HSDU Assistant | Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust

Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust; Darlaston; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in Darlaston, England seeks an individual to support the supply of sterile medical devices and Endoscopes to various departments. This role demands excellent communication skills, teamwork, and a commitment to high work standards in a busy environment. Cleaning, assembling, packing, and sterilizing medical instruments are key responsibilities. Opportunity to work in a trusted organization committed to providing quality care 365 days a year, including weekends and holidays.

Qualifications

• Good communication skills and ability to work as part of a team.
• Ability to work in a busy and challenging environment.
• Commitment to providing high standards of work.

Responsibilities

• Clean, assemble, pack and sterilize medical and surgical instrumentation and Endoscopes.
• Monitor and operate equipment.

Job description

You will possess good communication skills, work well as part of a team and have the ability to work in an extremely busy and challenging environment. We are committed to providing a high standard of care to our patients using a multidisciplinary approach. You will provide sterile medical devices/Endoscopes to theatres, wards, departments and community services. You may need to communicate with not only colleagues but also our internal and external customers.

We are looking for 1 individual who is fully committed to providing a very high standard of work to support the needs of the Trust and to meet the high standards required to provide a safe environment for the care of our patients 365 days per year which includes weekends and Bank Holidays. HSDU Assistants are responsible for providing and maintaining a high standard of Sterile Medical Devices/Endoscopes to Theatres, Wards, Departments and Community Services.

Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust is an integrated Trust and the only provider of NHS acute care in Walsall, serving a population of 284,300. It provides inpatient and outpatient services at the Manor Hospital as well as a wide range of services in the community. Walsall Manor houses the full range of district general hospital services under one roof. The £170 million development was completed in 2010, and ongoing upgrades ensure the Trust now has state-of-the-art facilities, including a Critical Care Unit, Neonatal Unit, Obstetric Theatre, and Integrated Assessment Unit. A new Urgent and Emergency Care Centre, opened in March 2023, has significantly improved emergency care facilities and capacity, providing almost 5,000 square metres of additional clinical space.

Key Responsibilities

• Cleaning, assembly, packing and sterilisation of medical, surgical instrumentation and Endoscopes, to include monitoring and operation of equipment.

This advert closes on Wednesday 31 Dec 2025