Theatre Technician

**Full time, part time opportunities**:

- **Free on site staff car parking and close to public transport**:

- **Renovated, state of the art theatres**

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

John Fawkner Private Hospital is currently seeking experienced Theatre Technicians to join our Perioperative Unit on a part time or full time basis.

As a member of our team you will play an important role, in providing high quality service to theatres and other clinical areas. We offer a supportive environment where our teams work closely to achieve the best patient outcomes and high standards of care.

**Key responsibilities will include**:

- Delivering excellent service and care to patients
- Liaise within a multi-disciplinary team
- Proven ability to work well within a team
- Ensuring patient and staff safety
- Sound knowledge of theatre equipment and safe use practices
- Proven troubleshooting skills
- Possess organisational skills and complete documentation to a high standard
- Will adhere to Healthscope and site policies and procedures, contribute to the efficient, effective and economic running of the peri operative service.

**About us**
John Fawkner Private Hospital is located in the north-west suburbs of Melbourne. With 186 registered beds, an emergency department, 5 operating theatres, 12 bed Critical Care Complex and a busy day surgery/endoscopy unit the hospital provides a wide range of services to its community.

The hospital’s surgical specialities includes - orthopaedics, general surgery, urology, plastic surgery, ENT, neurosurgery, vascular surgery, maxilla-facial and gynaecology, as well as general medicine, oncology and cardiology.

**Essential Criteria**:

- Minimum 12 months experience as a Theatre Technician or experience within a hospital environment
- Working with Children check
- Commitment to Quality Patient Care
- Compliance with ACQSHC National standards
- Sound clinical decision making and problem solving skills
- Excellent communication and customer service skills
- Works well independently and within a team
- Certificate III in Health Service Assistance (Operating Theatre Technical Support) Desirable

**Why Healthscope?**

We care about your career at Healthscope.

No matter where you go within our community of care, you’ll be supported by great team leaders, be part of strong, innovative teams who always strive for better and have the opportunity to flourish and grow.

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 are the only national private hospital operator and healthcare provider in Australia. But why does that matter? Our team is made up of over 19,000 highly experienced people working across a range of roles and specialisations. Supported by some of the best doctors in nationally, we come together to strive for better, sharing learnings, supporting each other, celebrating successes and facing challenges together.

Joining us opens the door to endless opportunities. We encourage the pursuit of continuous professional development, specialisation and education, and support our people to grow and flourish.

If you are successful, you will receive a salary based on your years of relevant nursing experience against the current nursing Enterprise Agreement the "Healthscope - Victoria
- Non Clinical Enterprise Agreement 2019 - 2022" (salaries range between $26.92 and $36.13/hr**)