Job requirements
Essential
4 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Experience
Good knowledge of all decontamination processes in the hospital sterile services department.
- Education & Qualifications
Technical certificate or NVQ 3 Decontamination or equivalent level of knowledge and experience through Decontamination Training.
- Skills, Ability & Knowledge
Good communication skills verbal and written
- Skills, Ability & Knowledge
To work under pressure and as part of a team or alone
Desirable
1 listedAdditional qualities the employer would prefer.
- Experience
Sterile Services or hospital experience
Job overview
We have a vacancy within the accredited Sterile Services Department at Royal Lancaster Infirmary for 1 part time Sterilisation Technician working:-
30 Hours per week, Monday to Friday 14:00-20:00.
You will be responsible for the decontamination and sterilisation of surgical instruments and providing sterile procedure packs to Endoscopy and the NHS Trust.
Experience of working in an accredited Sterile Services unit is preferable. However training will be offered to right candidate.
Main duties of the job
To work as part of a team of Sterilisation/Endoscopy Technicians, to provide the efficient decontamination, processing, preparation, sterilisation and distribution of contaminated re-usable surgical instruments and Endoscopes for use in the hospital operating theatres, wards, and departments for patient procedures.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
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This advert is for Sterilisation / Endoscopy Technician - Sterile Services with East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust in Blackburn, England. It is listed as a Band 3 Sterile services technician role. The advertised salary is £25,760 - £27,476 pro rata. The contract type is Permanent: Monday to Friday 14:00-20:00. The application deadline is 29 Oct 2026.
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