Instrument Technician

The Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital is a world class specialist hospital in eye and ear care providing services across Victoria. Australia’s only specialist eye, ear, nose and throat hospital, the Eye and Ear has been providing care for the senses for over 160 years. The Eye and Ear has almost 90 different outpatient clinics for the diagnosis, monitoring and treatment of vision and hearing loss and provides a 24 hour emergency eye and ear, nose, and throat service. The Eye and Ear provides care annually for around 190,000 patients, with over 130,000 outpatients, nearly 44,000 emergency patients and over 14,000 inpatients. The hospital recently completed a major redevelopment to create a modern internal structure and to improve access for patients, visitors and staff.

Our Vision

We will inspire and advance specialist eye and ENT care

Our Mission

We improve health and wellbeing outcomes through excellence in:

1.           Clinical Care

2.           Teaching

3.           Education

4.           Research

5.           Innovation

About the Role 

The Instrument Technician is a high-quality service support role who is responsible for activities encompassing cleaning, disinfecting and sterilising of reusable medical devices. This role is part time and will be under the direct supervision within the SPS department.

Key Responsibilities

• Undertake work of a more complex nature, rotating through all areas of SPS from decontamination, assembly and packaging, sterilisation, storage and distribution of reusable medical devices, storing the sterile stock appropriately adhering within relevant reprocessing standards and infection control procedures. This includes processing and sterilisation of scopes.

• Monitor and document all necessary information required to ensure provision of quality service within SPS such as incident reporting, routine maintenance and testing and more.

• Participate in Quality Management Service activities such as intra-department audits and in-services, mandatory competencies as well as annual performance appraisal and professional development.

• Foster a cooperative and healthy work environment by treating colleagues with respect and care as well as maintain open communication through effective interpersonal skills and appropriate forums.

All appointments are subject to a satisfactory Police Record Check, a working with children check (if applicable) and evidence of vaccination status.

Centrally located, close to public transport and a short walk to the CBD, we offer considerable employee benefits, including salary packaging, subsidised car parking as well as educational support

The Eye and Ear is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to providing a work environment free from harassment or discrimination and to promoting cultural diversity and awareness in the workplace.

The Eye and Ear is a smoke free environment.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are strongly encouraged to apply. 

At The Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital, we are committed to supporting people with disability to gain employment and develop their careers; we encourage you to apply. If you would like further information about this role, please contact the hiring manager or the people and culture department to discuss.

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Applications close 18/08/2025