EDU/SSD Technician

Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust; City Of London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare trust in London is seeking an EDU/SSD Technician to manage the decontamination of medical devices. This role involves cleaning, sterilizing, and tracking medical devices while adhering to strict safety and quality standards. The ideal candidate will have experience in decontamination practices and attention to detail. Commitment to equal opportunities and diverse applications is encouraged.

Qualifications

• Experience in the decontamination of reusable medical devices, including surgical instruments and flexible endoscopes.

Responsibilities

• Reprocess reusable medical devices, including disassembling, cleaning, disinfecting, checking, assembling, sterilizing, dispatching, and tracking.
• Work in accordance with Departmental Policy, Standard Operating Procedures, and Quality Management System.
• Provide a collection and delivery service to the Decontamination Department's customers.

Skills

Decontamination of medical devices

Attention to detail

Compliance with safety standards

Job description

Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is seeking an EDU/SSD Technician.

The role involves undertaking decontamination science duties, providing a specialized decontamination of medical devices service, and contributing to the clinical care of patients. This includes receiving, disassembling, cleaning, reassembling, packing, and sterilizing reusable medical devices, and recording all tasks in the tracking and tracing database.

Main Duties

• Reprocess reusable medical devices, including disassembling, cleaning, disinfecting, checking, assembling, sterilizing, dispatching, and tracking in a controlled environment.
• Work in accordance with Departmental Policy, Standard Operating Procedures, and Quality Management System.
• Provide a collection and delivery service to the Decontamination Departments' customers, meeting the demands of the Department's workload while consistently achieving high-quality standards.

About Us

Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of England's top-performing and safest trusts, operating two main acute hospital sites and award-winning clinics across North West London.

We are committed to equal opportunities and believe that diversity drives innovation and excellence. We actively welcome applications from individuals from the global majority, veterans, and underrepresented communities.

Job Responsibilities

• Contribute to developing the service to ensure safe, effective, and best-practice delivery of medical device decontamination.
• Maintain security of the Decontamination Department(s), equipment, and chemicals in accordance with Department Policy.
• Ensure safe handling of transportation trolleys and reusable medical devices.

Person Specification

• Experience in the decontamination of reusable medical devices, including surgical instruments and flexible endoscopes.

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all sections of the community. Employment is subject to a six-month probationary period.