Sterile Services Department - Decontamination Technician

University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust; Chichester; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional healthcare provider in Chichester is seeking a Decontamination Technician to support the Sterile Services Department. You will be responsible for decontaminating medical devices and managing records while ensuring compliance with healthcare regulations. The successful applicant should possess strong mathematics and science skills, as well as experience in a healthcare environment. This full-time role includes responsibilities in service delivery and requires flexibility regarding working hours.

Qualifications

• Previous healthcare worker experience is preferred.
• Experience of working within a Sterile Services Department (SSD) is beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Participate in the provision of decontamination service contributing to clinical care.
• Manage decontamination records and provide high-quality service.
• Communicate effectively within the team and with other healthcare staff.

Skills

Good handwriting, reading and numeracy skills

Possession of good keyboard and computer skills

Demonstrate good interpersonal and communication skills

Ability to work as part of a team

Attention to detail

Education

GCSE Maths/English/Science (or equivalent)

Completion of an Idsc Technical Certificate

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13.08.2025

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Job overview

Based at St Richards Sterile Services Department (occasional relocation to Worthing Hospital site required)

Monday - Friday 10am - 6pm (weekend & Bank holiday working is required as part of this role)

To participate in the provision of a specialised decontamination of medical devices service contributing to the clinical care of the patient. To perform a full range of decontamination duties.

Manages Decontamination records in own area of work. Provide a high quality and timely service to all customers. To ensure Departmental Standard Operating Procedures are adhered to by all Healthcare Science staff in accordance with Quality Management Systems.

Plan your own workload and work with minimal supervision.

The role is manually physical and involves exposure to blood and bodily fluids.

Support the provision of an effective medical device service to all theatres, departments and wards on the SRH site, and the issue of supplementary instruments/packs to specialist users based in the community/district.

Main duties of the job

The Sterile Services Department is responsible for the provision of an instrument tray to all theatres, departments and wards on the St. Richards, Worthing and Southlands sites and supplementary instruments/packs to specialist users based in the community/district, for use in direct patient care. This service is compliant with ISO 13485 – Quality System, UK Medical Device Directive 2002, Health Service Circular 2000 (032) – Instrument Tracking, and the Health and Social Care Act.

There is a total of over 60 WTE staff, a multidisciplinary group, consisting of the General Manager – Decontamination Services, SSD Operational Manager, Senior Decontamination Supervisor, Decontamination Technician Supervisors, Decontamination Technicians, Administration personnel within the departments. The departments have an overall budget of £2,000,000, and assets in the treatment of patients.

The sterile services department provides comprehensive decontamination services to 28 theatres, numerous wards and external Health Centre services in the local area.

**For more information, please see the attached Job Description**

Working for our organisation

At UHSussex, diversity is our strength, and we want you to feel included to help us always put the Patient First, as shown in our Outstanding for Caring CQC rating. Your uniqueness and experiences will be part of our creative and innovative community where everyone is encouraged to succeed. We have a range of Staff Networks to help break down barriers, and can offer a buddy to help new members settle in. We’re proud to be a Disability Confident Employer (Level 2) and a Veteran Aware Trust.

We treat our patients and staff with the same compassion and empathy we expect for ourselves. We’re here for them when they need us, and we go above and beyond to meet their needs. This can be seen in our Wellbeing Programme for staff which is extensive and designed to support you when you need it - because we know that to look after others we must first look after ourselves.

As a university trust and a leader in healthcare research, we value learning, teaching and training so that we can be the best that we can be. From the moment you start with us and throughout your career we will help you to grow and develop. We hope that in choosing UHSussex you are choosing a long and happy career where you will be able to see the difference you make and feel valued for all that you do.

We look forward to receiving your application and the start of your journey with UHSussex.

