Sterile Sciences Technician - Whangarei

Health New Zealand - Te Whatu Ora; Whangarei; On-site; NZD 48,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

Health New Zealand - Te Whatu Ora in Whangārei is seeking a Sterile Sciences Technician or Trainee Sterilising Technician. The role covers cleaning, inspection, assembly, and sterilisation of instruments, supporting perioperative services, and ensuring safety and traceability across Northland.

The position is full-time (40h/week) within the Central Sterilising Unit, with a strong focus on infection control and patient safety.

Qualifications

• Good numeric and literacy skills.
• Excellent attention to detail.
• Ability to work well within a team.
• Physically demanding role with lifting and standing.
• Willingness to undertake NZQA Level 4 Sterilising Technology while employed.

Responsibilities

• Clean, inspect, assemble, and sterilise surgical instruments and reusable devices.
• Prepare supplies and ensure traceability for clinical areas.
• Support operating theatres and clinical services across Northland.
• Maintain high standards of quality and infection prevention.

Skills

Numeric skills

Attention to detail

Teamwork

Reliability

Stamina

Shift work

Education

NZQA Level 4 Sterilising Technology

Job description

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Health New Zealand - Te Whatu Ora – Whangarei, North Island

3d ago , from Te Whatu Ora Health New Zealand

Sterile Sciences Technician or Trainee Sterilising Technician

• Permanent full-time position, working 40 hours per week

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is firmly grounded in the principles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi and is committed to building a health system that serves all New Zealanders.

About the Role

The Central Sterilising Unit (CSU) plays a critical role in patient care by ensuring surgical instruments and reusable medical devices are cleaned, inspected, sterilised, and supplied safely to clinical areas. Every procedure depends on the quality and reliability of our work.

As a Sterile Sciences Technician or Trainee Sterilising Technician, you will play a vital role in patient safety by ensuring surgical instruments and reusable medical devices are cleaned, inspected, assembled, sterilised, and ready for use. Working as part of a dedicated team, you will support operating theatres and clinical services across Northland while maintaining the highest standards of quality, infection prevention, and traceability.

About the Team/Service/Location

Achieving the best health outcomes for our patients starts with expecting the best from ourselves, and right now Health New Zealand Northland is looking for a motivated individual to join us as a Sterile Sciences Technician or Trainee Sterilising Technician within our Perioperative Services at the Whangarei Hospital.

About you

• Good numeric and literacy skills
• Have excellent attention to detail
• Take pride in producing high-quality work
• Can work well within a team environment
• Are reliable, organised, and able to work under pressure
• This role is physically demanding, requiring frequent manual handling, occasional heavy lifting, and prolonged periods of standing while maintaining productivity and attention to detail
• Ability to work rostered shifts including nights and weekends
• Hold a New Zealand Certificate in Sterilising Technology (Level 4) or be willing to undertake and successfully complete the NZQA Level 4 qualification while employed as a Trainee Sterilising Technician.
• Competent Person under Unit Standards 31290.1 and 31293.1
• Effective application of Infection Control principles
• Experience working in a healthcare setting
• Working knowledge of policies and procedures relating to sterilisation processes

Working at Health New Zealand

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is dedicated to ensuring excellent healthcare for the people of New Zealand. We embrace a workforce that is diverse and inclusive so that we are better positioned to understand and service our community. We welcome applications from our diverse Māori, Pacific, disabled, and rainbow communities.

All applications must be submitted through our online careers portal by 13th September 2026. If you have any questions about the role, please contact Olivia Matthews at *******@tewhatuora.govt.nz.

We will review applications as received and may proceed with the recruitment process, before the closing date of this advert.