Operating Theatre Technician - Grade 2 - 4

Medical Jobs Australia; City of Melbourne; On-site; AUD 47,000 - 51,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary packaging

Central Fitzroy location

Public transport access

Job summary

St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne is seeking Theatre Technicians to join the operating suite. You will prepare equipment and resources for procedures, support the theatre team, and ensure patient care and transport are performed safely.

Ideal candidates hold relevant certificates and have some theatre tech experience. Roles offer a healthy work-life balance, salary packaging, and access to Melbourne’s central facilities near Fitzroy.

Qualifications

• Certificate III in Health (Theatre Technician) or Certificate IV in Operating Suite technical Support.
• Technical aptitude and comfortable working with theatre equipment.
• 1 year minimum experience as a Theatre Technician (desirable).
• A valid Nationally Coordinated Criminal History Check, or willingness to obtain.

Responsibilities

• Competent knowledge and preparation of resources and equipment for procedures in the Operating Theatre.
• Excellent troubleshooting skills and knowledge of equipment in the Theatre.
• Excellent patient preparation and care including safe transportation and positioning.
• Excellent housekeeping management to maintain a clean environment with all equipment.

Skills

Technical aptitude

Equipment handling

Patient care prep

Housekeeping

Education

Certificate III in Health (Theatre Technician)

Certificate IV in Operating Suite technical Support

Job description

MedicalJobsAustralia.com Job Description: Multiple positions available Excellent benefits including salary packaging Fitzroy location with easy access to Public Transportation 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 trouble shooting 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 qualification:

• 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 the 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 specialities 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. Please visit our website, for further information regarding our Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Employment at SVHM.

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. Please contact us if you would like to know more.

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. For further information, visit https:--www.svha.org.au-about-us-reconciliation or get in contact at View Reconciliation Action Plan Code of Conduct: View Code of Conduct