At a Glance
- Tasks: Join a supportive team and ensure excellence in patient care in the Operating Theatre.
- Company: St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne, a leading health service with a focus on compassion and integrity.
- Benefits: Enjoy salary packaging, work-life balance, and easy access to Fitzroy's vibrant cafes.
- Other info: Diverse and inclusive workplace with opportunities for career growth.
- Why this job: Make a real difference in patient care while working with advanced medical technology.
- Qualifications: Certificate III or IV in Health, technical aptitude, and ideally 1 year of experience.
The predicted salary is between 37.19 - 37.19 $ per hour.
Multiple positions available with excellent benefits including salary packaging. Fitzroy location with easy access to public transportation and a friendly and supportive team environment.
About the Role
As a theatre technician, you are a member of the multidisciplinary perioperative team. In this role, you are accountable for performing all assigned tasks providing excellence in patient care, providing technical support and ensuring that the role is performed to facilitate effective functioning of the Operating Suite. In this role, you would exhibit the following:
- Competent knowledge and preparation of required resources and equipment for the procedures in the Operating Theatre.
- Excellent troubleshooting skills and technical knowledge of the equipment in the Theatre.
- Excellent patient preparation and care including safe transportation and positioning of the patient.
- Excellent housekeeping management to provide a clean environment with all equipment required for the procedure.
Classifications for this position will range from IN8 - IN10 ($34 - $37.19 per hour).
Your Contribution
You should have the following skills and qualifications:
- Certificate III in Health (Theatre Technician) or Certificate IV in Operating Suite Technical Support.
- A technical aptitude and comfortable working with equipment.
- 1 year of minimum experience as a Theatre Technician (desirable).
- A valid Nationally Coordinated Criminal History Check, or willing to obtain.
What we Offer
A healthy work-life balance encouraged. Salary Packaging - Increase your take-home pay! In the heart of Fitzroy, CBD at our doorstep, close to some of Melbourne's best cafes with easy access to public transport including Parliament Railway Station.
Culture of continuous improvement - Opportunity to become Full-time may become available.
St Vincent's Operating Suite
St Vincent's Operating Suite currently houses 12 theatres, 12 anaesthetic rooms and a Post Anaesthetic Care Area. Working alongside the Sterile Processing Centre, Day Procedures and Endoscopy Centres, the department undertakes over 12,000 procedures per year in a vast range of highly specialised and complex specialties over a 24-hour period, 7 days per week.
Working at St Vincent's
St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne (SVHM) is a leading teaching, research and tertiary health service. SVHM provides a diverse range of adult clinical services and is driven by values of Compassion, Justice, Integrity and Excellence.
Inclusion and Equity
We encourage applications from people of all backgrounds and abilities. Inclusion is essential to our mission and diversity reflects the community we serve.
SVHA has a duty of care under work health and safety legislation to eliminate and/or control the risk of transmission of vaccine-preventable diseases in healthcare settings. You may therefore be required to undergo mandatory immunisations/vaccinations (including flu vaccinations). Successful applicants must meet our vaccination requirements.
Contact
Jobby Joseph
Closing Date: 2 November 2026 11:59pm
Reconciliation Action Plan
At St Vincent's, we acknowledge the importance of creating a work environment that is welcoming, safe, equitable and inclusive for Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Employees. As part of our Commitment to Reconciliation and Closing the Gap in employment-related outcomes, we encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples.
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