Auckland City Fringe

Charge Nurse Manager PACU & Day Stay

  • Listed

    March 12, 2026

  • Job Title

    Charge Nurse Manager PACU & Day Stay

  • Location

    Auckland City Fringe

  • Job Type

    Permanent

  • Classification

    Healthcare & Medicine

  • Salary Range

    $130,000 - $140,000 Yearly

Private sector nurse leadership role with supportive mentorship to grow you professionally!

  • Great team where innovation + ideas are encouraged
  • Fabulous work environment + good benefits
  • Thriving business + strong quality focus

The role

 

In this fantastic full-time, permanent, M-F role that reports to the Theatre Manager, you’ll be responsible for clinical and operational oversight of the PACU and Day Stay Units, managing the nursing team.  The role ranges from hands-on clinical, people leadership, and operational duties including resourcing both staff and equipment.  

The employer

Situated in a central Auckland location, this high performing private hospital delivers elective surgical care to adults and children.  With 4 theatres, 20 PACU and Day Stay bays, and a 20 bed inpatient unit, surgical specialities include ENT, orthopaedics, spinal, urology, plastics, general and bariatrics.  Leadership has fostered a very supportive, connected team so there’s a fantastic culture to work in.

I’d love to hear from you if you have:

  • A positive attitude, flexibility and proven leadership experience with a clinical background in either PACU or ICU.  
  • Paediatric experience and a strong understanding of safe staffing models and patient flow alignment. 
  • Proven change management skills and an understanding of budgets  
  • NZ Nursing Registration and a current APC

On offer is a competitive salary package commensurate with experience that includes:

  • Free car parking 
  • 5 weeks of annual leave
  • Financial support for continuous education on application
  • A generous private health insurance subsidy after two years
  • Morning teas are provided 
  • Christmas and New Year close down
  • Discounted childcare
  • Good access to public transport and easy motorway access
  • A paid on-call component

For more information on this wonderful opportunity to join a brilliant team call/email Annie O’Donnell on +6421626632 or annie@fredrecruitment.co.nz

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