Registered Sterile Technician

Location: Hutt Hospital

Contract: Permanent, Part-Time (0.5FTE / 20 hours per week) - Rostered and rotating

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is firmly grounded in the principles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi and is dedicated to serving all New Zealanders. Through integration and collaboration, we're building a health system underpinned by partnership, equity, sustainability, whānau-centred care, and excellence. 

About the Role 

Salary: SECA Step 3-7 of $72,074 - $86,791 for a qualified technician and dependent upon level of experience. SECA Step1-2 of $65,842 - $68,838 for a trainee technician (pro rata).

The sterile sciences department (SSD) are seeking a professional and team focused qualified Registered Sterile Technician to work in our sterile reprocessing unit and endoscopy reprocessing unit.  This is a part time position (FTE of 40 hours per fortnight). The successful applicant will be required to work rostered and rotating shifts with weekends as rostered.

About the Team/Service/ Location

SSD are a team of highly skilled sterile technicians who are proud of the work that they do to. The focus of the work is presenting reprocessed reusable medical devices for use in our operating theatres for patients undergoing elective and acute surgery and endoscopic procedures.  Sterile technicians are a professional group who are members of the Allied Health Scientific and Technical workforce at HVDHB.

The SSD operates seven days per week from 07.00am to 23.00pm.

About you 

• Hold as a minimum the certificate in Sterilising Technology Level 4 or equivalent. (Level 3 certificate if achieved prior to 2019)                                                                                                                                                       
• Ideally have achieved GENCA Endoscopy qualifications in addition to the above. However full training can be given in Endoscopy requirements.                                                                                                                                   
• Applicants must be fit and healthy as some heavy lifting may be involved.

We may consider applications from those seeking a Trainee role based on their qualifications and life experiences. 

Working at Health New Zealand 

Health New Zealand | Te Whatu Ora is 'the weaving of wellness'. We're dedicated to ensuring excellent healthcare for the people of Aotearoa/New Zealand. 

Our people are at the heart of everything we do. Health New Zealand are committed to being good employers and honouring our equal employment opportunity obligations. We embrace diversity and welcome application from all people, including all gender identities, ages, ethnicities, sexual orientations, and disability. A workforce that is diverse and inclusive means that we are better positioned to understand and service our community. We are pro-equity health organisation, with a particular focus on Māori, Pacific Peoples, and the Disability Community. 

How to Apply 

To apply please click 'apply now.' All applications must be submitted through our online careers' portal by 7 June. If you have any questions about the role, please contact Philip.Adamson@tewhatuora.govt.nz 

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