Operating Theatre Assistant Coordinator| Full-Time

Sydney Adventist Hospital; Sydney; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary packaging benefits

Up to 14 weeks paid parental leave

Fitness Passport gym membership

On campus amenities (cafés, gift shop,

hairdresser

Job summary

Sydney Adventist Hospital is seeking a committed Operating Theatre Assistant Coordinator to lead the OTA team in delivering patient‑centred perioperative care. You will coordinate day‑to‑day operations, workforce deployment and theatre support services across the Perioperative Department.

You will mentor staff, manage rosters, oversee training, and collaborate with nursing and medical teams to ensure safe patient transport, equipment readiness and compliance with NSQHS standards.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated leadership and team coordination capability.
• Experience working within an operating theatre or perioperative environment.
• Previous experience leading, supervising or coordinating a support services team.
• Experience coordinating workflow and supporting operational service delivery in a fast-paced healthcare environment.
• Relevant healthcare, patient services or support services experience.
• A strong understanding of workplace health and safety, infection control and manual handling requirements.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build effective relationships across multidisciplinary teams.
• A proactive and solutions-focused approach, with the ability to prioritise tasks and adapt to changing operational demands.
• Commitment to delivering exceptional patient-centred care and fostering a positive team culture.
• Certificate III in Health Services Assistance, First Aid Certificate or other relevant qualifications would be highly regarded, though not essential.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Operating Theatre Assistant (OTA) team and coordinate day-to-day theatre support services.
• Oversee roster allocation, workloads, and on-boarding/training of OTA staff.
• Ensure safe patient transport, equipment management, and collaboration with nursing and perioperative teams.
• Maintain compliance with health and safety, NSQHS standards, and infection prevention.

Skills

Leadership

Theatre operations

Team coordination

Workforce deployment

Infection control

Safety management

Communication skills

Education

Certificate III in Health Services Assistance

First Aid Certificate

Job description

• Full-time, permanent opportunity at NSW’s largest private hospital

• Full-time, permanent opportunity at NSW’s largest private hospital
• Play a critical role in the patient journey within a busy perioperative environment
• Lead, mentor and develop a team of Operating Theatre Assistants

Taking care of people is our reason for being

At Adventist Healthcare caring for people is at the core of who we are. It’s what drives us to deliver exceptional outcomes for our patients and it’s a shared sense of purpose that extends to everyone who works here.

When you join our team, you’ll feel valued and supported by our strong commitment to learning, flexibility, great benefits and a positive culture of teamwork and cooperation.

Some of the exceptional benefits we offer include

• As a not-for-profit, we offer salary packaging that can reduce the amount of tax you pay, which can leave you with thousands of dollars more in your pocket
• Up to 14 weeks paid parental leave
• Discounted gym membership for you and your family using Fitness Passport
• Great on campus amenities including cafés, gift shop, florist and even a hairdresser
• We have many other benefits as well, find out more when you meet us!

What you will be doing in this role

We are seeking a committed and experienced Operating Theatre Assistant Coordinator to lead our Operating Theatre Assistant (OTA) team in delivering exceptional, patient-centred perioperative care. In this important leadership role, you will coordinate the day-to-day operations of the OTA service, ensuring effective workforce deployment, smooth theatre support services and the timely delivery of patient transport and equipment management across the Perioperative Department.

You will provide leadership, guidance and support to the OTA team, coordinating daily workloads, theatre assignments, break allocations and roster requirements to ensure a responsive and efficient service. You will also play a key role in onboarding, training and developing team members, fostering a positive and collaborative team culture that reflects Adventist HealthCare's values.

Working closely with nursing, medical and perioperative teams, you will support the safe and respectful transportation and positioning of patients, while ensuring theatre equipment and resources are available, maintained and fit for purpose.

A key aspect of this role is ensuring compliance with health and safety regulations, NSQHS Standards, infection prevention requirements and quality improvement initiatives, contributing to safe, efficient and effective theatre operations while supporting outstanding patient outcomes.

This is a permanent Monday to Friday role.

Who we’re looking for

• Demonstrated leadership and team coordination capability.
• Experience working within an operating theatre or perioperative environment.
• Previous experience leading, supervising or coordinating a support services team.
• Experience coordinating workflow and supporting operational service delivery in a fast-paced healthcare environment.
• Relevant healthcare, patient services or support services experience.
• A strong understanding of workplace health and safety, infection control and manual handling requirements.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build effective relationships across multidisciplinary teams.
• A proactive and solutions-focused approach, with the ability to prioritise tasks and adapt to changing operational demands.
• Commitment to delivering exceptional patient-centred care and fostering a positive team culture.
• Certificate III in Health Services Assistance, First Aid Certificate or other relevant qualifications would be highly regarded, though not essential.

About Us

Adventist HealthCare Limited (AHCL) operates several businesses including Sydney Adventist Hospital (fondly known as the San), San Day Surgery Hornsby, San Radiology & Nuclear Medicine and Sydney Adventist Hospital Pharmacy. The San is NSW’s largest private hospital which was founded in 1903. We are proudly faith-based and have a proven history of being industry pioneers in ground-breaking research and delivering superior patient care. As a not-for-profit, we continually reinvest in cutting-edge technology and facilities, providing exceptional outcomes for our dedicated team of 2500+ employees, 1400 Accredited Medical Officers, 300 volunteers and the community we serve.

What to expect

Successful candidates will be required to complete a range of pre-employment checks and assessments. These vary and could include professional references, functional questionnaire, a national police check, working with children check, vaccination evidence, among others.

Applications close 8 September

Note applications will be reviewed as they are received and progressed to interview and appointed if deemed suitable.

If you would like to know more, then please feel free to contact our Talent Acquisition Partner, Olivia Jacobs on. Please note that no applications via email will be accepted.

Operating Theatre Assistant Coordinator| Full-Time Sydney, NSW, AU