HSDU Driver

The Methodist Church in Britain; Walsall; On-site; GBP 12,000 - 18,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Shift flexibility

Job summary

The Methodist Church in Britain is seeking a driver for the hospital sterile services unit (HSDU). You will move equipment and instruments between wards, clinics and theatres by vehicle, performing daily checks and heavy lifting.

Training in cleaning, packing and sterilisation is provided, with lone-working responsibilities and judgement-based delivery timing adjustments. Requirements include a clean UK driving licence for a 3.5 tonne vehicle, hospital/st sterilisation experience, and GCSEs in

Qualifications

• GCSE Maths and English at grade C or above.
• Experience working in a hospital environment.
• Experience in sterile services.
• Clean UK driving licence allowing a 3.5 tonne vehicle.
• No more than 3 penalty points on licence.

Responsibilities

• Communicate with wards, clinics and the public throughout the day.
• Plan each day's work around ad hoc requests from users.
• Carry out daily vehicle checks, log them and report to the supervisor or deputy manager, and keep vehicle records in the office.
• Keep the vehicle clean and fuelled.
• Carry out daily checks on the tug truck, after external training before use.
• Work as a lone worker, using own judgement, including changing delivery times or cancelling delivery slots.
• Push and pull heavy loads on and off the vehicle.
• Prepare contaminated medical devices for washing, dismantling complex instrumentation to manufacturers' instructions and HTM guidelines.
• Inspect medical devices and equipment for cleanliness, function, completeness and assembly against tray lists.
• Wrap instrument sets and surgical equipment to HTM guidelines and HSDU policies.
• Receive training in cleaning, packing and sterilisation of instruments.
• Use the spillage kit when out in the vehicle, after training.

Skills

Communication

Lone working

Safety awareness

Education

GCSE Maths & English (grade C+)

Tools

Vehicle operation

Tug truck operation

Job description

This driver post sits in the HSDU, the Trust's sterile services unit. The work centres on moving equipment and instruments between wards, clinics and theatres by vehicle, with daily checks and heavy lifting on and off it. The role also includes training in instrument cleaning, packing and sterilisation, and the post-holder works alone, using their own judgement to change delivery times. Hospital and sterile services experience is required.

What the job involves

• Communicate with wards, clinics and the public throughout the day
• Plan each day's work around ad hoc requests from users
• Carry out daily vehicle checks, log them and report to the supervisor or deputy manager, and keep vehicle records in the office
• Keep the vehicle clean and fuelled
• Carry out daily checks on the tug truck, after external training before use
• Work as a lone worker, using own judgement, including changing delivery times or cancelling delivery slots
• Push and pull heavy loads on and off the vehicle
• Prepare contaminated medical devices for washing, dismantling complex instrumentation to manufacturers' instructions and HTM guidelines
• Inspect medical devices and equipment for cleanliness, function, completeness and assembly against tray lists
• Wrap instrument sets and surgical equipment to HTM guidelines and HSDU policies
• Receive training in cleaning, packing and sterilisation of instruments
• Use the spillage kit when out in the vehicle, after training

What’s required

Qualifications

• GCSE Maths and English at grade C or above

Experience

• Experience working in a hospital environment
• Experience in sterile services

Checks & eligibility

• Clean UK driving licence allowing a 3.5 tonne vehicle
• No more than 3 penalty points on licence

Nice to have

• Flexibility to work any shift