Sterilisation Technician

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**Employment Type**: Casual

**Position Classification**: Sterilisation Technician Grade 2

**Remuneration**: $32.87 - $34.33 Per Hour + Allowances + 11 % Super

**Requisition ID**: REQ475405

**Applications Close: Sunday, 14th April 2024**

**Sterilisation Technician**
**Cessnock District Hospital**

**About the role**:
Working within a large team, Sterilisation Technicians operate under routine supervision, adhering to strict protocols and standards to maintain the integrity and sterility of instruments. Their duties encompass not only the sterilisation process itself but also the thermal disinfection of equipment, ensuring thorough cleanliness and adherence to regulatory requirements. With attention to detail and a commitment to quality, Sterilisation Technicians play a vital role in upholding the standards of healthcare delivery and promoting patient safety.

Hunter New England Local Health District actively promotes and facilitates professional growth by providing continuous training and support. Team members receive ongoing support from their peers and guidance from the management team, creating a collaborative environment conducive to professional growth. This commitment to fostering talent ensures that staff members are equipped with the latest expertise and resources to deliver high-quality healthcare services to the community.

**Where you'll be working**:

- Cessnock District Hospital is a 64-bed facility that provides emergency, surgical and general medical care to the area’s growing population. They have an exciting opportunity for a dedicated and proactive Sterilisation Technician to join their team, within the Theatre Department setting.
- Cessnock is located only a short distance away from the Hunter Valley vineyards and is the administrative centre of the City of Cessnock Local Government Area. It is a vibrant town, surrounded by countryside and full of affordable dinning and accommodation and home to the Cessnock District Hospital.
- This is an opportunity to work for the largest local health district in NSW which services a population of more than 900,000 across the Hunter, New England and Lower Mid North Coast areas.

**About you**:

- You have Sterilisation Technician and Endoscopy reprocessing experience (desirable, not mandatory)
- You are hardworking and enthusiastic induvial who can persevere in challenging situation
- You will have excellent interpersonal skills for facilitating positive, effective working relationships and possess the ability to adapt to different areas

**Benefits**:

- Opportunity to work and collaborate with a range of non-clinical and clinical professionals
- Work with a supportive and close knit team
- Superannuation contributions 11%
- Fitness Passport

**Requirements and Additional information**:

- Sterilisation Technology Certificate II or III in health service assistance (sterilisation services) or equivalent qualification and relevant experience in sterilisation services department within a healthcare facility
- We are unable to accommodate visa sponsorship for applicants requiring a visa for this position.

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**Information for Applicants**:

**This is a Category A position**. Recommended applicants will be reviewed for compliance with **NSW Health policy directive **PD2023_022: Occupational **Assessment, Screening and Vaccination against Specific Diseases** for Category A positions prior to offer. **All new employees must agree to comply with the requirements outlined in the policy.
**All NSW Health workers are required to have completed a primary course of a COVID-19 vaccine which has been approved or recognised by the Therapeutics Goods Administration (TGA). **New applicants must have completed the vaccination course prior to commencement with NSW Health or provide an approved medical contraindication certificate (AIR Immunisation History Statement) certifying the worker cannot have any approved COVID-19 vaccines available in NSW.
- Acceptable proof of COVID-19 vaccination is the Australian Immunisation Register (AIR) Immunisation History Statement (IHS), or AIR COVID-19 Digital Certificate, or AIR COVID-19 and Influenza IHS. Booster doses are highly recommended for all health care workers who have completed the primary course of COVID-19 vaccinations.

**To be eligible for employment in this position you must be an Australian Citizen, or permanent resident of Australia, or a New Zealand citizen with a current New Zealand Passport, or hold an appropriate visa that allows you to live and work in Australia. Employment of a temporary visa holder will only be offered in line with the conditions and expiry date of your visa.**

**_ HNE Health employees may be eligib