Equipment Officer

Job description

Agency Department of Health Work unit Royal Darwin Hospital - Intensive Care Unit

Job title Equipment Officer Designation Technical 3

Job type Full time Duration Ongoing

Salary $79,927 - $87,579 Location Darwin

Position number 28919 RTF Closing 09/10/2025

Contact officer Andrea Kraler on or

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APPLICATIONS MUST INCLUDE A ONE-PAGE SUMMARY ABOUT YOU, A DETAILED RESUME AND COPIES OF YOUR

TERTIARY QUALIFICATIONS.

Information for applicants – inclusion and diversity and Special Measures recruitment plans

The NTPS values diversity. The NTPS encourages people from all diversity groups to apply for vacancies and accommodates

people with disability by making reasonable workplace adjustments. If you require an adjustment for the recruitment process or

job, please discuss this with the contact officer. For more information about applying for this position and the merit process, go

to the OCPE website.

Aboriginal applicants will be granted priority consideration for this vacancy. For more information on Special Measures plans, go

to the OCPE website.

Primary objective

The Intensive Care Unit Equipment Officer is responsible for managing and maintaining equipment and consumable supplies within

the Intensive Care Unit. The role works collaboratively with medical, nursing, administrative, allied health, and housekeeping staff

to ensure patient safety and to support the effective and efficient delivery of patient care.

Key duties and responsibilities

1. Maintain adequate consumable supplies and prepare and assemble ICU equipment to support the provision of critical care.

2. Collaborate with the Biomedical Engineering Department and external agencies to maintain, service, and coordinate repairs of

equipment.

3. Provide leadership, guidance, and support to staff, acting as a resource in the management of equipment and consumables

supplies.

4. Supervise, lead, and actively support the Patient Care Assistant team, fostering accountability, professional development, and

high-quality patient care

5. Demonstrate NTH values – safe; responsive; kind – in all decision-making and interactions with consumers and colleagues.

6. Follow defined service quality standards, work health and safety policies, and procedures relating to the work being undertaken

to ensure high quality, safe services and workplaces.

7. Foster a positive workplace culture through exemplary leadership practices and role modelling behaviour.

Selection criteria

Essential

1. Demonstrated knowledge of the operation and care of complex medical and intensive care equipment, along with an

understanding of clinical priorities, workflows, and ICU processes

2. Demonstrated organisational and management skills, including the ability to effectively prioritise workloads, along with sound

knowledge of infection control principles and relevant Healthcare and WHS Standards.

3. Demonstrated effective communication and leadership skills to achieve positive outcomes, including the ability to maintain

productive working relationships with internal and external stakeholders.

4. Ability to work effectively in a high-acuity environment, manage the demands of a stressful workplace, and operate

autonomously while seeking guidance when necessary.

5. Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team and to meet the physical demands of the position.

6. Sound IT and data management skills, with the ability to collect, analyse, and report data related to ICU consumables and

equipment.

Desirable

1. Qualifications in leadership and management and/or inventory management.

2. Certificate III in Health Services Assistance or equivalent

Further information

Positions may be subject to pre-employment checks such as immunisation requirements, working with children clearance notice

and criminal history checks. A criminal history will not exclude an applicant from this position unless it is a relevant criminal

history. For immunisation requirements - Category A (direct contact with blood or body substances) or Category B (indirect

contact with blood or body substances), check with contact person for requirements.