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Operating Theatre Technician resume template
A clean starting structure with example content grounded in what operating theatre technicians actually do day to day, not generic filler. Download and replace the bracketed placeholders with your own details.
Which resume format should you use?
Reverse chronological
You have a steady work history. This is the format almost every recruiter and ATS expects by default.
Functional
You're changing fields or have gaps in your employment. Leads with skills rather than a job-by-job timeline.
Combination
You're early career or have worked consistently but for only a few employers. Blends a skills summary with a shorter chronological history.
This template uses the reverse chronological format: the one most operating theatre technicians should default to, since most Australian recruiters and ATS software expect it.
Professional summary
Operating Theatre Technician with a focus on sterile field preparation, infection control and supporting surgical teams. Skilled in setting up theatres, maintaining instruments and assisting during procedures to ensure patient safety and efficient turnover. Committed to upholding Australian standards and contributing to a calm, organised theatre environment.
Key skills
- Patient care and support
- Infection control and hygiene
- Plant and equipment operation
- ORMIS
- SurgiNet
- SteriTrack
- Patient monitoring systems
- Electrosurgical units
- Safety and compliance awareness
- Attention to detail
- Written communication
- Physical stamina and dexterity
Experience: example bullet points
- Prepared operating theatres for surgery by setting up sterile instrument trays, checking equipment and confirming stock levels, which helped maintain a turnover time of under 20 minutes between cases.
- Assisted surgeons and anaesthetists during procedures by passing instruments, managing electrosurgical units and responding to requests, ensuring smooth workflow and patient safety.
- Sterilised and maintained surgical instruments using autoclaves and SteriTrack, reducing instrument turnaround from 45 minutes to 30 minutes and cutting downtime.
- Maintained theatre stock levels by monitoring usage and rotating supplies, saving several hours of administrative time each week and preventing shortages.
- Positioned and prepared patients for surgery with attention to comfort, dignity and infection control, contributing to positive patient feedback.
- Conducted equipment checks and safety compliance audits, identifying and reporting faults to reduce risk of intraoperative delays.
Education
Typical entry is a Certificate III in Health Services Assistance or a Certificate IV in Operating Theatre Technical Support, often with on-the-job training in a hospital setting.
Keywords an ATS is likely to scan for
Applicant tracking systems match your resume against terms in the job ad before a person ever sees it. Only include the ones that actually apply to your experience, but if a term below matches something you've done, use the same wording the job ad uses.
- Operating Theatre Technician
- Sterile field
- Infection control
- AS/NZS 4187
- ACORN standards
- Hand hygiene
- PPE
- Patient positioning
- Electrosurgical unit
- ORMIS
- SurgiNet
- SteriTrack
- Certificate III in Health Services Assistance
- Certificate IV in Operating Theatre Technical Support
- National Safety and Quality Health Service Standards
- Working with Children Check
- Police check
- Immunisation
- Theatre turnover
- Instrument sterilisation
- Autoclave
Getting past ATS screening
- Match the specific skills, certifications and terms used in the job ad, not just your own wording for the same thing.
- Keep formatting simple: no tables, text boxes, columns, headers/footers or graphics. Parsers frequently drop content placed in these.
- Submit as .docx or PDF unless the job ad specifies otherwise.
- Use standard section headings (Experience, Education, Skills) rather than creative alternatives.
- List your core skills and technical competencies in their own section so a keyword scan can find them instantly.
This is a starting point, not a guarantee of interviews. Tailor every bullet point to your own real experience and the specific job ad.