AFC Technician

STERIS Canada Corporation; Salisbury; On-site; GBP 25,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare solutions provider in Salisbury is looking for responsible individuals to prepare and maintain sterile instruments for the NHS. You will ensure compliance with quality standards while operating sterilization equipment. Full training is provided, and candidates should have a good educational background with basic IT skills. The annual salary is £24,465, with a focus on making a positive impact in healthcare and fostering a diverse workplace.

Benefits

Comprehensive training

Diverse culture

Qualifications

• Educated to a good general standard with demonstrable verbal and numerical abilities.
• Basic end user IT skills to operate track and traceability IT system.

Responsibilities

• Ensure effective preparation of sterile consumables by decontamination and packing.
• Check and pack sets of theatre instruments to meet contract specifications.
• Safely operate and monitor machines and equipment effectively.
• Log repairs and missing instruments on the Tracking and Traceability system.
• Return repaired instruments to stock or coded sets.

Job description

At STERIS, we help our Customers create a healthier and safer world by providing innovative healthcare and life science product and service solutions around the globe.

HOW YOU WILL MAKE A DIFFERENCE

About Us At STERIS Instrument Processing we are believed experts in surgical instrument sterilisation. We offer on and offsite re-processing, alongside reliable instrument maintenance solutions. Our diverse and talented teams use cutting edge technology to ensure that the highest quality of infection prevention is delivered to our customers.

About You Do you want to spend your working time making a difference in the world around you? Are you passionate about helping our incredible national health service make a difference? Do you care about keeping vulnerable patients safe? If so, then a career with STERIS Instrument Processing would be a great fit for you.

Working Pattern

12 weeks of full-time training on Monday-Friday at 8:00-16:00. Then, move to full-time permanent shift: Tue-Fri 07:00-15:00, Sat 12:20:00

What is involved

• Ensuring the effective preparation of sterile consumables (dressings, linen, instruments, and equipment) by the process of decontamination, inspection assembly and packing within predefined quality standards.
• Rigorously checking, washing, laying up and packing sets of theatre instruments to meet contract specifications within predefined quality standards.
• Safely operating and monitoring machines and equipment (washer/disinfectors, ultrasonic and sterilisers) effectively.
• Ensuring that repairs and missing instruments or equipment are recorded and logged on the Tracking and Traceability computer system (SynergyTrak).
• Ensuring that repaired instruments or equipment are returned to stock or the appropriate coded sets or the Trust’s appointed person.

What's in it for you

• An annual salary of £24,465
• Full structured and comprehensive training
• A diverse and people centric culture

Whether you have no experience whatsoever, or you have previously worked in the healthcare industry we want to hear from you! We are a committed equal opportunities employer, and encourage applications from all backgrounds. We can’t wait to meet you!

Required Experience

• Educated to a good general standard with demonstrable verbal and numerical abilities.
• Basic end user IT skills to operate track and traceability IT system.

Preferred Experience

• TVQ or NVQ Level 2 in Decontamination or equivalent experience.
• Previous experience in Sterile Services and/or health related products.

STERIS plc provides employment and advancement opportunities without regard to age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion/belief, sex (gender), sexual orientation or any other legally protected characteristic as defined by UK employment law. The Company bases all employment decisions on merit, qualifications, skills, and abilities with the intention that the best candidate is selected for each position.