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ABOUT YOUR NEW ROLE:
The sterilising department at East Melbourne services 11 Operating Theatres, Uro/Gynae Unit and some external customers. The Department covers a variety of specialties including Neurosurgery, Orthopaedics, Plastics, General surgery, Gynaecology, Urology, ENT, Opthalmology & Breast surgery.
Responsibilities will include (but will not be limited to);
· Collect, clean and decontaminate equipment used by the Operating Suite and Clinical units on a daily basis.
· Load and unload ultrasonic, instrument washers, dryers and sterilisers according to instructions and general duties list.
· Inspect and reassemble items as required.
· Prepare, check and package instruments and loan sets to be sterilised.
· Prepare operating theatre set-ups for the following days surgeries (desirable)
WHY WORK FOR SVPHM:
You will join a high performing team and a workplace with relationships built on mutual trust and respect. We value our staff and offer professional advancement in a respectful, collaborative and learning environment.
· Join the St Vincent’s Health Australia Group, and work for a truly values based organisation, who operate across VIC, NSW and QLD
· Salary packaging available (pay less tax and increase your take home pay!)
· Gain access to discounted gym membership through Fitness Passport
· Option to join our workplace giving program, Give4Good
· A great work life balance with options to purchase additional leave
· Receive a staff discount on hospital admissions to any SVHA Private Hospital
ABOUT YOU:
As an outstanding Instrument Technician, your skills will include:
· Instrument technician qualification, Certificate III or IV (or equivalent) from an accredited institution
· Must have a minimum of 1 year experience working as a Grade III Instrument Technician or 3 years as a Grade IV Instrument Technician
· Must be able to undertake work of a more complex nature within established procedures and guidelines
· Ability to rotate through all areas of the department
· Must work a rotating roster (days, evenings & night shifts)
· Experience in loans department and theatre set-ups desirable
ABOUT ST VINCENT'S PRIVATE HOSPITAL MELBOURNE
Our experienced team of clinical professionals, care givers and support staff are equipped to provide the highest level of therapeutic, medical and surgical services. We work together to ensure patient safety, well-being and recovery. We are a not for profit Catholic private hospital which operates across four sites at Fitzroy, East Melbourne, Kew and Werribee.
APPLY NOW!
If this is the role for you, please hit the APPLY button now! Your application must include:
· Cover Letter
· Resume
We are committed to equal employment opportunity, ethical practices, the principles of cultural diversity and promote a smoke free work environment.
St Vincent's Health Australia is committed to reconciliation and encourages Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander people to apply for all advertised positions. For further information, visit https://www.svha.org.au/about-us/reconciliation or get in contact at indigenouscareers@svha.org.au
REQUIREMENTS:
Criminal record and/or child protection checks will be conducted and will form part of the selection criteria for this role.
SVPHM has a duty of care under work health and safety legislation to eliminate and/or control the risk of transmission of vaccine preventable diseases (VPD) in healthcare settings. You are therefore required to comply with the SVHA Staff Health Screening Immunisation Policy, which, depending on the role you perform in the organisation will require you to undergo mandatory immunisations/vaccinations (including flu vaccinations).
SVHA generally requires its staff to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19. Please contact us if you would like to know more.
HAVE A QUESTION AND WANT TO KNOW MORE:
If you would like to discuss this opportunity please contact Melissa Rigos - Nurse Unit Manager CSSD for a confidential discussion on (03) 9928 6939 or melissa.rigos@svha.org.au
11 July 2026 11:59pm
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 indigenouscareers@svha.org.au
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The Royal Children's Hospital (RCH) has been providing outstanding care for Victoria's children and their families for over 147 years.
We are the major specialist paediatric hospital in Victoria and our care extends to children from Tasmania, southern New South Wales and other states around Australia and overseas.
With a passionate, highly skilled and committed staff campus wide of over 5,000, we provide a full range of clinical services, tertiary care and health promotion and prevention programs for children and young people.
We are the designated state-wide major trauma centre for paediatrics in Victoria and a Nationally Funded Centre for cardiac and liver transplantation.
When it comes to training and research we partner with the very best. Our campus partners, the Murdoch Childrens Research Institute (MCRI) and The University of Melbourne Department of Paediatrics, along with the RCH Foundation, are on site with the hospital in Parkville. Together, we are committed to improving the health outcomes for children today and in the future.
In 2016–17, more than 85,654 children attended our Emergency Department, 322,291 specialist clinic appointments were held which was almost 70,000 more than the previous year, more than 17,000 surgeries were performed and more than 48,552 children were admitted to our wards.
