Operating Theatre Technician

Job Overview

The Operating Theatre Technician plays a vital role in ensuring a safe and sterile environment for surgical patients during their procedures.

Key Responsibilities

• Inspect suction and diathermy machines to ensure cleanliness and proper functionality.
• Verify the clarity and operation of operating lights.
• Clean and prepare the operating table along with its accessories.
• Set up the operating room in readiness for each scheduled patient.
• Assist patients safely during transfers between the trolley and operating table, including positioning.
• Support surgeons with tasks such as applying the tourniquet.
• Adjust and focus operating lights and collaborate with nursing staff to ensure patient care.
• Conduct daily inventory checks of positioning aids and accessories.
• Perform cleaning of the operating theatre between cases, ensuring completion within 15 minutes.
• Dispose of soiled linen and surgical waste appropriately after cases have started or when feasible.
• Ensure suction liners are properly sealed before disposal in biohazard bags.
• Maintain orderly housekeeping of all areas in the theatre suite including the operating room, prep-room, scrub room, anaesthesia room, and sluice room on a daily basis.
• Carry out terminal cleaning at the end of operating lists or following infected cases, complying with protocols.
• Remain in the operating room to assist with ad-hoc needs such as changing suction liners or providing additional equipment.

Additional Duties

• Oversee the cleanliness and maintenance of the pantry area.
• Transport patients between wards and the operating theatre as required.
• Perform routine weekly cleaning of OT equipment such as tourniquets and light sources.
• Undertake any other responsibilities as assigned.

Qualifications and Skills

• Possession of WSQ Higher Certificate in Healthcare Support (Operating Theatre Support) or equivalent relevant experience as an Operating Theatre Technician.
• Demonstrated initiative and eagerness to learn on the job.
• Good communication and interpersonal skills to effectively collaborate with medical teams and patients.