Central Services Department (CSSD) Technician

About The Job

Casual roles available;
Join a close-knit, high calibre team, in a role which supports the delivery of an outstanding service to patients and specialists; and
Competitive remuneration, and fantastic benefits.

About Us

Braemar Hospital is a prestigious private surgical hospital in Hamilton, New Zealand, dedicated to supporting nearly 200 credentialed specialists, across nine operating theatres and two endoscopy suites, and providing a full range of surgical specialties and medical procedures.

Our hospital exists, quite simply, to make lives better. We know the right experience at Braemar Hospital can improve how patients and their whānau feel, and how they live, even when there’s a long journey to full recovery. To see patients, leave Braemar with a new lease on life makes our efforts worthwhile.

The service we deliver at Braemar Hospital, and the profit that generates, enables our owner, the Braemar Charitable Trust, to support our community to live better lives through funding surgeries, health-related academic scholarships, medical research, and other health-related initiatives across the Waikato.

Care and excellence are at our core. We are well-known for investing in highly sophisticated technology, equipment, and facilities to enable our highly skilled team to deliver quality, safe patient outcomes. We also invest heavily in developing a world-leading organisational culture to attract and retain the very best talent because we know the critical role our team play in surgical excellence.

The Opportunity

We are currently seeking casual CSSD Technicians.

Working in our CSSD Department, reporting to our CSSD Supervisor, the CSSD Technician is responsible for providing optimum patient care through effective sterilisation, preparation and maintenance of instruments and equipment for Theatre.

To Be Successful In This Role You Will

Have previous experience in a healthcare/theatre or sterile services setting would be advantageous, but is not essential;
Have a high level of concentration and attention to detail, with small, detailed work involving the use of microscopes forming part of this role;
Hold a current NZSSA qualification, or have willingness and commitment to undertake study in this field, on-the-job;
Be a team player with strong interpersonal and communication skills;
Have enthusiasm and a proactive, flexible attitude;
Understand that the key to success lies in our team operating in collaboration with one another and you will have the ability and disposition to enhance cooperation and teamwork; and
Be known for your clear and professional communication skills and your ability to remain calm and collected in a fast paced, rapidly changing environment.

Working for Us

Choosing to work at Braemar Hospital means choosing to live the Braemar Way. Our ‘BCOMPassionate’ principles are our North Star, and we know when our people and culture line up behind the Braemar Way, we become unbeatable.

In addition to competitive remuneration, working with us provides you with access to a number of great benefits, including:

We provide morning and afternoon tea daily, and we have delicious seasonal fruit delivered three times a week across the hospital;
We heavily subsidise restaurant-quality meals which you can order for lunch and dinner;
We have an annual summer shutdown where we close the hospital and ensure our whole team have some down time;
Once you hit five years’ service at Braemar, we increase your annual holidays accrual to five weeks per year;
We offer access to our retail and experience discount platforms so you can access great local discounts;
We provide a parental leave top-up benefit if you’re heading off on parental leave;
We offer limited free parking on site, a secure bike storage shed, electric vehicle chargers, and we are on a main public transport bus route;
We provide a pretty special Wellness initiative each year, and we offer our team free access to chnnl – the wellbeing app to support personal wellbeing;
You’ll have access to a Financial Advisor to help support with your personal finances, free of charge;
We offer Vitae support which includes confidential, professional support anytime you need it;
We have a Talent Referral Bonus, and we recognise Long Service;
We offer considerable space options for you to take a break – we have beautiful outdoor gardens and patio areas, our tea rooms are well-equipped, and we offer quiet spaces for prayer or reflection, or just to have some time out;
We also provide professional development, internal development opportunities, and professional celebrations throughout the year.

Please note, we are not accepting candidate applications via agencies.

If you believe you have the skills and experience for this role, we would love to hear from you. Apply now by uploading your cover letter and resume below.