Registered Sterile Technician

Location: Hutt Hospital

Contract: Permanent Part-time 0.6FTE (48 hours per fortnight) Rostered and Rotating

Health New Zealand Te Whatu Ora is firmly grounded in the principles of Te Tiriti o Waitangi and is dedicated to serving all New Zealanders. Through integration and collaboration were building a health system underpinned by partnership equity sustainability whānau-centred care and excellence.

About the Role

Salary: SECA 2026 Step 3-7 of $73876--$88887 for a qualified technician and dependent upon level of experience pro rata.

The Sterile Sciences Department (SSD) are seeking a professional and team focused qualified Registered Sterile Technician to work in our sterile reprocessing unit and endoscopy reprocessing unit. This is a full time 0.6 FTE /48 hours per fortnight role. The successful applicant will be required to work rostered and rotating shifts with weekends as rostered.

About the Team/Service Location

SSD are a team of highly skilled sterile technicians who are proud of the work that they do to. The focus of the work is presenting reprocessed reusable medical devices for use in our operating theatres for patients undergoing elective and acute surgery and endoscopic procedures. Sterile technicians are a professional group who are members of the Allied Health Scientific and Technical workforce at HVDHB.

The SSD operates seven days per week from 07.00am to 23.00pm.

About you

The ideal candidate shall:

• Hold as a minimum the certificate in Sterilising Technology Level 4 or equivalent.(Level 3 certificate if achieved prior to 2019)
• Ideally have achieved GENCA Endoscopy qualifications in addition to the above. However full training can be given in Endoscopy requirements.
• Applicants must be fit and healthy as some heavy lifting may be involved.

Health New Zealand Te Whatu Ora is the weaving of wellness. Were dedicated to ensuring excellent healthcare for the people of Aotearoa/New Zealand.

Our people are at the heart of everything we do. Health New Zealand are committed to being good employers and honouring our equal employment opportunity obligations. We embrace diversity and welcome application from all people including all gender identities ages ethnicities sexual orientations and disability. A workforce that is diverse and inclusive means that we are better positioned to understand and service our community. We are pro-equity health organisation with a particular focus on Māori Pacific Peoples and the Disability Community.

How to Apply

To apply please click apply now. All applications must be submitted through our online careers portal by 4 October. If you have any questions about the role please contact

We will review applications as received and may proceed with the recruitment process before the closing date of this advertisement.