Senior Technical Officer (STO)

NHS; Leigh on Sea; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 31,000; Full time

Job summary

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Senior Technical Officer for the Sterile Services department. The role covers managing staff, ensuring quality control, and supporting clinical areas with sterile equipment.

The post is full-time, permanent, with night shifts and on-call rotation. The candidate will work closely with clinical teams to provide safe, cost-effective services and ensure compliance with the Quality Management System.

Qualifications

• Already a band 3 with experience.
• Management of staff shifts and work criteria.
• Understanding of machinery and process.

Responsibilities

• Provide a professional cost-effective service to wards and departments within the Trust and to other organisations with whom supply arrangements have been agreed.
• Communicate all relevant information within the SSD team to ensure the continual and efficient running of the service.
• Liaise with appropriate colleagues on establishing reusable medical devices into sets and trays designed to meet their needs and re-reviewing that content as appropriate.

Skills

Staff management

Shift scheduling

Job description

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust is one of the biggest trusts in the country, following the merger of Mid Essex, Basildon and Southend hospitals in April 2020.

Main area Supervisor Sterile Services Grade Band 4 Contract Permanent: Shifts including nights Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week (internal rotation days, nights, overnights) Job ref 390-EFM-SO-4958-B

Site Southend Town westcliff on sea Salary £28,392 Per Annum (Pro Rata for Part Time) Salary period Yearly Closing 12/11/2026 23:59

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust is the onlyacute hospital provider in the Mid and South Essex Integrated Care System (ICS), which is a system of health and care partners working together for our local population.

Within Mid and South Essex there are 149 GP practices, operating from over 200 sites, forming 27 Primary Care Networks and one Ambulance Trust. There are also three main community and mental health service providers who work together through a community collaborative.

We collaborate with other valuable partners, including three Healthwatch organisations, nine voluntary and community sector organisations and three top tier local authorities, with seven district, borough and city councils, as well as our local universities.

Job overview

The Senior Technical Officer will participate in the provision of a specialised decontamination service of medical devices ensuring that the processes set in the departmental Quality Management System are met and devices are safe for use and contributing to the clinical care of the patient.

Work closely with the Production Co-Ordinator identifying training needs of all staff members to ensure their professional skills and knowledge are up to date and meet their potential.

Ensure that departmental training is provided and training records are up to date and filled according to the Quality Management System.

You will work in close collaboration with other professionals e.g. Clinical Directors, Consultants, Clinical Nurse specialists and ward / department representatives to select best choice products required by clinical staff and their patients.t

Main duties of the job

You will assist the management to provide a professional cost effective service to all wards and departments within the Trust, and to other organisations with whom supply arrangements have been agreed; and to provide such technical advice as these services require.

• Assist in undertaking assessments of Sterile Services Technicians and agree their aims and objectives for the coming year.
• To communicate all relevant information within the SSD team to ensure the continual and efficient running of the service.
• To communicate complex, technical information and advice to customers/ services users and other healthcare professionals in a polite and helpful manner.
• Assist with datix and non-conformances investigation ensuring outcomes are recorded following departmental procedures and communicated to the relevant staff members.
• Attend and actively participate in the Department's meetings and ensure information are effectively pass to all staff and the SSD management during hand-over meetings.
• To have the knowledge and ability to raise concerns with senior staff.
• To liaise with appropriate colleagues and interested users, on establishing reusable medical devices into sets and trays designed to meet their needs and re-reviewing that content as appropriate.

Working for our organisation

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust is now one of the largest in the country, with a workforce of approximately 17,000 who serve a population of 1.2 million people.
We work together, and in conjunction with MSE Health and Care Partnership, to deliver excellent local and specialist services, to improve the health and wellbeing of our patients in a compassionate way, and provide a respectful, but vibrant place for staff to develop, innovate and build careers.
From facilities through to consultant specialists we want to be the best, to achieve this we need to recruit not just those who are the finest in their field but also those who have the potential to be. Yes, experience is important but so is outlook - if you are dynamic, forward-thinking and enthusiastic we want you to join us.

We not only offer you a good working environment with flexible working opportunities, but also the opportunity to develop your career with access to appropriate training for your job and the support to succeed and progress.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see attached a full job description setting out the details of the role and responsibilities.

Person specification

Knowledge

• Already a band 3 with experience
• Management of staff shifts and work criteria

Staff management

• Manage and motivate team to achieve goals

Knowledge

• understanding of machinery and process

Please be aware as per the new Immigration guidelines we cannot sponsor candidates with a salary (full time or pro Rata) under the current minimum threshold.

Please note, the selection processes at Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust are in place to ensure we recruit candidates with the right skills and values, please be advised that the use of AI in applications are monitored. We remain vigilant against candidates who misuse these tools to generate an application that doesn't accurately reflect their skills, and you will be required to declare on your application if AI has been used before submitting your application.

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