Theatre Orderly

Your role at St John of God Mount Lawley Hospital

The Perioperative Services Department is seeking an enthusiastic and motivated Theatre Orderly to join our dedicated team of theatre nurses.

SJG Mt Lawley features eight modern operating theatres and two fully equipped procedure rooms, supporting a wide range of surgical specialties. These include orthopaedics, general surgery, urology, ENT, gynaecology, plastics, and endoscopy. With a strong focus on patient safety and innovation—including robotic-assisted surgery—we offer a dynamic and collaborative environment for surgical excellence.

In this role, you will be responsible for safely transporting, assisting, and lifting patients to and from the Operating Suite, within the Operating Rooms, and other Units as required. You will also provide valuable support to medical and nursing staff by carrying out selected cleaning duties within the Operating Rooms and performing messages as needed.

If you are passionate about delivering a high standard of patient-centred care and enjoy working in a dynamic healthcare environment, we would love to hear from you.

The role is offered on a permanent full-time basis, working 38 hours per week.

The Position:

• Carries out all duties under the direction and supervision of the Housekeeping Manager, (After Hours Clinical Nurse Manager/Leading Hand).

• Participate in care of patients under supervision of nursing caregivers.

• Transport patients on trolleys and beds and assist in positioning and transferring patients.

• Ensure patients dignity and privacy is maintained.

• Hold patients limbs during preparation for surgery.

• Support patients during insertion of epidurals.

• Assist recovery caregivers with positioning patients.

• Demonstrate courteous communication to all customers

• Assist with transferring equipment from the theatres to the utility room including rubbish and linen. Cleaning of operating rooms, lights, floor or equipment, benches and shelves.

• Restock theatres, warming cabinets, and change rooms as required

• Returning and/or collecting of specimens to the laboratory as required

The successful candidate will have a sound understanding of occupational health and safety principles, with the ability to apply them consistently to ensure your own safety and that of others in the workplace, taking all necessary measures to identify, avoid, eliminate, or minimize hazards.

You will be able to demonstrate the ability to work effectively and collaboratively within a multidisciplinary healthcare team, prioritising and managing multiple tasks efficiently whilst maintaining a strong commitment to delivering exceptional customer service.

Above all, patient care will be at the core of everything you do committing to and supporting our Mission and Values.

We can offer you

• Salary: $62,257 to $65,206 plus 12% superannuation

• Permanent full-time position

• Salary packaging up to $18,550 on a range of benefits such as mortgage, rent, meal entertainment, holiday accommodation or other everyday living expenses as well as options to salary package benefits above the FBT cap on items such as:

  • Novated leasing 

  • work related expenses

  • self-education and

  • additional superannuation

• A welcoming and supportive culture

• Highly competitive salary and entitlements

• Access to a range of Lifestyle, Health & Wellbeing rewards & discounts

• A healthy work-life balance through flexible work options, additional purchased leave and well-being programs

• Employee discount on St John of God Hospital & Medical Services and Private Health Insurance

• Employee support through our dedicated free Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

• Green travel allowance – if you walk, carpool or use public transport you could be eligible for up to $1,500 per year

For enquiries contact Binu Joseph, Clinical Nurse Manager, on

Please note: If suitable candidates are identified, shortlisting and interviews may begin before the advertisement closes.

Position may be filled before closing date if a suitable candidate is identified

At St John of God Health Care, we celebrate diversity and warmly welcome applications from people of all backgrounds.

Our commitment is to create a safe and nurturing environment for all children and vulnerable individuals in our care and proactively take steps to protect them from abuse, ensuring their safety and well-being.

Our inclusive culture fosters an environment that is respectful and secure, welcoming and accessible, and unified through our diverse community.