Bank SSD Assistant

Spire Healthcare Limited; Brentwood; On-site; GBP 12,000 - 18,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Weekly pay

Pension

Blue Light Card discounts

Spire for You discounts

Wellbeing Centre access

Free uniform

Free DBS

Full induction

Training & progression opportunities

Job summary

Spire Hartswood Hospital is recruiting a Sterile Services Decontamination (SSD) Assistant to join the Theatre Department on a bank basis. You will clean, sterilise, and pack theatre instruments, ensuring equipment is correct, safe, and ready for use.

The role is physically demanding, involving regular manual handling and heavy lifting. Bank contracts offer flexible shifts and weekly pay for qualified SSD staff.

Qualifications

• Certificate in Decontamination or NVQ Level 3 in Decontamination (desirable).
• Self-motivated with the ability to work both independently and as part of a team.
• Basic awareness of health, safety, and hygiene standards.

Responsibilities

• Undertake routine tasks related to patient health and wellbeing
• Check that the correct instruments are present on trays pre‑and post‑decontamination
• Pack linen, instruments, and consumables for sterilisation
• Accurately complete instrument tracking systems
• Monitor and report instrument repairs
• Check the function of sterilising and decontamination equipment in line with manufacturers’ instructions
• Carry out physical duties, including heavy lifting, as required

Skills

Self-motivated

Team player

Health and safety awareness

Education

Certificate in Decontamination

NVQ Level 3 in Decontamination

Tools

SSD machinery

Job description

Bank Sterile Services Assistant | Theatre Department | Spire Hartswood Hospital | Flexible contract

Spire Hartswood Hospital has an exciting opportunity for a Sterile Services Decontamination (SSD) Assistant to join our Theatre Department on a bank basis.

The successful candidate will support the SSD team by cleaning, sterilising, and packing theatre instruments, ensuring all equipment is correct, safe, and ready for use. This is a physically demanding role, involving regular manual handling and heavy lifting.

A Bank contract at Spire Healthcare is a flexible employment agreement where you are not committed to a set number of hours per week. Instead, you work on an ad‑hoc basis, filling in shifts that we have available in our hospital. A Bank contract is ideal for individuals seeking flexibility, as it allows you to choose shifts that fit your availability, leaving you with a greater work-life balance. Bank contracts are also a fantastic way to secure additional income alongside other contracted work.

Duties and responsibilities:

• Undertake routine tasks related to patient health and wellbeing
• Check that the correct instruments are present on trays pre‑and post‑decontamination
• Pack linen, instruments, and consumables for sterilisation
• Accurately complete instrument tracking systems
• Monitor and report instrument repairs
• Check the function of sterilising and decontamination equipment in line with manufacturers’ instructions
• Carry out physical duties, including heavy lifting, as required

Who we're looking for:

• Certificate in Decontamination or NVQ Level 3 in Decontamination (desirable)
• Self‑motivated with the ability to work both independently and as part of a team
• Basic awareness of health, safety, and hygiene standards

Understanding of:

• Infection control principles
• Fundamentals of microbiology and aseptic technique
• SSD machinery
• Basic surgical instruments and equipment
• Sterile packing techniques
• ISO standards

Benefits:

• Bank colleagues are paid weekly
• We offer competitive rates to our bank colleagues who work on a flexible basis, often to cover busy periods, sickness, or annual leave
• Unsocial Enhancements, dependent upon shift pattern worked (won’t be applicable for all)
• Access to Spire Healthcare pension
• Access to Blue Light Card discounts
• Smart spending discounts (in addition to Blue Light discounts) via ‘Spire for You’
• Wellbeing Centre access via ‘Spire for You'
• Free uniform
• Free DBS
• Full induction, including mandatory training updates
• Opportunities for further training and progression into permanent posts
• Knowledge, support and guidance through your recruitment journey from Spire’s specialist Resourcing Team
• We offer competitive rates to our bank colleagues who work on a flexible basis, often to cover busy periods, sickness or annual leave.

Our Values

We are extremely proud of our heritage in private healthcare and of our values as an organisation:

• Driving clinical excellence
• Doing the right thing
• Caring is our passion
• Keeping it simple
• Delivering on our promises
• Succeeding and celebrating together

We commit to our employee’s well-being through work life balance, on-going development, support and reward.

For us,it's more than just treating patients; it's about looking after people.

Our people are our difference; it's their dedication, warmth and pursuit of excellence that sets Spire Healthcare apart.

Spire Healthcare is a leading independent healthcare group in the United Kingdom, running 38 hospitals and over 50 clinics across England, Wales and Scotland. It provides diagnostics, inpatient, day case and outpatient care, operates a network of private GPs and provides workplace health services to over 800 corporate clients. It also delivers a range of private and NHS mental health, musculoskeletal and dermatological services.

Closing date: In order to streamline our recruitment process, we reserve the right to expire vacancies prior to the advertised closing date once we have received a sufficient number of applications.