Instrument Technician Grade 5

**- Peninsula Health is committed to providing high quality health care services that are integrated, easily accessible, caring, and person and family centered to the Frankston and Mornington Peninsula communities**
- **The role of employees in achieving this is recognised through attention to workplace culture, environment and capacity building**:

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**About Peninsula Health**

Peninsula Health provides public healthcare services to residents of the Mornington Peninsula.

Our hospitals and emergency departments are located at Frankston and Rosebud, and we provide a wide range of community health, dental, rehabilitation, mental health, palliative care ad aged care services from campuses at Frankston, Hastings, Mornington and Rosebud.

Person centered care is at the heart of everything we do, guided by our values of Services, Integrity, Compassion, Respect and Excellence.

**About The Position**

Peninsula Health’s Central Sterilising Department (CSSD) is instrumental in providing decontamination and sterilisation processing services at Frankston Hospital and area’s within Peninsula Health. As a member of the CSSD Management team the Instrument technician Grade 5 will work in collaboration with the CSSD Manager to ensure the highest standard of patient care is provided at all times.

The Instrument Technician Grade 5 is required to efficiently and effectively supervise Instrument Technicians on duty ensuring all staff are working per AS4187 standard. The Grade 5 Instrument Technician will demonstrate leadership and lead by example ensuring a safe work environment.
- Works in collaboration with the CSSD Manager to ensure equipment and sterile services

are provided in a timely manner according to demand.
- The Instrument Technician is responsible for the supervision of staff in the CSSD Department in the absence of the CSSD Manager
- The Instrument Technician Grade 5 is accountable for the provision of all aspects in the sterilising process, in line with AS/NZ 4187, guidelines and policies of Peninsula Health.
- Promote the maintenance of a safe environment, in accordance with legislative requirements and Peninsula Health Policies. This includes the Policies relating to Occupation Health and Safety, Infection Prevention and Control and Equal Opportunity.

**What You Will Need**
- External Applicants must hold Certificate IV in sterilization
- Applicants must hold Certificate IV in sterilization
- Commitment to achieving best practice.
- Willingness to maintain and advance knowledge and skills relevant to that position.
- Commitment to customer service
- Has good communication and computer skills
- Ability to maintain confidentially and use discretion in all aspects of the role
- Undertakes a mentoring role within the department

**What Next**

If you experience any issues signing in or registering, please feel welcome to contact us - the People, Experience & Performance Team on (03) 9784 2700.

**Additional Requirements**

This role must be fully vaccinated for Covid-19 and meet the requirements of the Peninsula Health immunisation policy.

**Join Peninsula Health and help us to deliver safe, personal, effective & connected care to every person, every time. **Selection Criteria Desirable: Do you have a certificate IV or are you working towards this?