Theatre Set Up Aide
Job No: JR
Wollongong Private Hospital
Permanent
Nursing - Assistant
About the Role
As the Set‑Up Aide in our operating theatre suite you will learn a new role while working and collaborating with the operating theatre team.
Responsibilities
- Ensure consumable stock is rotated and date checked.
- Complete case set‑ups of instrumentation and consumables for upcoming operating lists.
- Complete emergency and add‑on case set‑ups as per bookings.
- Complete set‑ups with instrumentation as missing items sterilised.
- Assist the CSSD staff by putting away sterile stock.
- Assist Scrub Nurses with maintaining updates of Surgeon Preference Cards.
- Attend to calls from Theatres to retrieve sterile stock as required.
- Monitor and record temperatures in sterile stock storage rooms.
- Escalate consumable shortages to Theatre Stores Officer, Theatre NUMs or PM Coordinator as required.
- Liaise with the PM Coordinator on assisting afternoon shift nursing staff with restocking and cleaning.
- At completion of lists put away all left‑over instrumentation and consumables.
About You
The successful candidate must be committed to the provision of a high level of customer service and quality health care in a team environment.
Requirements
- Understanding of scope of practice in line with relevant registration.
- Proven ability to work effectively in a team workplace and independently.
- Ability to ensure excellence in customer service.
- Ability to prioritise with excellent time management skills.
- Take directions in a constantly changing environment.
Essential
- Certificate III in Health Services Assistance (HLT32512)
- OR
- Certificate III in Sterilisation Services (HLT37015‑01)
Desirable
- Previous experience in an operating theatre suite or central sterilisation department.
Benefits
- Professional advancement: recognition, rewards, professional development and employee referral programmes.
- Free access to LinkedIn Learning, scholarships and the Ramsay Leadership Academy.
- Ramsay Rewards discounts at over 100 retailers.
- Hospital Allied Health & Pharmacy discounts with reduced cover and higher extras limits.
- Flexible work opportunities with roster creation.
- Flexible Leave Program and free Employee Assistance Program with 24/7 counselling.
- Discounts for leisure travel with selected hotels and salary‑sacrifice opportunities.
About the Organisation
Ramsay Health Care is the largest private hospital operator in Australia. Wollongong Private Hospital is a 151‑bed facility located in the Wollongong Medical Precinct, offering intensive care, nine operating theatres, a cardiac catheter laboratory, day oncology and a day surgical centre. The hospital is owned and operated by Ramsay Health Care, a global operator with over 70 Australian sites and more than 34,000 employees.
Requirements
- Must provide a National Police Check conducted within the previous 12 months.
- Working‑With‑Children check and proof of immunisation against infectious diseases may be required.
To Apply
All applications must be lodged online. Applications made by recruitment agencies will not be considered.
Applications Close
25 September 2025
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