Sterile Services Assistant

Job description

Be part of our BHT family

Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust (BHT) is an integrated provider of acute hospital and community services for people living in Buckinghamshire and the surrounding area.

We care for over half a million patients every year:

• Provide specialist spinal services at our world renowned National Spinal Injuries Centre at Stoke Mandeville Hospital, the birthplace of the Paralympics
• Nationally recognised for urology and skin cancer services
• Regional specialist centre for burns, plastic surgery, dermatology, stroke and cardiac services
• Deliver community services in health centres, schools, patients' own homes, community hospitals and community hubs.

More than 6,500 people from different nations, cultures and backgrounds work for us.

We would be happy to discuss possible flexible working options. We strive to be a family friendly, inclusive employer.

If you require any assistance in making this application, please contact [email protected] or phone 01494 734868.

We pride ourselves in being a great place to work and invite you to join our BHT family.

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen within the new recently completed Sterile Services Department at Stoke Mandeville Hospital.

As a Sterile Services Assistant you will be handling medical devices which are essential to the surgical teams and a key component of the patients care plan.

Applicants will be given training on the complete decontamination/ sterilisation cycle.

Applicants will also be expected to undertake additional training including relevant legislation HTM01-01, ISO13485 for example and other quality driven standards.

Previous Sterile Services experience is not essential.

Hours required 37.5 per week, rolling day shift pattern to be discussed at interview there is also a requirement to participate in 'on call' duties once fully trained.

Main duties of the job

• Accurately exchange information with colleagues and customers to enable; prioritisation of work and prevention/resolution of problems.
• Understand a range of routine work procedures that require in house training.
• Maintain and update knowledge of instruments across a wide range of surgical specialties.
• Understand and maintain knowledge of decontamination procedures including safe operation of automated machinery.
  Participate in on-call team when fully trained.
• Maintain educational standards by attending departmental lectures and hospital courses regularly to meet the requirements of Health & Safety.
• Ensure recommended best practice is adhered to at all times.
• Daily maintenance of theatre instruments, dismantling and re-assembling of surgical instruments following the relevant work instructions.
• Responsible for data entry to maintain records of instrumentation within the department.

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