Location:  Hutt Hospital, Lower Hutt

Contract:  Permanent, Part Time 0.5 FTE (Rostered and Rotating and Occasional Weekends)

Salary: PSA Allied health Scientific and technical SECA step 1 -4 ($65,847 to $75,471) dependent upon qualifications and experience in sterilising technology. 

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 

The sterile sciences department are seeking to appoint a trainee or qualified sterile technician to work in our busy sterile reprocessing unit at Hutt Hospital. This is a part time 0.5 FTE /40 hours per fortnight role. The successful applicant will be required to work rostered and rotating shifts with occasional weekends as rostered. 

About the Team/Service/Location 

The Sterile sciences department (SSD) is based in the perioperative unit at Hutt Hospital. 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 Hutt Valley.

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

About you

All applicants require a good level of physical fitness as some heavy lifting is involved in the role.

Qualified Sterile Technician 

• Hold Level 4 Certificate in Sterilising technology (level3 prior to 2019) 
• Be a graduate member of the NZSSA and have a current registered portfolio with the NZSSA
• Have a current portfolio registered with the professional body NZSSA.
• Computer literate as required to operate TDOC tracking system

Trainee Sterile technician 

• Ideally hold NCEA level 3 in Biology 
• Previous experience in Health or can clearly articulate their interest in this role
• It is a requirement of a trainee role that they complete and pass the level 4 certificate in sterilising technology within 30 months of commencement of employment. This undertaken via distance learning and fees are included by employer.

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 6 April 2025. If you have any questions about the role, please contact Shelagh Thomas on 0278077840 

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