Entry-Level Sterile Services Technician - Training & Growth

STERIS; Sheffield; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 23,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Performance bonus

Structured training

Education leading to qualifications

Defined career path

Diverse culture

25 days annual leave

8 bank holidays

Job summary

STERIS Instrument Processing in the UK is recruiting an entry-level Sterile Services Technician. You will join a team that sterilises surgical instruments and maintains them for reuse in NHS and private hospitals.

The role includes 12 weeks of training, with initial 8am–4pm Monday–Friday. After training, you will continue on regular shift hours with a 0 Hours Contract during the training phase, reflecting the organisation's structured progression.

Qualifications

• General education with verbal and numerical abilities.
• Basic end-user IT skills to operate track and traceability IT systems.

Responsibilities

• Follow a highly regulated end to end sterilization/decontamination process for surgical instruments.
• Prepare sterile consumables by decontamination, inspection, assembly and packing to predefined quality standards.
• Check, wash, lay up and pack theatre instrument sets to meet contract specs.
• Operate and monitor washer/disinfectors, ultrasonic and sterilisers.
• Log repairs and missing instruments on the tracking system.
• Return repaired instruments to stock or coded sets.

Skills

Flexibility

Teamwork

Integrity

Working under pressure

Accountability

Attention to detail

SynergyTrak

Education

General education standard

Tools

SynergyTrak

Job description

STERIS Instrument Processing in the UK is recruiting an entry-level Sterile Services Technician. You will join a team that sterilises surgical instruments and maintains them for reuse in NHS and private hospitals.

The role includes 12 weeks of training, with initial 8am–4pm Monday–Friday. After training, you will continue on regular shift hours with a 0 Hours Contract during the training phase, reflecting the organisation's structured progression.