Theatre Technician

Epworth Geelong, located in Waurn Ponds, has exciting opportunities to join our dynamic Perioperative Team as a Theatre Technician. Opportunities are available for full-time, part-time, and casual positions for motivated, experienced, or novice Theatre Technicians.

We offer a flexible work environment supporting work/life balance, opportunities for career development, salary packaging and staff benefits.

A great time to join the team and help make a difference in our patients lives within our newly opened theatre facilities in Epworth Geelong.

**You will make an impact by**:

- Assisting clinicians and team members with patient preparation
- Preparing and maintaining operating suite equipment
- Providing safe patient transport within the operating suite and interdepartmental transfers
- Having an inclusive mindset to thrive in a multi-cultural environment

**To be successful in this role**

You want to join a dynamic team who are committed to delivering an exceptional patient experience with a focus on safety-first. You are a good communicator with a natural ability to show compassion and empathy to patients. Professional in your work, you have a strong attention to detail and are quick to learn and adapt.

**You will have**:

- A Certificate III in health services assistance operating theatre tech equivalent or willingness to complete
- Be flexible, with good communication skills and a willingness to learn
- An understanding of medical terminology and be able to fulfil the technical requirements of the role
- Have best practice in delivering patient centred care
- Have well-developed understanding of relevant safe work practices

Position Description Inherent Requirements

**About Geelong**

Epworth Geelong, located adjacent to Deakin University’s Medical School in Waurn Ponds, is developing an environment of world-class health care and education to meet the needs of the expanding population of Geelong and South West Victoria. This brand new hospital provides exciting career opportunities to doctors, nurses, allied health professionals and support staff. It features contemporary design, cutting-edge medical technology and best practice patient care, whilst offering a wide range of inpatient and outpatient medical, surgical and rehabilitation services.

**Additional Information**:
**At Epworth, it’s a community**

It’s the sense of belonging and being part of an organisation and a team that works to make sure that every patient matters. In addition to this, you will have access to:

- Epworth’s enhanced Not for Profit status (and not available in the public sector) provides the opportunity for employees to salary package up to $15,900 pre-tax annually, leading to greater take home pay
- The largest educational scholarship program of its kind in Australia
- Ability to purchase up to four additional weeks of leave
- Reduced cost of health services for you and your family at Epworth

The annual salary range for Theatre Technicians - AUD $57,744 - $69,799 + super + entitlements dependent on year level (prorated for part-time).

**Enquire / Apply**

Sound interesting? To apply, click the **I'm Interested**button and attach your CV and cover letter.- As a child safe organisation, all successful applicants are required to satisfactorily clear a National Police Check (conducted by Epworth) and may be required to hold a valid employee Working with Children Check (provided by you)._
- At Epworth, we believe inclusion and diversity are essential to our culture and values. We focus on fairness and opportunity for all - across race, ability, ethnicity, gender, age, sexuality, cultures and beliefs - that reflect the communities we work in. At Epworth, we care._