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Theatre Support Officer


Princess Alexandra Hospital

Join the Operating Theatre Team – Hands-On Support Role in Princess Alexandra Hospital.

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Support life-saving procedures in a fast-paced Operating Theatre environment. Play a vital role assisting surgical teams, ensuring theatres are ready, safe, and running smoothly.

Job details

Position status Fixed Term Temporary
Position type Full-time
Occupational group Health - Health Service Support
Classification OO3
Workplace Location Brisbane Inner City,Brisbane - South
Job ad reference QLD/MS04678899
Closing date 14-Apr-2026
Job duration 6 months
Contact person Russell Roberts
Contact details (07) 3176 2182
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Your new role:

As a Theatre Support Officer, you'll play a key role in ensuring the smooth operation of the Operating Theatre. Working closely with surgical and clinical teams, you'll help maintain a clean, safe, and well-prepared environment so procedures can run efficiently and patients receive the highest standard of care.

Key responsibilities include:

  • Prepare and set up operating theatres with equipment and consumables
  • Maintain cleanliness across theatres, staff areas, and corridors
  • Safely transport and assist patients between theatre, wards, and recovery areas
  • Support surgical teams during procedures as directed

About you:

You are a reliable and team-focused individual who thrives in a fast-paced healthcare environment. You take pride in maintaining high standards and supporting others to deliver exceptional patient care.

You will bring:

  • Strong teamwork skills and a collaborative mindset
  • Ability to follow instructions and work within established procedures
  • Good communication skills and a customer-focused approach
  • High attention to detail and commitment to cleanliness and safety

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What we can offer you:

  • We offer a family-friendly work environment that supports you in making the most of Queensland's laid-back lifestyle.
  • We are renowned for teaching and research excellence with strong relations with Queensland's leading tertiary institutions.
  • We want to empower you to build a long-term career, with countless opportunities to learn and grow, no matter your role
  • You'll have all the benefits of working for Queensland's world-class public health system including generous leave entitlements, attractive salary and remuneration packages, salary packaging and access to relevant professional development allowances and/or leave, study and research assistance, corporate discounts and employee wellness programs.

About us:

We are the major public healthcare provider for Brisbane's south side, Logan, Redlands and the Scenic Rim. We live and work on the lands of the Jaggera, Mununjali, Quandamooka, Turrbal, Ugarapul and Yugambeh peoples. We operate five major hospitals and a range of community, specialty and state-wide healthcare services. We are renowned for teaching and research excellence.

We are truly dedicated people who care about our community. We come to work to make a difference. We save lives, changes lives and make the world a better place. We overcome the many challenges that come our way by going above and beyond and achieve the best possible outcomes by working together. We are bold, innovative, collaborative, inspiring.

We are part of and proud of the community we serve. We are better together.

 INTEGRITY | COMPASSION | ACCOUNTABILITY | RESPECT | ENGAGEMENT | EXCELLENCE

Our values were created by employees for employees to shape our culture and inspire positive interactions in the workplace. Diversity of ideas, skills, traditions, and customs is celebrated as one of our greatest strengths. Having a workforce that reflects and understands the needs and expectations of our community is important to delivering safe, kinder, and more inclusive care.

We recognise our strength comes from the diversity of our people and so we encourage people of all genders, ethnicities, ages, abilities, languages, sexual orientation, and family responsibilities to apply.

We are better together.

Further information

We are committed to building inclusive cultures in the Queensland public sector that respect and promote human rights and diversity.

Applicants are encouraged to apply online. Please review the Role Description for more information on application process requirements. Agency referrals will not be accepted for this position.

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Last updated
2 May 2023

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