Work Type: Ongoing - Full-time or part-time
Salary: $56,500 - $57,500
Grade: Grade not specified
Occupation: Health and allied health
Location: Melbourne - CBD and Inner Metro suburbs
Reference: 6466
At Peter Mac we aim to continuously improve cancer care, research and education across all cancers and for all people affected by cancer: changing lives, breaking new ground. Everything we do is underpinned by our core values, Excellence, Compassion and Innovation. Welcoming people from a wide variety of different backgrounds and experiences is critical to fostering innovation, cultivating compassion, attracting and retaining top talent and providing the best possible cancer care for our patients.
YOUR ROLE IN OUR FUTURE
Theatre Technician Grade 1
Ongoing, Part Time and Full Time Roles considered
About Perioperative Services at Peter Mac
The Operating Suite at Peter Mac delivers a comprehensive, state-of-the-art service for patients undergoing complex cancer surgeries. Our procedures range from minimally invasive endoscopic techniques to specialized robotic surgeries and highly complex multi-specialty cases.
Our Operating Suite includes:
• 8 modern Operating Theatres, including dedicated endoscopy and brachytherapy rooms
• 2 advanced Da Vinci Xi Surgical Robotic Systems
• Day of Surgery Admissions (DOSA) unit
• Post Anaesthetic Care Unit (PACU)
We specialize in major surgical areas such as Colorectal, Upper Gastrointestinal, Hepatobiliary, Breast, Reconstruction, Urology, Melanoma and Plastics, Head and Neck, Sarcoma, and Vascular surgeries. Our team also leads extensive robotic surgeries across multiple specialties and provides cutting-edge treatments like High Dose Radiation (Brachytherapy), Intraoperative Radiotherapy, and Chemotherapy. We proudly support patients from Victoria, Australia, and New Zealand.
Peter Mac Operating Theatres operate Monday to Friday, with no rostered weekend, public holiday, or night shifts. Senior Theatre Technicians are required to undertake occasional On-Call shifts (approximately once per week) and be available for weekend On-Call duties (around 8 weekends per year).
Skills and Experience:
• Completed Certificate III in Health Services Assistance Operating Theatre Technical Support or equivalent
• Effective communication skills.
• Excellent time management.
• Ability to work effectively in a multidisciplinary team.
• Understanding of Infection Control.
• Sound knowledge of Medical Terminology.
• Knowledge of surgical equipment, patient positioning and OH&S.
• Flexible approach to work and able to be On-Call when required.
Renumeration in line with the Health and Allied Services, Managers and Administrative Workers (Victorian Public Sector) (Single Interest Employers) Enterprise Agreement 2021 - 2025. Theatre Technician Grade 1 (IN7) $57,002.40 per annum (full-time equivalent). Additional Nauseous Allowance payments, Experience Allowance, On-Call Allowances where applicable.
Applicants to this role should provide a covering letter outlining relative key skills and experience to assist us with our assessment.
For further information about this opportunity, click Apply to be redirected to the Peter Mac Careers page where you can review the position summary. Alternatively, please contact us using the information below for a confidential discussion.
Hiring Manager: Adam Marlborough
Contact Number: 03 8559 5786
Email: [email protected]
Applications Close: 11:59PM Sunday 02 November 2025
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For further information about this opportunity, click Apply to be redirected to the Peter Mac Careers page where you can review the position profile. Alternatively, please contact us for a confidential discussion.
Peter Mac is a child safe organisation and has a commitment to child safety and wellbeing.
WHY WORK FOR PETER MAC
• Peter Mac offer a range of benefits which support our people both personally and professionally.
• Our staff benefits include award winning facilities, professional development and events, a health and wellbeing program, flexible work practices and policies and financial benefits such as salary packaging.
• We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, all members of the LGBTQI community and people with a disability.