Job description
Agency Department of Health Work unit Operating Theatre
Job title Operating Theatre Technician Designation Technical 1
Job type Full time Duration Fixed for 6 months
Salary $62,094 - $69,430 Location Darwin, Palmerston
Position number 754 RTF 350810 Closing 08/07/2026
Contact officer Kate Conlan on 08 8922 8703 or [email protected]
About the agency http://www.health.nt.gov.au/
Apply online https://jobs.nt.gov.au/Home/JobDetails?rtfId=350810
APPLICATIONS MUST INCLUDE A ONE-PAGE SUMMARY ABOUT YOU, A DETAILED RESUME AND COPIES OF YOUR
TERTIARY QUALIFICATIONS.
Information for applicants – inclusion and diversity and Special Measures recruitment plans
The NTPS values diversity. The NTPS encourages people from all diversity groups to apply for vacancies and accommodates
people with disability by making reasonable workplace adjustments. If you require an adjustment for the recruitment
process or job, please discuss this with the contact officer. For more information about applying for this position and the
merit process, go to the OCPE website.
Aboriginal applicants will be granted priority consideration for this vacancy. For more information on Special Measures
plans, go to the OCPE website.
Primary objective
Theatre Technician works as a member of the perioperative team by supporting theatre personnel to prepare the operating
theatre environment for procedures, including the positioning of the patient, whilst respecting and ensuring patient safety
and dignity is maintained at all times in accordance with Hospital policies and procedures and legislative regulations.
Key duties and responsibilities
1. Ensure that Operating Theatre environment meet the current Infection Control and Australian College of Perioperative
Nurses (ACORN) standards.
2. Ensure patient's safety and comfort during their surgical procedure, through planning, preparation, setting up and
maintenance of equipment prior to and after surgery.
3. Ensure consistency and continuous workflow between the various Operating Theatre areas whilst practising exceptional
customer service and maintaining the high operational standards of the department.
4. Quickly and efficiently manage your caseload that directly affect the care of patients.
5. Assist in maintaining a safe work environment by reporting incidents or unsafe work practices, sites/ areas or equipment.
6. Follow defined service quality standards, work health and safety policies and procedures relating to the work being
undertaken in order to ensure high quality, safe services and workplaces.
Selection criteria
Essential
1. Demonstrated ability to apply Infection Control principles, manage waste and biohazard materials.
2. Demonstrated ability to work in a multidisciplinary team as a team member that supports productive working
relationships and the ability to follow directions given.
3. Demonstrated capacity to effectively organise and prioritise workloads and the ability to work in a physically demanding
role.
4. Demonstrated interpersonal skills to enable effective communication with health care professionals from diverse
cultures, whilst maintaining strict confidentiality and professionalism
5. Demonstrated initiative, reliability and punctuality with ability to learn theoretical and manual requirements for the
provision of surgical services
6. Physical ability to carry out the manual requirements for the position.
7. Ability to work in close proximity to the peri operative environment, work shift work and wear peri operative attire.
8. Willingness to attain current Certificate III in Health Service Assistance (Operating Theatre Support)
Desirable
1. Previous experience as a Theatre Technician desirable
Further information
Positions may be subject to pre-employment checks such as immunisation requirements, working with children clearance
notice and criminal history checks. A criminal history will not exclude an applicant from this position unless it is a relevant
criminal history. For immunisation requirements - Category A (direct contact with blood or body substances) or Category B
(indirect contact with blood or body substances), check with contact person for requirements.
Approved: February 2024 Sarah Griffin Co-Director (Nursing), Division of Surgery and Critical Care, RDPH
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