Sterile Services Technician

Job overview

The Duties of the Sterile Services Technician is to assist in the safe process of decontamination and sterilisation of medical devices and surgical instruments through-out the Hospital and external customers. The successful candidate will receive full training via our departmental induction programme.

To comply, maintain and uphold all aspects of Decontamination Compliance ISO- 13485 relevant to your grade and position.

This is a full time position. We have 2 shift patterns that covers from 07.00 - 15.00 and 15:00 to 23:00 Mon-Fri (37.5hrs pw). We also cover an on-call rota 1in 6 weeks approx.

Main duties of the job

• To assist in the safe cleaning, disinfection, decontamination and sterilization of surgical instruments, medical devices and specialised equipment. • To work within part of a team who offer the collection and return of re-usable medical devices from wards and departments. • To inspect and pack surgical instruments and related products ensuring the devices are safe and fit for purpose. • To undertake all aspects of Sterilisation and ensure products are safe for product release • To help distribute processed items to wards and departments • To undertake and understand the use of P/Cs and tray tracking software / hardware. • To follow all guidelines set within the Departments Decontamination compliance certification and related operational policies •To follow all guidelines set within the Departments Decontamination compliance certification and related operational policies • To carry out any other duties consistent with the grade or as determined by the immediate supervisor in relation to the safe and efficient running of the department. • An “On Call” system is provided for all out of hours departmental / Trust cover. You will be expected to participate after training.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For further information on the advertised role, please refer to the job description located under the Supporting Documents heading. The full person specification can be accessed under the Shortlisting Criteria section of the document.