Instrument Technician

The Hospital:

The Royal Children’s Hospital’s (RCH) Vision is “A world where all kids thrive”.

RCH is a cornerstone member of the Melbourne Children’s Campus, partnering with Murdoch Children’s Research Institute, The University of Melbourne Department of Paediatrics and The Royal Children’s Hospital Foundation.

RCH has cared for the children and young people of Victoria for more than 150 years since it was founded in 1870. A full range of paediatrics and adolescent health services are provided plus tertiary and quaternary care for the most critically ill and medically complex patients in Victoria, Tasmania, southern NSW and other states around Australia and overseas. The Hospital has more than 6,000 staff, a budget of $850M, 12 wards and 350 beds. Annually, the RCH has 300,000+ Specialist Clinic appointments, 90,000+ Emergency Department presentations and 20,000 elective surgeries.

The RCH is committed to the Child Safe Standards. 

RCH enjoys high employee engagement and is committed to staff safety and a positive culture through enactment of our Compact.

For further Information on RCH is available here.

About the Role

This is a Casual position within the Central Steralising Services Department. The primary purpose of this position is to ensure that surgical instruments and equipment are processed in compliance with current industry reprocessing standards of Reusable Medical Devices (RMDs), Infection Prevention and Control (IP&C) as well as RCH policy and procedures. This position shall provide essential support by carrying out decontamination, packaging, sterilisation and preparation of critical and semi-critical medical devices in alignment with RCH policy. Furthermore, this position will ensure the RCH Perioperative Suite and the Division of Surgery have safe, sterile, and functional instruments readily available for surgical procedures.  

What you'll achieve:

• Performing all CSSD daily activities and duties, including the decontamination, packaging, sterilisation, and preparation of critical and semi-critical medical devices, ensuring a timely delivery of services and products. All tasks must be performed according to documented instructions and in accordance with current Australian Standards to support the safe and effective delivery of surgical services.
• Monitoring the operation of all reprocessing equipment and reporting any failures through the internal reporting system for faults and repairs, ensuring the safety of all staff is maintained.
• Assisting in the orientation of new staff members within CSSD to allow for appropriate and timely training of all new and trainee staff.
• Using all CSSD processing equipment in a safe manner and assisting with all stages of stock management as required, to ensure appropriate levels of stock are available and continuity of service is maintained.
• Responding to enquiries and requests as required, providing great customer service and playing a vital role in ensuring the Perioperative Suite and Division of Surgery have consistent access to sterile, functional instruments for patient care.

Your skills and experience:

• Certificate III – Sterilising Practice for Technicians  
• CSSD experience in accordance with the Award  
• Has greater than twelve (12) months post-qualification experience (full-time equivalent) as an Instrument Technician
• Knowledge of surgical instrumentation.  
• Knowledge of sterilisation procedures and practices 

Desirable: 

• Certificate IV - Sterilisation Services  

If this sounds like you, click here to view the position description.

What we offer:

• Salary packaging 
• Employee Assistance Program
• Ability to join Fitness Passport - Your pass to an extensive choice of fitness facilities
• Staff Wellbeing Hub

Other requirements:

• Current National Criminal Record Check, or willing to obtain
• Valid Working with Children Check
• Compliance with RCHs “Staff Immunisation - Prevention of Vaccine Preventable Diseases” procedure

Application process:

To apply, you will need a resume and a tailored cover letter outlining your skills, experience, and suitability for the position in line with the requirements of the position description. Shortlisting for this position will commence immediately, we encourage you to apply promptly!

For more information, or if you have any questions, please contact Johneey Hoek via email: ************@rch.org.au

Why work at the RCH?

RCH enjoys high employee engagement and is committed to staff safety and a positive culture through enactment of our Compact. We offer the opportunity to work in world-class facilities, surrounded by Royal Park and only a short tram trip from the heart of Melbourne city.

We also offer staff benefits such as discounted staff parking, salary packaging, and an award-winning health and wellbeing program.

The RCH is committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people from culturally and/or linguistically diverse background, all members of the LGBTQI community and people with disability.

It is a requirement of your employment that you be vaccinated against Influenza annually for Category A and B roles, in compliance with any public health orders in place at the relevant time, unless you have a medical exception in line with those public health orders, which has been accepted by The Royal Children’s Hospital.  Applicants will be required to provide their Australian Government Immunisation History Statement, it is a requirement of the RCH to collect, record and hold vaccination information.

It is also a requirement of your employment that you comply with any direction given by The Royal Children’s Hospital that you be vaccinated against, or prove immunity to, any other disease, unless you have a relevant exemption, and offers of employment are conditional on successful completion of background checks including reference checks. 

Are you ready to join our team?

Apply online by clicking on the “Apply” button

Applications close 7 September 2026