Band 2
Main area Sterile Services Department - Decontamination Technician Grade Band 2 Contract Permanent Hours Part time - 30 hours per week Job ref 279-7793603-APR26
Employer University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Sterile Services Department - Worthing Hospital Town Worthing Salary £25,272 Per annum pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 03/05/2026 23:59
Job overview
Based at Worthing Hospital Sterile Services Department (occasionally relocate to SRH Chichester Hospital site). Monday - Friday 4pm - 10pm (weekend & Bank holiday working is required as part of this role). To participate in the provision of a specialised decontamination of medical devices service contributing to the clinical care of the patient. To perform a full range of decontamination duties.
Manages Decontamination records in own area of work. Provide a high quality and timely service to all customers. To ensure Departmental Standard Operating Procedures are adhered to by all Healthcare Science staff in accordance with Quality Management Systems.
Plan your own workload and work with minimal supervision. The role is manually physical and involves exposure to blood and bodily fluids.
Support the provision of an effective medical device service to all theatres, departments and wards on the SRH site, and the issue of supplementary instruments/packs to specialist users based in the community/district. This is a band 2 role, there is an opportunity of an increase to Band 3 with the completion and successful outcome of an IDSc Technical Certificate (IDSc T/C provided as part of the role).
Main duties of the job
The Sterile Services Department is responsible for the provision of an instrument tray to all theatres, departments and wards on the St. Richards, Worthing and Southlands sites and supplementary instruments/packs to specialist users based in the community/district, for use in direct patient care. This service is compliant with ISO 13485 – Quality System, UK Medical Device Directive 2002, Health Service Circular 2000 (032) – Instrument Tracking, and the Health and Social Care Act.
There is a total of over 60 WTE staff, a multidisciplinary group, consisting of the General Manager – Decontamination Services, SSD Operational Manager, Senior Decontamination Supervisor, Decontamination Technician Supervisors, Decontamination Technicians, Administration personnel within the departments. The departments have an overall budget of £2,000,000, and assets in the treatment of patients.
The sterile services department provides comprehensive decontamination services to 28 theatres, numerous wards and external Health Centre services in the local area.
Responsibilities
Main Duties and Responsibilities
* To communicate all relevant information within the team to ensure the continual and efficient running of the service
* To communicate and liaise between decontamination personnel, customers and other members of healthcare staff in a polite and helpful manner
* To attend and actively participate in the Department’s meetings
* To work as part of a team and liaise with the multidisciplinary team in a professional manner at all times
Please see job description & person specs full details
Person specification
Qualifications
* GCSE Maths/English/Science (or equivalent)
* Completion of an IDSc Technical Certificate
Knowledge & Experience
* Previous health care worker
* Experience of working within an SSD
Skills
* Good handwriting, reading and numeracy skills
* Possession of good keyboard and computer skills
* Demonstrate good interpersonal and communication skills both orally and written
* Ability to work as part of a team and/or independently
* Able to prioritise and meet deadlines
Personal Qualities
* Self motivated, enthusiastic, ambitious and reliable employment record
* Attention to detail and team worker
Flexibilty
* Flexibility with working hours to ensure quality of service is maintained at all times
Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion
* Evidence of having championed diversity in previous roles (as appropriate to role)
* Evidence of having undertaken own development to improve understanding of equalities issues
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