registration and APC
• Significant perioperative experience, ideally within PACU or Day Surgery
• Previous senior nursing or leadership experience (such as a Charge, Coordinator)
• Strong clinical governance and patient safety focus
• Proven ability to lead, mentor and support nursing teams
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills
Why Join them now?
You’ll be part of a modern private surgical hospital with four operating theatres, supported by a dedicated Day Surgery Unit (DSU) and Post Anaesthetic Care Unit (PACU) delivering high-quality elective care.
The hospital supports a broad range of surgical specialties including orthopaedics, general surgery, ENT, gynaecology, urology, and plastics, creating a dynamic and varied perioperative environment.
With a reputation for collaborative teams, supportive leadership, and a strong focus on clinical excellence, this is an opportunity to lead two critical services and make a real impact on both patient outcomes and team culture.
RWR HEALTH
if this is not for you, please do check our website to see all of the positions we have available right now,
https://www.rwrhealth.com/
If you would like to have a confidential chat on the phone to discuss either this role or your own job seeker adventure you can reach me using my contacts below.
Should this role not be ideal for you, but you have someone in mind that you feel could be perfect, please do let us know as we are offering $500
cash for you, should your introduction be successful with the opportunity.
https://www.rwrhealth.com/job-seekers/candidate-referrals
Lewis Howells
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lewish@rwrhealth.co.nz
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+64 225 887 252
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