Assistant Technical Officer

Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Sutton-in-Ashfield; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 31,000; Full time

Job summary

Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is seeking an Assistant Technical Officer to help ensure medical devices meet the latest regulatory standards and to support premium reprocessing and sterilisation services. You will contribute to preparing equipment to the highest quality and safety levels for use in King’s Mill Hospital and associated trusts.

The role involves working within our decontamination and sterile services team to uphold quality systems, maintain accurate records, and

Qualifications

• Experience in medical device reprocessing or sterile services.
• Knowledge of regulatory standards for healthcare devices.
• Ability to work in a sterile environment and follow infection prevention protocols.

Responsibilities

• Ensure medical devices comply with current regulations and standards.
• Contribute to reprocessing and sterilisation of instrument packs.
• Maintain and update the Quality System documentation and records.
• Support wards and theatres with compliant equipment and timely turnaround.

Skills

Attention to detail

Regulatory compliance

Quality culture

Team collaboration

Education

Relevant health/care qualification

Tools

Sterilisation equipment

Decontamination machinery

Job description

We are seeking a passionate and detail-oriented Assistant Technical Officer to join our team. In this role, you will play a critical part in ensuring that all medical devices comply with the latest healthcare regulations and standards. You will also contribute to our premium reprocessing and sterilisation services, ensuring that medical equipment is not just sterilised but prepared to the utmost standard, promoting optimal patient care and safety.

At King's Mill Hospital, our mission is to craft, execute and sustain an esteemed Quality System for medical devices, aligning seamlessly with the latest directives, regulations, legislation and guidance in the healthcare industry. We are dedicated to ensuring that every medical device we work with meets the highest standards, guaranteeing safety, efficacy and compliance.

Our commitment extends to offering an unparalleled service dedicated to the reprocessing and sterilisation of instrument procedure packs and equipment, delivering excellence to The Trust's wards, departments, Theatres and partner organisations.

To understand the role in more detail, please refer to the attached job description and person specification.

We are an award-winning NHS Foundation Trust working alongside health and social care colleagues across the county to provide acute and community healthcare services to more than 420,000 people across Mansfield, Ashfield, Newark and Sherwood, and parts of Derbyshire and Lincolnshire.

We put the patient at the heart of everything that we do and it is our aim to make sure that every patient is treated as we would want a member of our own family to be treated. At the same time, we expect our staff to be caring, kind and courteous to each other and to look out for each other. We believe that we are truly a clinically-led organisation.

We are proud that our Trust colleagues have voted us the best acute Trust to work for in the East Midlands for seven years running in the National NHS Staff Survey, while the Care Quality Commission has rated our Trust as ‘outstanding’ for care and our King's Mill Hospital as the only ‘outstanding’ NHS-run hospital in the East Midlands.

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For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Julie White Job title: Decontamination Service Manager Email address: [e-mail] Telephone number: 01623 622515

01623 622515 Ext: 3181

Team Leader 01623 622515 Ext: 3096