Educator Anaesthetic Tech/Anaesth Tech at Health New Zealand - Te Whatu Ora Te Toka Tumai Auckland, Auckland

Mō tēnei tūranga mahi | About this role

• Exciting Opportunity for an Anaesthetic Technician or Senior Nurse
• Permanent Part time/ Full time (0.6 FTE) Educator Position + 0.4 FTE Clinical role
• Location level 8 Auckland City Hospital

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is firmly grounded in the principles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi and is committed to building a health system that serves all New Zealanders.

About the Role

An exciting opportunity for an Anaesthetic Technician or Senior Nurse to step into an Anaesthetic Assistant -Education role. This is a part-time role for 48 hours per fortnight (0.6 FTE) in the education role and the other 0.4 FTE is available if required in a clinical role. You will have responsibility for professional development of Anaesthetic Technician team in the Adult and Emergency (Surgical) operating room (OR) department, including teaching on and supporting development of those who are new to the Anaesthetic assistant role across the organisation, as well as contributing to hospital wide development and leadership of staff and patient focused initiatives.

For more information, please see the position description here

About the Team/Service/ Location

Adult and emergency (surgical) OR `s are located on level 8 at ACH Grafton campus.

While the role provides support to all perioperative departments, you will primarily be based in the Adult and Emergency (Surgical) OR department, which is a trauma centre and provides acute and elective general surgery (including colorectal, breast and hepatobiliary), urology, vascular, orthopaedics, neurosurgery (adults and paediatrics), transplantation (kidney, liver and pancreas - adults and paediatrics) and is the National Liver transplant centre they also provide clot retrieval services for the North Island. The Anaesthetic Technicians / Nurses in this unit provide 24/7 cover to the operating theatres and other remote areas (anaesthetising sites) across Te Toka Tumai.

About you

To be successful in this role, you'll bring:

• Extensive experience as an expert Anaesthetic Technician or senior Nurse
• A passion for Education
• A sound knowledge of clinical teaching/learning methods
• Postgraduate Certificate/Diploma or masters or working towards
• A focus on quality improvement and patient safety
• A commitment to health equity and culturally safe practice
• Well-developed communication and critical thinking skills.

For more information about this role please contact the Charge Tech Ian Boxsell IBoxsell@adhb.govt.nz

Working at Health New Zealand

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is dedicated to ensuring excellent healthcare for the people of New Zealand. We embrace a workforce that is diverse and inclusive so that we are better positioned to understand and service our community. We welcome applications from our diverse Māori, Pacific, disabled, and rainbow communities.

How to Apply

To apply please click apply now. All applications must be submitted through our online careers portal. 

We will review applications as received and may proceed with the recruitment process, before the closing date of this advert.

Advertising closes: Tuesday, 15 September 2026 at Time 11:59 pm (New Zealand standard time).

If you have any questions about the role, please contact Vaidehi Sharma- Recruitment Consultant at Vaidehi.sharma@tewhatuora.govt.nz quoting ref #ADHB25000

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