Your new role:
As a Theatre Support Officer, you'll be an integral member of our Operating Theatre team, helping create a safe, efficient and well-equipped environment that enables our clinicians to deliver outstanding patient care by:
Preparing and setting up operating theatres with equipment and consumables.
Cleaning theatres and surrounding clinical and staff areas to the highest standards.
Safely transferring patients between theatre, recovery and other clinical areas.
Supporting surgical teams during procedures within approved duties and procedures.
Handling equipment, linen and waste safely and efficiently.
Maintaining accurate documentation and contributing to continuous service improvement.
Participating in training, team meetings and supporting the orientation of new staff.
About you:
You're a reliable, adaptable team player who enjoys working in a fast-paced healthcare environment and takes pride in delivering high-quality support services with:
A strong commitment to patient safety, cleanliness and infection prevention.
Excellent teamwork and communication skills.
The ability to follow written instructions and established procedures accurately.
A flexible, positive approach and willingness to adapt to changing priorities.
A strong work ethic with a focus on quality and customer service.
Sound problem-solving skills and the ability to work effectively under pressure.
Previous experience in a similar operational support role (highly regarded but not essential).
The ability to obtain or willingness to complete safe patient handling training.
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What we can offer you:
Permanent full-time employment with job security.
The opportunity to work in one of Queensland's leading tertiary hospitals.
A supportive and collaborative team environment.
Ongoing training and development opportunities.
The chance to contribute to exceptional patient care and make a meaningful difference every day.
A workplace that values diversity, inclusion, respect and professional growth.
You'll have all the benefits of working for Queensland's world-class public health system including generous leave entitlements, attractive salary and remuneration packages, salary packaging and access to relevant professional development allowances and/or leave, study and research assistance, corporate discounts and employee wellness programs.
Princess Alexandra Hospital:
The Princess Alexandra Hospital (PAH) is a tertiary health care centre providing care in most major adult specialties. We provide world class health care to Brisbane City's southern suburbs across emergency, medical, mental health and surgical services, including liver and kidney transplant.
We are nationally recognised for our expertise in trauma management and organ transplants and are one of Australia's leading academic and research health centres. The PAH as a major medical research precinct hosts Australia's most advanced medical research facility, the Translational Research Institute (TRI) as well as a new Clinical Research Facility for the discoveries made at TRI to be trialed in a safe clinical environment.
We're expanding our hospital to make sure everyone gets the care they need. We're adding more beds, modernising our buildings, and improving our spaces to treat kidney and cancer patients with all new services and facilities planned to open by 2027.
INTEGRITY | COMPASSION | ACCOUNTABILITY | RESPECT | ENGAGEMENT | EXCELLENCE
Our values were created by employees for employees to shape our culture and inspire positive interactions in the workplace. Diversity of ideas, skills, traditions, and customs is celebrated as one of our greatest strengths. Having a workforce that reflects and understands the needs and expectations of our community is important to delivering safe, kinder, and more inclusive care.
We recognise our strength comes from the diversity of our people and so we encourage people of all genders, ethnicities, ages, abilities, languages, sexual orientation, and family responsibilities to apply.
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