Theatre Technician

**Great location - close to Eastlink**:

- **Friendly supportive team**:

- **Full-time, Part-time or Casual positions available**

Do you want to become part of our Healthscope’s Perioperative Service Department team?

As a member of our team, you will play an important role in providing high quality service to theatres and other clinical areas.

**About Us**:
Knox Private Hospital is one of the largest private hospitals in Victoria, caring for over 1.2 million people across Melbourne’s east and outer east.

We have a 24/7 Emergency Department, covering a full range of medical and surgical specialty areas, including highly complex surgeries. Backed by the latest technology and expertise, we offer 15 theatres, including a hybrid theatre, diagnostic cardiology, two cardiac cath labs and capabilities for cardiothoracic surgery, orthopaedics, neurosurgery, urology and more. All supported by a recently expanded coronary care unit and intensive care unit.

**Exciting new expansion for Knox Private Hospital**

Work is almost completed on a major expansion of Knox Private Hospital that will help us continue to meet the growing demand for quality health care across Melbourne’s east.

The new multi-million-dollar expansion will help Knox Private deliver an expanded and enhanced service offering for our patients, and will further cement our reputation as a world-class healthcare facility.

**As Theatre Technician, your responsibilities will include (but are not limited to)**:

- Delivering excellent service and care to patients
- Assisting with Team time out, correct site surgery and patient positioning
- Setting up and preparation of the operating theatre prior to surgery
- Transporting patient to and from the operating theatre, and assisting with safe patient transfer on and off the operating table
- Ensure all equipment is functioning properly, correctly positioned in theatre and maintained
- Undertake designated cleaning tasks certifying a high standard of cleanliness is maintained utilising standard precautions, between cases and end of list

**Essential criteria**:

- Certificate III/IV in Health Services Assistant (Operating Theatre Technician) or enrolled and have completed a student placement
- Sound knowledge of theatre equipment and safe practices
- Previous experience in providing safe and appropriate patient care in clinical environment
- Working in a team environment - including taking accountability, working to national standards, guidelines and hospital policies & taking directions from senior staff when needed
- Possess organisational skills and completes documentation to a high standard
- Ability to troubleshoot problems when they arise
- Sound and effective communication skills
- Strong customer service focus
- Ability to work in a physically demanding role
- Available for flexible work hours (Monday - Saturday and On call)

**Why Healthscope?**

When you join Healthscope, you become part of our Community of Care.

Our people are at the heart of our organisation - no matter the role, every day our people make a difference to the lives of our patients and their families. We work together to create positive, memorable experiences, alongside our quality care, in every moment of every day.

We encourage the pursuit of continuous professional development and education and support our people to grow and flourish securely.

We pride ourselves on working with talented, passionate and caring people to ensure our patients receive the highest quality care and experience during their stay with us.

While our hospital network is vast, Healthscope is a family. We support each other, we share learnings, celebrate successes and face challenges together.

**Come and be the difference in our patient’s lives.**

**Applications close: 06/12/24