HSDU Decontamination Orderly

Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust; Milton Keynes; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 29,000; Full time

Job summary

Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Stores Orderly for the HSDU. The role involves collecting and delivering surgical instruments across the hospital, requiring strong time management and excellent liaison with wards and departments.

With a 37.5-hour week and shifts including early and late duties, the successful candidate will work within the hospital's Sterile Services department, contributing to a cost‑effective and efficient service in a high-demand

Qualifications

• Time management skills are essential to ensure prompt delivery and collection schedules.
• Excellent organisational and interpersonal skills are required for effective liaison.
• The role is physically demanding and involves lifting and handling surgical instruments.

Responsibilities

• Collect and deliver surgical instruments to wards and departments across the hospital.
• Maintain accurate schedules to meet delivery/collection times.
• Co-operate with colleagues to ensure efficient sterile services and timely requests.

Skills

Time management

Organisational skills

Interpersonal skills

Job description

Stores Orderly Department: HSDU Band: 2 £25,272 per annum 37.5 hours per week - see shifts below Early - 6am - 2pm (day off Tuesday) Late - 12 noon - 8pm Every other Saturday 8am - 4pm

An opportunity has arisen for a delivery person to collect and deliver surgical instruments to wards and departments across the hospital.

Time management skills are essential for this role to ensure prompt delivery and collection schedules are met.

You will need to demonstrate excellent organisational and inter personal skills as liaison is an integral part of this role.

The role is physically demanding and involves lifting and handling., 73.8% of this team would strongly recommend their organisation as an excellent place to work. ''NHS Survey, 2024'''We care We communicate We collaborate We contribute

All Sterile Service staff are required to work within the departments Quality System, ISO 13485 and MDR 2002 to provide a customer focused, cost effective and efficient Sterile Supply service.The post holder will be required to deliver both on request and to a schedule. Frequent deliveries will be required.

Milton Keynes University Hospital, in proud partnership with the University of Buckingham, is a University Teaching Hospital committed to advancing patient care through cutting-edge research and education. With a "Good" rating from the CQC and significant investment underway, this is an exciting time to join our team and grow your career.

As a medium sized general hospital, we provide a full range of general medical and surgical services, including a busy Emergency Department, Maternity, and Paediatrics. As the population of our city and surrounding areas continues to grow rapidly, we are expanding and enhancing our facilities to meet rising demand and improve access to care for all our communities.

We are also proud to offer a growing portfolio of specialist services. In January 2025 we opened our state-of-the-art Radiotherapy Centre, bringing advanced cancer treatment closer to home. Our services also include neonatology, specialist surgical care, and a wide range of diagnostics, supported by the new Community Diagnostic Centre at Whitehouse Health Centre. We have just opened the Oak Wards - a new ward block featuring two 24-bed wards.

Further investment is underway, including the recently approved Women and Children's Centre, set to open by 2030.

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