Job Purpose

To support surgical procedures by preparing and maintaining the operating theater, assisting surgical teams with equipment and patient positioning, ensuring proper sterilization of instruments, and maintaining a safe, clean, and well-equipped environment for efficient and effective surgical operations.

Duties and Responsibilities

Reporting to the Nurse In-charge, Theatre, the position holder will be responsible for the following:

• Maintaining procedure room and operating theatre equipment to ensure a clean, safe, and efficient environment for patients and staff.
• Ensuring the operating room table and floor are sterilized and linen and rubbish are removed at the conclusion of each procedure.
• Collecting and returning all necessary equipment required for procedures.
• Sterilizing instruments and carrying out decontamination processes.
• Assembling operating instruments and sets.
• Wrapping items for sterilization.
• Storing sterile sets and packs appropriately.
• Issuing sterile sets and packs to operating room staff and maintaining accurate records.
• Providing assistance to staff with the movement of patients within the operating theatre and promoting patient safety at all times.
• Any other duty as may be assigned

Job Specification

Qualifications and Requirements

• Certificate in Theatre Technician course or its equivalent qualification from a recognized institution.
• KCSE Certificate with minimum Grade D (Plain)
• Proficiency in computer applications.
• Compliance with Chapter Six (6) of the Constitution of Kenya.

Core Competencies

• Effective communication and interpersonal skills.
• Responsive, prompt and effective provision of services.
• High level of collaboration and teamwork within a multidisciplinary environment. Effective time management and organizational skills.
• Ethical practice and professional integrity

• Maintaining procedure room and operating theatre equipment to ensure a clean, safe, and efficient environment for patients and staff.
• Ensuring the operating room table and floor are sterilized and linen and rubbish are removed at the conclusion of each procedure.
• Collecting and returning all necessary equipment required for procedures.
• Sterilizing instruments and carrying out decontamination processes.
• Assembling operating instruments and sets.
• Wrapping items for sterilization.
• Storing sterile sets and packs appropriately.
• Issuing sterile sets and packs to operating room staff and maintaining accurate records.
• Providing assistance to staff with the movement of patients within the operating theatre and promoting patient safety at all times.
• Any other duty as may be assigned

• Effective communication and interpersonal skills.
• Responsive, prompt and effective provision of services.
• High level of collaboration and teamwork within a multidisciplinary environment.
• Effective time management and organizational skills.
• Ethical practice and professional integrity
• Proficiency in computer applications.

• Certificate in Theatre Technician course or its equivalent qualification from a recognized institution.
• KCSE Certificate with minimum Grade D (Plain)
• Proficiency in computer applications.
• Compliance with Chapter Six (6) of the Constitution of Kenya.