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Site: Southport Hospital, Town Southport
Grade: NHS AfC, Band 2, Contract: Permanent, Hours: Full time – 37.5 hours per week (Shift work). Job ref 409-7738863
Salary: £24,465 per annum (Yearly). Closing 13/02/2026 @ 23:59
Job overview
Full Time: 37.5 hours
Permanent Post
To work as a member of the Sterile Services Team providing highly specialised surgical instrument reprocessing to all areas across the Trust, Community and external clients in line with ISO13485 standards and QMS instructions.
Previous applicants need not apply.
Main duties of the job
* Participate in a duty rota including weekday evening shifts, weekends, bank holidays and on call commitments.
* Communicate all relevant information within the team to ensure the continued and efficient running of the service.
* Liaise between decontamination personnel, customers and other healthcare staff politely and helpfully.
* Demonstrate competency and understanding of sterilisation and disinfection procedures.
* Report any untoward accident / incident or any faulty equipment to the supervisor and document the procedure according to departmental and Trust policies.
* Support new development or tasks required as deemed necessary by management.
Working for our organisation
Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust serves a population of over 600,000 with a workforce of over 9,000 dedicated staff across 21 sites.
We strongly believe that the communities we serve should all have access to Five Star Patient Care.
Person specification
Qualifications
* Good literacy and numeracy skills essential.
* National Decontamination Training Programme or equivalent.
* Quality system auditing experience would be valuable.
Knowledge & Experience
* Previous experience working in Sterile Services Department or medical device decontamination manufacturing or production environment.
* Experience working within a peri‑operative care setting or healthcare related clinical environment would be a considerable advantage such as Theatres.
Skills
* Ability to work under pressure.
* Ability to use initiative.
* Flexible.
* Co‑operative.
* Professional.
* Ability to work as a member of the team.
* Motivated.
Other
* Working in uncomfortable conditions exposure to blood, bone and body tissue.
* Ability to stand for long periods.
* Ability to move loads up to 12 kilograms.
* Paying attention to detail and concentrate on repetitive movements.
* Must be flexible to work hours required and work weekends, bank holidays and on‑call rota.
Thank you for considering an application to work for Mersey West Lancashire NHS Trust. MWL is an exciting and forward‑thinking NHS Trust and one of the best places to work in England.
Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion: We actively cultivate a professional environment of fairness, equality, dignity, and respect for all individuals and welcome all applications irrespective of people’s race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, religion, age, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy/maternity and under‑represented groups.
We also commit to offering an interview to all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the job and to all armed forces veterans who meet the minimum criteria for the job.
Certificate of Sponsorship: We may be unable to provide sponsorship for the Health and Care Visa or Skilled Worker Visa. Please check eligibility before applying.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check: Applicants may be required to pay for the DBS check. Costs are deducted from salary following appointment.
Flexible Working: All employees have the right to request flexible working from day one of employment.
Working for Team MWL: Staff recognition through Employee of the Month and supportive career development. Pension scheme, 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro‑rata) and NHS discounts. Health and Wellbeing programme available.
Good luck with your application. We hope to welcome you to Team MWL very soon.
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