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Clinical Nurse Manager – PACU

New Zealand, Auckland 135000.00 NZD / Year · Job Posted February 17, 2026
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Lead a State-of-the-Art PACU. Shape Practice. Build a Team You’re Proud Of. This is your chance to lead a 17-bay PACU connected to 10 state-of-the-art theatres, a high-acuity, high-performance unit where clinical excellence isn’t the goal; it’s the baseline.

Job Responsibility

  • Managing day-to-day PACU operations within a high-acuity perioperative service
  • Leading a team of skilled RNs (including a Team Leader)
  • Ensuring optimal staffing, skill mix, and patient flow across busy theatre lists
  • Overseeing quality, safety, and clinical governance in line with best practice
  • Embedding high-performance culture through mentorship, feedback, development, and accountability
  • Using TrendCare effectively (including forecasting, activity management & rostering)
  • Monitoring budgets, resourcing, and cost efficiency
  • Driving innovation, research participation, and service improvement
  • Ensuring adherence to safety, incident reporting, documentation, and organisational standards
  • Working closely with surgeons, anaesthetists, and multidisciplinary teams
  • Supporting the development of future leaders within your unit
  • Being the clinical role model others naturally follow

Requirements

  • NZ RN with APC
  • Previous Nurse Manager, Charge Nurse, or ACNM-level leadership experience
  • Background in PACU, ICU, ED, Perioperative, or similar high-acuity environments
  • Postgraduate clinical qualification (perioperative/critical care ideal)
  • Leadership or management qualification (or willingness to complete one)
  • Advanced clinical judgement
  • Emotional intelligence to lead from the front
  • A 'let's make this better' mindset

What we offer

  • 5 weeks annual leave
  • Health insurance subsidy
  • Ongoing leadership & postgraduate development
  • Gym membership discounts
  • Travel & parking benefits
  • Christmas/New Year shutdown

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