Associate Theatre Technician Manager

**Employment Status**

Permanent Full Time

**Program**

Surgical & Critical Care

**Location**

University Hospital Geelong

**Hours Per Fortnight**

76

**Position Summary
- Join the highly skilled surgical team as our Theatre Technician Manager
- Our Operating Services are growing - Rare leadership opportunity
- Permanent Full Time - 76 hrs per fortnight

**About the Facility**

Barwon health is the major regional health provider for the Barwon South West region. It is Victoria’s largest regional health service with one of the busiest hospitals in the state, University Hospital. We serve over 500,000 people through the efforts of over 7,000 staff and more than 1000 volunteers. We provide care at all stages or life and circumstance through a wide range of services from emergency and acute to mental health, primary care, community services, aged care, and subacute/rehabilitation. Care is provided to the community through over 24 key locations throughout the region

**About Operating Services**

Barwon Health’s Operating Services includes 3 points of care; Main theatres, Gretta Volum Centre and now Building B. Between the 3 points of care there are 16 theatres and one endoscopy suite, we perform approximately 22,000 procedures per year from specialities such as; Cardiothoracic, ENT, Gastroenterology, General Surgery, Gynaecology & Obstetrics, Oral Faciomaxillary, Plastics, Orthopaedic, Ophthalmology, Urology, Vascular and Robotic Surgery.

**About the role**

To provide leadership in the planning and delivery of high quality Theatre Technician assistance within Operating Services whilst developing a professional and collaborative partnership across all areas of the directorate.

Main responsibilities include:

- Supervise staff members to ensure quality service provision to Operating Services staff and patients
- Regularly monitor and assess performance of staff to provide constructive feedback and identify development needs
- Undertake Performance Development Reviews with staff to set direction and identify training and development reviews
- Display team focused enthusiasm and maintains a consistent presence on the floor to promote leadership
- Daily staff allocations/Roster
- Purchase of replacement equipment within budgetary requirements
- Reporting and subsequent monitoring of maintenance and repairs to equipment and theatre fixtures and fittings
- Responsible for the recruitment, selection and onboarding of staff in accordance with Barwon Health’s Recruitment policies and procedures

**About the Culture**

Our mission is to ensure the right equipment and resource is available to the right patient at the right time in the right place. We are dedicated to improving access and patient flow to provide a sustainable service that ensures high quality and safe care.

***Barwon Health staff benefits**
- Flexible working arrangements
- Professional development
- Access to employee wellness program
- Salary packaging
- Social club
- Doorstep to the Great Ocean Road, Bellarine Peninsula and the Surf Coast

**About the Geelong Region, AUSTRALIA**

Sitting within one of Victoria’s six regional health centres, Barwon Health serves the community of Greater Geelong and beyond. Victoria’s second largest city after Melbourne Derived from the local Wathaurong Aboriginal name for the region Djilang, Geelong is thought to mean ‘land’ or ‘cliffs’.
- Enjoy a range of lifestyle choices including inner city, coastal, suburban and rural homes at affordable prices.
- High standard of schooling options throughout the area
- A stone throw from the Surf Coast and Great Ocean Road
- Appreciate beautiful parks, rivers, walks and wineries

To find out more about the Geelong region, visit our Moving to the Region page on the Barwon Health website.

**Diversity and Inclusion**

At Barwon Health we are committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce where we value each person’s uniqueness. We embrace diverse life experiences and the perspectives of our people, whilst providing high-quality health care to all members of our community, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, religion, cultural background, disability, or sexual orientation.

We are also proud to be Totally Smoke Free.

**_ This role must be fully vaccinated for Covid -19 and influenza and meet the requirements of the Barwon Health immunisation policy._**

**Selection Criteria**

Essential: Can you please list Barwon Health's values?
Essential: Can you please choose one of Barwon Health's values and describe a situation in the workplace where you have displayed this value?
Essential: Currently working as a Grade 5 Theatre Technician
Desirable: Experience working as a Theatre (Tech) Floor Coordinator
Essential: Exceptional Communication and Organisational skills
Essential: Ability to work effectively as part of a team and independently
Essential: Willing to participate in on the job training and / or specific skills education as required
Essential: I agree,