Candidate information pack - University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The Sterile Services Department is responsible for the provision of an instrument tray to all theatres, departments and wards on the St. Richards, Worthing and Southlands sites and supplementary instruments/packs to specialist users based in the community/district, for use in direct patient care. This service is compliant with ISO 13485 – Quality System, UK Medical Device Directive 2002, Health Service Circular 2000 (032) – Instrument Tracking, and the Health and Social Care Act.

Main Duties and Responsibilities

Communication

·To communicate all relevant information within the team to ensure the continual and efficient running of the service

·To communicate and liaise between decontamination personnel, customers and other members of healthcare staff in a polite and helpful manner.

·To attend and actively participate in the Department’s meetings

·To work as part of a team and liaise with the multidisciplinary team in a professional manner at all times

·Promote a risk management culture within your working environment and ensuring participation and involvement of all staff, in line with the Trust’s risk management strategy and policies.

·Identify potential risks that may impact on the Trusts ability and communicate these effectively.

·Health & safety is the responsibility of all staff and the postholder is required to take due care at work, report any accidents or untoward occurrences and comply with the Trust Health & Safety policy.

Service Delivery and Improvement

·To test all plant, including washer disinfectors, ultrasonics and autoclaves to ensure compliance with all current standards.

·Undertake daily tests on the department’s equipment to ensure compliance with UK Legislation.

·Provide a comprehensive decontamination service to theatres, wards departments and the community.

·Meet the demands of the department’s workload whilst consistently achieving high quality standards.

Patient Care Delivery

·The Trust has a statutory duty to ensure that patients, clients and members of the public are consulted and involved in decisions about local health service developments. You should be mindful of this and do what you can, as appropriate to your role and level of responsibility, to meet this duty.

·To participate in the Bank holiday and on-call rota.

·Provide a comprehensive decontamination service to theatres, wards departments and the community.

·Meet the demands of the department’s workload whilst consistently achieving high quality standards.

Learning and Development

·Attend mandatory training updates as required.

·Undertake training as necessary in line with the development of the post and as agreed with the line manager as part of the personal development process.

·Achieve and demonstrate agreed standards of personal and professional development within agreed timescales.

·Identify own learning needs and jointly plan training requirements with your line manager.

·Participate in the Trust’s appraisal process to discuss how your role will help deliver the best possible care to our patients and help to deliver any changes in service.

·Ensure that self and staff participate in the relevant mandatory training.

·Undertake the technical certificate

Please see job description & person specs full details

Person specification

Qualifications

• GCSE Maths/English/Science (0r equivalent)
• Completion of an Idsc Technical Certificate

Knowledge & Experience

• Previous health care worker
• Experiance of working within an SSD

Skills

• Good handwriting, reading and numeracy skills
• Possession of good keyboard and computer skills
• Demonstrate good interpersonal and communication skills both orally and written
• Ability to work as part of a team and/or independently
• Able to prioritise and meet deadlines

Personal Qualities

• Self motivated, enthusiastic, ambitious and reliable employment record
• Attention to detail and team worker

Flexibilty

• Flexibility with working hours to ensure quality of service is maintained at all times

Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion

• Evidence of having championed diversity in previous roles (as appropriate to role
• Evidence of having undertaken own development to improve understanding of equalities issues

Important information for applicants:

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Some of our adverts are capped for a limited number of applications; therefore, the advert will close once the cap has been reached. We therefore encourage you to submit your application as soon as possible if you are interested in the position to prevent you from missing out on applying for the opportunity.

Flexible Working: If you would like to explore potential options regarding flexible working please speak with the appropriate recruiting/line manager.

DBS Checks: As part of our commitment to a safe working environment, we undertake a Disclosure and Barring Service check on all new employees where the role is eligible for a criminal record check . We make offers in line with the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1975.

Skilled Worker Visa: Applications for Skilled Worker sponsorship are welcome for the roles that meet the Visa and Immigrations eligibility criteria. For further information please visit the gov.uk website searching for Skilled Worker. It is your responsibility as the applicant to ensure that you meet this criteria.

UHSussex reserves the right to close the role early if we receive a high volume of applications