Sterile Services Technician

Job description

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Your main duties would include:

Checking and dismantling pieces of equipment prior to automated cleaning and disinfection.

Ensuring that all instruments are clean, reassembled and functioning following cleaning and disinfection

Packing, sealing and labelling the equipment prior to sterilisation and dispatch to the customer.

Operation of the washer-disinfectors and autoclaves and tracking of items throughout the process.

You would be required to work fully flexibly and should be able to work all of our shifts; 6am-2pm, 2pm-10pm and 10pm-6am, on any day of the week. This includes the requirement to work weekends and bank holidays. Full and part time positions are available.

This work is exceptionally physically demanding and involves lifting equipment and pushing heavy trolleys. Previous experience in Sterile Services or formal qualifications are not required as full and comprehensive training will be given, however you must have a good standard of literacy and numeracy, have experience of working in a customer services environment and be computer literate to a basic level. Experience of working in a hospital, manufacturing or processing environment would also be advantageous.

Person specification

Essential

Essential criteria

• Basic adult numeracy and literacy qualification / GCSE pass in Maths and English. / Higher level of qualification
• Willingness to undertake further qualification relevant to the role

Desirable criteria

• ECDL or some other IT Qualification
• Any qualification in decontamination.

Experience

Essential criteria

• Experience of working in a customer service or manufacturing
• Basic computer literacy

Desirable criteria

• Previous Sterile Services or theatre experience
• Experience of working in a manufacturing or processing environment
• Previous experience of using technical equipment
• Previous experience of working in a hospital environment

Come and join our wonderful team at NUH. We are big believers in diversity and welcome new ideas to help develop our team in order to deliver world class healthcare to the vast patient populations we serve. With endless personal development opportunities available, at the NUH we will endeavour to turn your job into a career!

We particularly welcome applications from people who identify as Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic, or Disabled, as we are striving to be better represented at NUH.

Applicants are kindly requested to refrain from using AI at any stage during the recruitment process.

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