Sterile Services Technician or Trainee

2 days ago

Wellington Central, New Zealand Wellington Central Full time

**Nau mai, haere mai ki Te Whatu Ora - Capital, Coast & Hutt Valley District**

**Location**:Wellington Regional Hospital

**Service**: Sterile Services Unit

**Contract**: Full-time, Permanent

**Salary**: $53,000 to $59,000

**Kōrero mō te tūranga - About the role**

We are seeking a Qualified Sterile Services Technician or someone interested in becoming a Sterile Services Technician Trainee to join our team at Te Whatu Ora. This role is responsible for the decontamination and sterilisation of surgical instruments required for our Operating Theatres, Wards and Departments. While preference will be given to qualified and experienced Sterile Services Technicians, we encourage individuals who wish to become Sterile Services Technicians to apply. This is a physical role so the successful applicant will need be fit, have good communication and computer skills, be able to follow instructions and will bring a positive and enthusiastic attitude to our dynamic fun team. Will have the ability to perform to a high standard and meet deadlines. Must be able to work all rotating, rostered shifts across both Wellington Regional Hospital and Kenepuru Hospital sites.

**Mō tō mātou rōpū - About our team**

The Sterile Services team plays a vital role in patient safety and reducing infection. And it's not simply a matter of washing things, it's a highly qualified job. The department cleans, disinfects, and sterilises reusable medical equipment, from surgical instruments, to flexible scopes and anaesthetic masks used in theatre. The team sterilises a staggering amount - thousands of items a day. The team carries out a range of procedures depending on the instrument, and takes care of the entire process, from initial assessment to reassembling and categorising instruments ready for collection.

**Moū - About you**

Qualified Sterile Services Technician applicants will have:

- Demonstrated experience in service, quality or process improvements.
- Has achieved a minimum L4 Certificate in Sterilising Technology and has relevant experience.
- Member of NZ Sterile Sciences Association (NZSSA).
- Maintains professional registration with the NZSSA.

Trainee Sterile Services Technician applicants will have:

- Training provided to obtain the Certificate in Sterilising Technology

All applicants must have:

- Focus on delivering high quality care for the patient / client / whānau.
- Continual improvement focus.
- Coordinated, effective, efficient and planned service provision.

**E pā ana ki a tatou - About us**

Capital, Coast & Hutt Valley District are pro-equity health organisation, with a particular focus on Māori, Pacific Peoples, and the Disability Community.

To find out more about us click on the following links:
Capital and Coast

Hutt Valley

Mental Health, Addiction and Intellectual Disability Service

**Me pēhea te tuku tono - How to apply**

Your safety and that of our patients is important to us. It is our expectation that you will be fully vaccinated against COVID 19, having received two doses of an approved COVID 19 vaccination.

**_ Ma tini, ma mano, ka rapa te whai_**
**_By joining together we will succeed_

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