Agency Department of Health Work unit Division of Surgery and Critical Care
Job title Equipment Officer Surgical Designation Technical 2
Job type Full time Duration Ongoing
Salary $72,985 - $82,299 Location Darwin
Position number 1490 RTF 356160 Closing 24/09/2026
Contact Officer Ruth Jones at
[email protected]
About the agency http://www.health.nt.gov.au/
Apply online https://jobs.nt.gov.au/Home/JobDetails?rtfId=356160
APPLICATIONS MUST INCLUDE A ONE-PAGE SUMMARY ABOUT YOU, A DETAILED RESUME AND COPIES OF YOUR
TERTIARY QUALIFICATIONS.
Information for applicants – inclusion and diversity and Special Measures recruitment plans The NTPS values diversity. The NTPS encourages people from all diversity groups to apply for vacancies and accommodates people with disability by making reasonable workplace adjustments. If you require an adjustment for the recruitment process or job, please discuss this with the contact officer. For more information about applying for this position and the merit process, go to the OCPE website.
Aboriginal applicants will be granted priority consideration for this vacancy. For more information on Special Measures plans, go to the OCPE website.
Primary objective
This position works collaboratively with medical, nursing, administrative and housekeeping staff to manage and maintain equipment and consumable supplies across the Division of Surgery and Critical Cares inpatient wards.
Key duties and responsibilities
1. Maintain an adequate supply of consumables for surgical wards and areas that have surgical speciality requirements.
2. Maintain, prepare and assemble wards equipment as required
3. Maintain equipment to meet standards and documentation for accreditation.
4. Maintain the cleanliness of all surgical ward specialised equipment and /or furnishings.
5. Assist in the compilation and tracking of capital equipment and minor new works programmes for the unit.
6. Participate in quality improvement activities for surgical wards relevant to equipment and consumable management.
7.
Follow defined service quality standards, work health and safety policies and procedures relating to the work being undertaken
in order to ensure high quality, safe services and workplaces.
Selection criteria
Essential
1. Experience or transferable skills in equipment, stock or consumable management, preferably within a healthcare setting, with
the ability and willingness to learn the knowledge and practical skills required to care for, maintain and support the protected functioning of medical equipment, and to understand relevant clinical priorities, workflows and hospital processes.
1. Demonstrated organisational and management skills with the capacity to effectively prioritise workloads.
2. Demonstrated interpersonal skills to enable effective communication with health care professionals from diverse cultures,
whilst maintaining strict confidentiality and professionalism.
- Ability to work in a high acuity area, manage a stressful working environment and work independently without direct supervision but seeking advice when necessary.
- Demonstrated ability to work in a multidisciplinary team as a team member that supports productive working relationships.
- Demonstrated ability to correlate and provide data in regard to consumables and equipment within the Division.
- Demonstrated initiative, reliability and punctuality with ability to learn theoretical and manual requirements for the provision of divisional services.
Desirable
1. Previous experience in health care equipment management
2. Certificate III in Health Service Assistance or equivalent.
Further information Positions may be subject to pre-employment checks such as immunisation requirements, working with children clearance notice and criminal history checks. A criminal history will not exclude an applicant from this position unless it is a relevant criminal history.
For immunisation requirements - Category A (direct contact with blood or body substances) or Category B (indirect contact with blood or body substances), check with contact person for requirements.
📌 Equipment Officer Surgical (Darwin)
🏢 NT Health
📍 Darwin