Operating Theatre Technician - ANZSCO 311214
- Assessment Authorities: VETASSESS
Operating Theatre Technician prepares and maintains an operating theatre and its equipment, assists the surgical team during operations and provides support to patients in the recovery room.
Operating theatre technicians may perform the following tasks:
- transport patients to and from the theatre and wards
- assist in preparing operating rooms for surgery
- set up, check, connect and adjust surgical equipment
- provide technical assistance to surgeons, surgical nurses and anaesthetists
- clean and restock the operating room, arranging instruments, supplies and equipment according to instruction
- position patients for surgical and anaesthetic treatments.
This occupation belongs to Regional Occupation List (ROL). Regional Occupation List consists of the list of the occupations which are high in demand in regional states and territories of Australia.
If your occupation is on ROL, you may be eligible to apply for the following visa subclasses:
- Skilled Work Regional (Provisional) visa (subclass 491) - State or Territory nominated
- Temporary Skill Shortage visa (subclass 482) Medium-term stream
- Training visa (subclass 407)
- Skilled Employer Sponsored Regional (Provisional) visa (Subclass 494)
Are you Eligible to Live and Work in Australia as an Operating Theatre Technician ?
Operating Theatre Technician is classified as Group D occupations by Vetassess. The criteria for skills assessment of Group D occupations are the following:
- Qualification(s) assessed at AQF Certificate IV with a highly relevant field of study and at least one year of post-qualification highly relevant employment completed in the last five years;Or
- Qualification(s) assessed at AQF Certificate IV without a highly relevant field of study and at least two years of post-qualification highly relevant employment completed in the last five years;Or
- Qualification(s) assessed at AQF Certificate III with a highly relevant field of study and at least three years of post-qualification highly relevant employment completed in the last five years;
According to Vetassess, if you have pre-qualification employment and if all of your employment is before your qualifications assessed at the AQF Certificate III or Certificate IV level, three years of highly relevant employment in addition to at least one year of highly relevant employment at an appropriate skill level completed in the last five years.
If you wish to check your eligibility to migrate permanently to Australia as an Operating Theatre Technician , please fill out the below assessment form. The assessment is free. After submitting the form, a registered migration consultant will look into the information and advise you of the outcome of the assessment via your email address.
