Team Leader CSSD

Your role at St John of God Geelong Hospital

We are seeking a permanent fulltime CSSD Team Leader to join our Sterilisation this role you will provide advanced technical expertise and daytoday supervision within the CSSD supporting guiding and mentoring Technicians to ensure safe efficient and highquality reprocessing practices.

Our CSSD services Theatres the Cath Lab and the Day Surgery Centre across a diverse case mix including orthopaedics general surgery endoscopy cardiac maternity and robotics. The department primarily supports inpatient theatres and operates on a rotating weekday roster of day and evening shifts.

If you are a passionate CSSD professional ready for the next step in your career we would love to hear from you. Apply now and play a key role in delivering safe highquality surgical care for our patients.

The Position

• Provide guidance supervision and coordination for Instrument Technicians (Grades 14).

• Support daily CSSD operations and workflow management aligned to theatre activity across Theatres Cath Lab and Day Surgery.

• Perform and oversee complex sterilisation and reprocessing processes including specialised instruments robotics and highrisk devices.

• Ensure compliance with AS 5369:2023 infection control standards and internal policies.

• Assist with staff training mentoring and competency development.

• Monitor sterilisation documentation traceability and quality assurance processes.

• Coordinate loan kit management equipment processes and vendor communication.

• Support quality improvement initiatives audits and regulatory compliance activities.

You will hold a Certificate IV in Health Services (Sterilisation) and bring advanced experience across all areas of sterilisation and reprocessing including lowtemperature sterilisation and loan kit systems. A Certificate IV in Training & Assessment is desirable.

To succeed in this role you will demonstrate the ability to provide effective supervision guidance and coordination of the CSSD team. You will also bring strong knowledge of AS/NZS 4187 standards a solid understanding of relevant infection control requirements and confidence working with a diverse case mix including exposure to advanced technology such as robotics scopes and modern sterilisation systems.

Above all patient care will be at the core of everything you do committing to and supporting our Mission and Values.

We can offer you

• Salary: $805959 per annum per annum (pro rata for part time) plus 12% superannuation

• Permanent full-time position available.

• Salary packaging up to $18550 on a range of benefits such as mortgage rent meal entertainment holiday accommodation or other everyday living expenses as well as options to salary package benefits above the FBT cap on items such as:

  • Novated leasing

  • work related expenses

  • self-education and

  • additional superannuation

• Employee discount on St John of God Hospital & Medical Services and Private Health Insurance

• Employee support through our dedicated free Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

• Access to a range of Lifestyle Health & Wellbeing rewards and discounts

For enquiries contact Rebecca McFadzen - Deputy Director of Nursing Surgical & Procedural Services on (03)

If suitable applicants are identified advertisement may close prior to listed date and screening/interviews may commence throughout the advertising process.

At St John of God Health Care we celebrate diversity and warmly welcome applications from people of all backgrounds.

Our commitment is to create a safe and nurturing environment for all children and vulnerable individuals in our care and proactively take steps to protect them from abuse ensuring their safety and well-being.

Our inclusive culture fosters an environment that is respectful and secure welcoming and accessible and unified through our diverse community.

All caregivers employed by St John of God Health Care are required to be vaccinated from Influenza in order to fulfil the requirements of the role.