Overview
We are seeking enthusiastic and dependable individual to join our Sterile Services Department as a Bank Sterile Services Technician based at Wexham Park Hospital. You will be part of a vital team responsible for the cleaning, inspection, assembly, packaging, and sterilisation of surgical instruments and medical equipment used throughout the Trust. Working within a busy, high-performing department, you will follow strict infection control and decontamination procedures to ensure all instruments are processed to the highest quality and safety standards. Attention to detail, good manual dexterity, and the ability to work effectively as part of a team are essential. As part of the Bank team, to provide flexible cover supporting the department. Shifts may include early mornings, evenings, weekends, and bank holidays as required.
Main duties of the job
To undertake decontamination science duties and assist colleagues and Supervisors in providing a specialised decontamination of medical devices service contributing to the clinical care of the patient.
To carry out the receipt, disassembly, cleaning, reassembly, packing and sterilization of reusable medical devices. Record all tasks in the Healthcare Science Information Systems (tracking and tracing) database.
About us
Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust is committed to being an inclusive and disability confident employer and has been awarded the Gold for the Armed Forces Employment Recognition Scheme. We provide first class development opportunities for all staff and have a wide range of professional, management and leadership, and clinical skills training available.
Here at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, we know how important it is to have a healthy work life balance; this benefits not only individuals but the patients we care for too.
We encourage applications from people who wish to work on a flexible basis, recognising that flexibility may mean a range of different working patterns and hours, we do our utmost to work with our staff to meet their needs and the needs of our service and its users.
Job responsibilities
To undertake decontamination science duties and assist colleagues and Supervisors in providing a specialised decontamination of medical devices service contributing to the clinical care of the patient.
To carry out the receipt, disassembly, cleaning, reassembly, packing and sterilization of reusable medical devices. Record all tasks in the Healthcare Science Information Systems (tracking and tracing) database.
Work in accordance with the Departments standard Operating Procedures and Quality Management Systems under limited supervision to meet the demands of the Departments workload whilst consistently achieving high quality standards which will be measured by in-process checks and non-conformance reports.
Please see Job Description and Person Specification for further information:
Contact Name: Rechell Cajes on 0300 6154538
Person Specification
QUALIFICATIONS
* GCSE or equivalent
* NVQ3 (Technical Certificate Decontamination) or equivalent level of knowledge and experience through decontamination training
Experience
* previous experience working in team
* Previous Experience in Decontamination or equivalent knowledge on Decontamination
Skills
* Ability to work accurately under pressure
* Able to train staff in decontamination
Specialist Knowledge
* basic knowledge of keyboard and keyboard skills
* knowledge of decontamination of reusable medical devices
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
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