Sterile Services Assistant

Job description

Job summary

The TSSU (Sterile Services) department is an enthusiastic team who workin a busy fast paced department. The Sterile Services Department reprocessessurgical instruments for the Trust and surrounding areas. The Trust is not only tackling thewaiting list backlog following the Covid pandemic but has also increased in Trauma procedures at the WRH. This has created moreSterile Services Assistant job opportunities within the TSSU department. Theshifts available are 2pm to 8pm Monday to Friday. This is a physically demanding role with repetitive tasks. This role involves periods of standing and manual handling duties with some sets weighing up to 13KG. The department offers a sixmonth on the job training programme. The department is looking to offer an NVQ qualification in thefuture. Opportunities do arise within the department to progress to aSupervisor and potentially a future manager.

Main duties of the job

The main duties of the role are the collection of used surgicalinstruments, preparing the instruments for the washer disinfector. Thereassembly of the surgical instrument trays, closely inspecting for cleanlinessand damage, wrapping of the surgical instruments. The sterilisation anddelivery of the reprocessed surgical instruments.

About us

Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust is a large acute and specialised hospital trust that provides a range of local acute services to the residents of Worcestershire and more specialised services to a larger population in Herefordshire and beyond.

The Trust operates hospital-based services from three sites in Kidderminster, Redditch and Worcester

Our workforce is more than 7,000 strong, and our caring staff are recognised as providing good and outstanding patient-centred care. You could be one of them.

We are committed to recruiting the best people to work with us. Our values, which we ask all staff to demonstrate, underpin our everyday work and remain firmly at the heart of all we do.

Being open and honest

Ensuring people feel cared for

Showing respect to everyone

We are committed to developing a culture of continuous improvement by embedding the principles of our Improvement System.

We are proud to have achieved Timewise accreditation - this means we are committed to embedding flexible working within our organisation as a flex positive employer.

DBS Checks and Costs

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Job description

Job responsibilities

To undertake generalduties within the Sterile Services Department including cleaning, inspecting,testing, assembling, checking, packing and sterilising of theatre instruments,ward instruments and operating theatre instrument trays. To collect and deliveritems to Wards, Departments and Theatres

Job description
Job responsibilities

To undertake generalduties within the Sterile Services Department including cleaning, inspecting,testing, assembling, checking, packing and sterilising of theatre instruments,ward instruments and operating theatre instrument trays. To collect and deliveritems to Wards, Departments and Theatres

Person Specification

Qualifications

Desirable

• Recognised qualification in Sterile Services IDSC, NVQ or similar

Experience

Desirable

• Previous work in Sterile Services or clean room manufacturing department/hospital setting

Person Specification
Qualifications

Desirable

• Recognised qualification in Sterile Services IDSC, NVQ or similar

Experience

Desirable

• Previous work in Sterile Services or clean room manufacturing department/hospital setting

Employer details

Employer name

Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust
Address

Charles Hastings Way

Worcester

Worcestershire

WR5 1DD

United Kingdom

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