CSSD Technician

NTH Solutions llp; Tees Valley; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 27,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Performance bonus

33 days annual leave + bank holidays

NEST pension 3% employer contribution

Night shift allowances

Bank holiday allowances

Job summary

North Tees & Hartlepool Solutions is recruiting a CSSD Technician to join the Sterile Services Department at University Hospital North Tees and Hartlepool. You will decontaminate, test, and label reusable devices, including endoscopes, in line with ISO policies and quality systems.

The role involves full-time hours (37.5) with shift work including weekends, and a comprehensive benefits package including a bonus scheme and generous leave. Training towards Sterile Services is provided.

Qualifications

• Willing to work towards building knowledge in Sterile Services.
• Experience in Sterile Services / Decontamination.
• Transferable experience in communications, production/factory environments or engineering.
• Experience within Sterile Services or Endoscopy; NHS experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Receipt, sorting and preparing reusable medical devices for cleaning and disinfection.
• Inspection, re-assembly, function testing, packaging, sealing and labelling.
• Carry out independent checking of instrument trays for accuracy.
• Maintain awareness of instruments and flexible scopes and inspection points.
• Work within ISO policies and department quality system.
• Adhere to endoscope decontamination procedures.

Skills

Sterile Services

Endoscopy

NHS experience

Communication

Job description

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Main area CSSD Grade AFC Band 3 Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Shift work Including weekends) Job ref 345-NTHS8162959

Site North Tees Hospital Town Stockton on Tees Salary £25,760 - £27,476 pro rata, per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 03/09/2026 23:59 Interview date 16/09/2026

North Tees & Hartlepool Solutions is an NHS owned company of North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust. North Tees & Hartlepool Solutions provides a range of Estates, Facilities, Supplies and Procurement services to North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust. The company is a separate legal body to North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust. The successful applicant will be an employee of the subsidiary and not the NHS.

North Tees & Hartlepool Solutions offers its own Terms and Conditions of employment which differ from the national NHS Terms and Conditions. As an employee in the company you will benefit from:

• Excellent performance related bonus scheme
• Up to 33 days annual leave plus bank holidays (dependant on service and contracted hours)
• Access to a pension scheme - National Employment Savings Trust (NEST) – North Tees & Hartlepool Solutions will pay a 3% contribution (this is above the minimum contribution rate at the present time)
• Night shift working allowances (where appropriate)
• Bank holiday working allowances (where appropriate)

The Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check will be paid for by North Tees and Hartlepool Solutions, however, should you fail to satisfactorily complete the probationary period, you will be charged for the DBS check as a deduction from your final salary.

Job overview

Working as part of a team you will be involved in the complete decontamination and sterilisation process for reusable instruments and medical devices including endoscopes, following the ISO accredited policies, procedures and work instructions within the department’s quality system.

Main duties of the job

As a CSSD Technician you will play a key role in delivering all decontamination related duties based within the Sterile Services Department at both University Hospital North Tees and University Hospital Hartlepool Endoscope Decontamination Units.

The post holder will work in line with the departmental work instructions, whilst adhering to the ISO accredited policies and procedures in all aspects of the Sterile Services Department and flexible endoscope decontamination.

Working for our organisation

NTH Solutions is a wholly owned subsidiary company of North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust, established in April 2018 to provide estates, facilities and support services.

Our main priority is, and always will be, to provide safe and high quality care to our patients every day; the kind of care we would want for ourselves and our loved ones. We want our organisation to be the best place to work with the right staff, in the right roles, at the right time, to ensure we deliver exceptional patient care and experience.

We will support staff through providing an inclusive and supportive workplace with health and well-being initiatives, staff benefits and opportunities for personal and professional development.

At NTH Solutions we work as a team, we support each other, learn from one another and have our patients at the heart of everything we do.

We are looking to employ honest, dedicated individuals to join our team, we recruit for values and together, we are North Tees and Hartlepool.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Receipt, sorting and preparing of reusable medical devices including endoscopes for cleaning and disinfection.

Inspection, re-assembly, function testing, packaging, sealing and labelling of reusable medical devices that have been satisfactorily washed, disinfected and dried.

Carry out required independent checking of instrument trays (for others) ensuring the contents are correct and reporting any discrepancies.

Maintaining an awareness of the basic types and categories of instruments, flexible scopes according to their function and identify the points for inspection and test procedures.

A full and comprehensive job description is attached to this vacancy.

Person specification

Qualifications

• Willing to work towards building up knowledge & experience in Sterile Services
• Experience in Sterile Services / Decontamination
• Transferable experience in communications, production/factory environments/food processing/engineering or decontamination.
• Experience within Sterile Services or Endoscopy Previous experience of working within the NHS

Recruitment services for North Tees & Hartlepool Solutions are provided by the Recruitment Team, North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust.

This advert for a vacancy with North Tees & Hartlepool Solutions appears under the authority of North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust.

This advert is placed by NTH Foundation Trust on behalf of North Tees and Hartlepool Solutions which is a Limited Liability Partnership operating services within NTH Foundation Trust. Please refer to the attached Terms and Conditions of Employment relating to this vacancy.

Please check your email address on a regular basis as applicants invited to attend an interview will be notified via this method.

As part of our recruitment process, you will be required to undertake pre-employment screening:
Disclosure and Barring Scheme(previously Criminal Records Bureau)
Where a post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 it may be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Scheme to check for any previous criminal convictions. Please note the essential qualifications required for the post outlined within the Person Specification. You are required to hold and provide evidence of the necessary qualifications for the post at interview should you be short listed.

As part of our pre-employment screening process, all applicants are required to provide references covering their last three years employment history. Applicants are requested toensure e-mail addressesfor all referees are included on their application form. Personal references are not acceptable.

If the hours advertised for the post are up to full time (37.5 hours per week), applications are still welcomed from individuals who may be seeking to work less than full-time hours and all requests will be considered in line with the post being appointed to for the successful applicant.

North Tees & Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust operates a No Smoking Policy.

If you experience any technical difficulties applying for this post please contact a member of our recruitment team on 01642 624023 quoting the vacancy reference.

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Disability

The Trust gives full and fair consideration to applications for employment received from disabled people. We are a “Positive about Disabled People” employer, and we hold the ‘two ticks’ Disability Symbol, which is a recognition given by Jobcentre Plus to employers who have agreed to meet five commitments regarding the recruitment, employment, retention and career development of disabled people. If you have a disability, which makes it difficult for you to complete our application form, please do not hesitate to contact the recruitment team on 01642 624023.

As a supporter of the Armed Forces and an employer of Reservists, North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust are proud to be a signatory of the Armed Forces Covenant, which is a promise by the nation to ensure that those who serve or who have served in the UK Armed Forces (and their families) are treated fairly.

We recognise that reservists and veterans bring a variety of transferable skills and qualities to our workplace, developed through their military careers. Our commitment to supporting the Armed Forces Community has been recognised through the Armed Forces Covenant as a Silver Employer.

What does this mean?

We proactively demonstrate our forces-friendly credentials within our recruitment and selection processes, by having a Guaranteed Interview Scheme for those indicated as part of the Armed Forces Community. We engage with our local and regional Career Transition Partnership representatives and are a member of Step Into Health. We employ veterans and reservists from differing branches of the Armed Forces and actively promote our positive policies for the Armed Forces Community, including our Special Leave policy. We advocate support for defence people issues, including facilitating easier access to Healthcare Services for our patients within the AF Community. We have supported employees through Reservist training, through additional leave for their training and ongoing support under our Special Leave policy.

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