Theatre Coordinator – Orthopaedic
Theatre Coordinator – Orthopaedic
Southern Cross Rotorua Hospital
Southern Cross Hospital Rotorua is a modern surgical hospital serving the local community and the greater Bay of Plenty region. The hospital is characterised by a friendly, professional surgical nursing team, and offers credentialled medical practitioners and their patients access to superb facilities.
These include three advanced theatres, 22 inpatient beds in comfortable, well-equipped rooms, and a purpose-built day stay facilities. Surgical specialities include Orthopaedic and General surgery, Urology, Otolaryngology, Gastroenterology, and Gynaecological surgery.
Mō te Tūranga | About the Role
Based in beautiful Rotorua, this role offers the opportunity to build your career while enjoying one of New Zealand's most picturesque regions. Renowned for its stunning lakes, native forests, geothermal attractions and vibrant community, Rotorua offers an enviable lifestyle both in and out of work. While ideally full-time, we are open to discussing flexible working arrangements, negotiated hours and roster patterns for the right candidate, including those commuting from neighbouring regions.
Join Southern Cross Rotorua Hospital as our Theatre Coordinator (Orthopaedics) and play a key role in delivering high-quality elective surgical services. This is an opportunity to combine your advanced orthopaedic clinical expertise with leadership, theatre coordination and quality improvement responsibilities in a supportive and progressive environment.
Working closely with theatre and clinical teams, you will coordinate orthopaedic theatre lists, surgical bookings and daily operations to ensure the smooth delivery of elective surgical services. You'll optimise patient flow, support resource planning and maintain effective communication between surgeons, anaesthetists and multidisciplinary teams.
As a senior member of the team, you will provide leadership and guidance to theatre staff, foster strong stakeholder relationships and contribute to quality improvement initiatives that enhance patient care and operational performance. While the role has a strong coordination focus, you will also remain connected to clinical practice and provide support within the operating theatre when required.
This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced perioperative professional who is passionate about service excellence, operational efficiency and outstanding patient outcomes.
Ngā pūkenga me ngā wheako | Skills and experience
- Extensive orthopaedic theatre experience, including knowledge of procedures, instrumentation and theatre workflows
- Relevant postgraduate qualification in perioperative nursing, clinical practice, health leadership or a related field
- Expert PDRP (Level 4) or working towards achieving this level
- Proven ability to coordinate theatre lists, surgical bookings and workflow in a fast-paced environment
- Demonstrated leadership capability, with experience supporting teams and service delivery
- Strong organisational and communication skills, with the ability to manage competing priorities
- Ability to build strong relationships with surgeons, specialists and multidisciplinary teams
- Demonstrated involvement in quality improvement, patient safety, service improvement or clinical governance initiatives
- Previous coordination or leadership experience within a theatre setting is desirable
Ngā mea ka taea e mātou te tuku I a koe | What we can offer you:
- Competitive Rewards: Attractive remuneration package, relocation allowance, and employee referral bonus scheme.
- Health & Wellbeing: Funded health insurance, a wellbeing programme, and generous Christmas/New Year breaks.
- Flexibility & Growth: Flexible working arrangements and a Nursing Council of New Zealand-approved PDRP.
- Perks & Community: Discounts from a range of partners and access to our Employee Network.
Ko wai matou | Our Organisation
At Southern Cross Healthcare, our values shape everything we do:
- Care First – We lead with compassion, delivering care that’s deeply human through genuine manaakitanga.
- Better Together – Collaboration is our strength. We unite diverse skills and perspectives to create better outcomes for all.
- Pursue Excellence – We strive to improve, innovate, and excel every day—never settling, always aiming to deliver our best.
Tō mātou whakahaere ki te tika, te rerekētanga, me te whai wāhi mai | Our commitment to equity, diversity, and inclusion.
We honour Te Tiriti o Waitangi and foster a culturally safe environment that reflects manaakitanga and values the unique perspectives of our people.
If you have specific needs or would like to discuss how we can support you, please contact our Talent Acquisition team at careers@schl.co.nz for a confidential conversation.
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.
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