Theatre Technician

The successful candidate will support the surgical team by ensuring that surgical procedures are conducted in a safe, sterile, and well-prepared environment, maintaining theatre equipment and supplies and also preparing patients and instruments pre and post surgeries.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Maintaining procedure room and operating theatre equipment to ensure a clean,  safe, and efficient environment for patients and staff.
• Ensuring the operating room table and floor are sterilized and clearing operating room at the conclusion of each procedure.
• Collecting and returning all necessary equipment required for procedures.
• Sterilizing instruments and carrying out decontamination processes.
• Assembling operating instruments and sets.
• Wrapping items for sterilization, storing sterile sets and packs appropriately.
• Issuing sterile sets and packs to operating room staff and maintaining accurate records.
• Providing assistance to staff with the movement of patients within the operating theatre and promoting patient safety at all times.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

• Certificate in Theatre Technician course or its equivalent qualification from a recognized institution.
• Minimum 1 year of working experience as a Theatre Technician in a reputable medical facility

SKILLS

• Strong understanding of Infection, Prevention and Control standards.
• Effective communication and interpersonal skills.
• High level of collaboration and teamwork within a multidisciplinary environment.
• Effective time management and organizational skills.
• Ethical practice and professional integrity