CSSD - Instrument Technician

at  Cabrini Health

Instrument Technician – CSSD
Full-time positions – part-time positions available for the right qualified & experienced candidate
Cabrini Malvern

Cabrini Benefits

• A private, non-profit hospital which offers $15,900 salary packaging tax free plus $2,650 meal & entertainment card benefits
• Our culture is inclusive; we work as a team and are constantly focusing on professional and career development
• $3 per day car parking available at each of our hospital sites
• Additional Employee Leave Benefits
• Close to public transport with Myki discount on offer
• Working with the latest modern technology and established surgeons
• Exciting expansion at Cabrini Hospital Malvern of theatre services, consulting spaces, and a redeveloped emergency department in 2026

Perioperative services
Cabrini Malvern Perioperative Services is a vibrant and dynamic environment with 19 operating theatres including a Hybrid theatre, 3 endoscopy rooms and 2 Cardiac Cath Labs spread across 2 levels in a spacious and modern facility equipped with advanced technology. Providing a full range of surgical specialties, with more than 1800 operations each month, every theatre and Cath Lab is equipped with state-of-the-art technology to provide patient centred care. Our 3 day of surgery admission points and staff focus on every patient having a positive experience with their admission to theatre, while our 3 Post-Anaesthetic Care Units and 2 discharge lounges caters for all specialist post-operative requirements.
Over the next 12 months, Cabrini Theatres will expand to include four new operating theatres and an additional Cath Lab, offering exciting opportunities to join our growing team.
The role
The Central Sterilising Supply Department (CSSD) has the latest technology to significantly reducing manual handling. Large assembly and storage areas provide an optimum working environment, where instruments are processed to the highest standard for each procedure.
The Instrument Technicians work across a 24/7 rotating roster in the Central Sterile Supply Department (CSSD), which is reprocessing reusable medical devices for procedures in the theatres.
Instrument technicians typically rotate through all phases of the reprocessing cycle.

Key responsibilities:

• Using/monitoring of Steam and Sterrad sterilizers
• Processing Endoscopy equipment
• Loans – processing equipment from an external vendor
• Cleaning, setting up, and wrapping instrument trays
• Using an electronic tracking system
• Carry out all testing for equipment
• Surgical set ups & transfer of sterile items to appropriate departments

This position requires lifting instrument trays up to 7.5kgs.
About you

Along with recent proven experience as an Instrument Technician (12 months post certificate) and a commitment to providing a high level of service, you will have the following:

• MUST have Certificate III in Health – Sterilising Practice for Technicians or equivalent
• Demonstrated knowledge of sterilization standards.
• High level of customer service skills.
• Proven ability to work effectively in a team environment and independently as required.
• Effective communication, interpersonal and time management skills.
• Demonstrated knowledge of OH&S in the workplace.

Enquiries to: CSSD Manager Sally Minchin at 03 9508 1413
Apply now to become a key member of our dedicated Perioperative Services team. Envision your success with us!
Does this sound like your new role? Bring your skills and enthusiasm to Cabrini Health and help optimise the patient experience and health outcomes for our community.
Cabrini Health acknowledges the importance of creating a work environment that is welcoming, safe, equitable and inclusive for people of all backgrounds and abilities. Inclusion is core to our mission.
As part of our commitment to Reconciliation and Closing the Gap in employment related outcomes, we encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples.
Working for Cabrini
Cabrini Health is a Catholic, private, for-purpose health service located in Melbourne’s southeast. Inspired by the mission and ethic of care of the Cabrini Sisters, providing quality, compassionate care to our community for more than 75 years.
There is something special about Cabrini Health. Our highly skilled staff and specialists incorporate clinical research, innovative models of care and state-of-the-art technology to deliver the best possible care and outcomes for our patients. We demonstrate our mission to serve our community through outreach programs that support asylum seekers, provide healthcare in rural communities and in underdeveloped countries.
Our size, reputation and growth strategy ensure genuine opportunities for our people to learn, grow and realise potential.
Our values: Compassion - Integrity - Courage - Respect

• Using/monitoring of Steam and Sterrad sterilizers
• Processing Endoscopy equipment
• Loans – processing equipment from an external vendor
• Cleaning, setting up, and wrapping instrument trays
• Using an electronic tracking system
• Carry out all testing for equipment
• Surgical set ups & transfer of sterile items to appropriate department