# Senior SSD Technician

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust.

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## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust
- **Location:** Southend University Hospital
- **Workplace type:** onsite
- **Profession:** Decontamination technician
- **Grade:** Band 3
- **Salary:** £25,760 Per Annum (Pro Rata for Part Time)
- **Contract type:** Permanent
- **Employment type:** 37.5 hours per week (Full time 37.5 hours per week, internal rotation, shifts patterns between 8am to 4pm, 4pm to midnight and a night shift, weekends and bank holidays 8am to 4pm, all subject to change.)
- **Closing date:** 2026-09-13T22:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-09-04T08:23:19.922Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Essex/Chelmsford/Mid_South_Essex_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Sterile_Services/Sterile_Services-v8105073
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8105073?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002
- **Employer website:** https://www.southend.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### Job overview

We are looking for motivated individuals with excellent communication, interpersonal and organisational skills who is dedicated to working as part of the team.

The Sterile Service department at Broomfield hospital is a very busy, efficient and effective service.

We are looking to recruit a Senior Sterile Services Technician who can organise and schedule staff and production and be a part of a team who are methodical and meticulous to detail, to wash, inspect, pack and sterilise surgical instruments, to help us to provide an essential decontamination service to our customers.

Are you interested in providing a vital service to the Trust?

If so, this could be the job for you!

### Main duties of the job

- To assist the management team with change and contribute to ideas and efficiencies.
- Do you have demonstrable experience within Sterile Services?
- Are you interested in working for the MEHT Sterile Services Team?
- Can you follow standards and procedures?
- You will:
- Plan and prioritise own workload
- Liaise and communicate with staff, management and service users on Production issues both orally and in writing to maintain effective high levels of service delivery.
- Assume responsibility and direction for prioritising work and assisting in Training of staff
- Ensure the documented policies, procedures and established standards for best practice are employed throughout the department
- Identify and report any issues, concerns or failures as appropriate.

The Department is open 24 hours (Monday to Friday) and 8:00am to 4:00pm on a Saturday, Sunday and Bank Holidays. You will be required to work on a rota basis with shifts between the above hours (Monday to Friday), weekends and Bank Holidays shifts.

These hours are subject to change to meet the needs of the Trust.

### Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For full details about this varied and rewarding role, please see attached job description.

We look forward to your application.

Please be aware that we reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive a suitable number of applications.

No VISA sponsorship available for this role Please be aware that we reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive a suitable number of applications.

### Applicant requirements

The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.

## Person Specification

### Education

**Essential**

- Minimum of GCSE level or NVQ Level 3 or equivalent experience

### Knowledge & Experience

**Essential**

- Demonstrable experience of working in Sterile Services
- Demonstrable experience of working within a team
- Knowledge of process and quality systems

**Desirable**

- Previous experience of mentoring staff
- Leadership experience

## Documents

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- [behaviours framework (jpg, 298.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2880)
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