Supply and Equipment Technician

• Permanent Part-Time (including weekend work) | Flexible 7 hour shifts x 2 shifts per fortnight

• Maroondah Hospital | Emergency Department and Short Stay Unit

• Join an organization that is truly supportive and values continuous learning

Eastern Health

Eastern Health is one of Melbourne’s largest public health services. We provide a range of emergency, surgical, medical and general healthcare services and have a proud history of serving a diverse community. Our Healthier Together promise underpins our strategic plan – which is to serve the growing and changing needs of our community and to care about and develop our staff. We believe our people make the difference.

About the department

The Emergency Department at Maroondah Hospital care for approximately 50,000 patients per year. Presentations include critically unwell patients requiring immediate stabilisation plus a significant proportion of paediatric presentations. Department resources included 35 treatment spaces, including; 3 resuscitation bays, dedicated paediatric and fast track areas, and a combined paediatric/adult Short Stay Unit.

In joining the Maroondah Hospital Emergency team you will be working alongside a highly dedicated and supportive multidisciplinary team who are committed to Patient’s First. This speaks to not only to our commitment to providing quality patient care but doing so in partnership with patients and their families. At Maroondah Emergency we pride ourselves on our teamwork. It is through working together we can aspire to excellence in our patient care. To help us achieve these goals we have a great support network in the department that strives to create an environment that helps us to ‘be and do our best’.

About the role

Are you a passionate and enthusiastic person with an eye for detail, loves problem solving, and thrives within a large multidisciplinary team?

The Emergency Department at Maroondah Hospital has an opportunity available for a Supply and Equipment Technician. This unique role plays a vital role in the department, being part of a small team committed to maintaining the supplies and equipment that underpin the work of the emergency department. The Supply and Equipment Technician works under the direction of the Equipment Nurse and Nurse Unit Manager. To be successful in this role you will be able to maintain a high level of autonomy, be both a details and big picture person, and work collaboratively with multiple stakeholders.

About you

To be successful in this role you will possess:

• High attention to detail

• Ability to work independently

• Strong interpersonal, communication and networking skills

• Current Working with Children Check

• Proficient computer literacy

The following will be highly regarded;

• Previous experience in asset management

• Demonstrated experience in meeting competing deadlines