Sterile Services Technician

Steris plc.; Greater London; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 28,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

5% performance bonus

Shift allowances for overtime/unsociab

London cost-of-living allowance

Structured training program

25 days annual leave + 8 bank holidays

Job summary

STERIS Instrument Processing in London is recruiting for an entry-level Sterile Services Technician. You will join a team dedicated to keeping patients safe by supporting decontamination, inspection, and packing of sterile consumables for theatre use.

The role offers world-class training, with night shifts 22:00-06:00, and opportunities to develop a defined career pathway within the NHS environment. A strong focus on accuracy, teamwork, and accountability is essential.

Qualifications

• Must have good general education with verbal and numerical abilities.
• Basic end user IT skills to operate track and traceability IT system.

Responsibilities

• Ensure effective preparation of sterile consumables by decontamination, inspection, assembly and packing to defined quality standards.
• Rigorously check, wash, lay up and pack theatre instrument sets to contract specifications.
• Safely operate and monitor machines (washers, disinfectors, ultrasonic, sterilizers).
• Record and log repairs and missing instruments on Tracking and Traceability system (SynergyTrak).
• Return repaired instruments to stock or appropriate coded sets or Trust’s appointed person.

Skills

Verbal skills

Numerical skills

IT skills

Education

TVQ or NVQ Level 2 in Decontamination

Tools

SynergyTrak

Job description

We are currently recruiting for a Sterile Services Technician vacancy. This is an excellent opportunity to join the business at an entry-level and receive world-class training to get you on to a defined career pathway. About You Do you want to spend your working time making a difference in the world around you? Are you passionate about helping our incredible national health service make a difference? Do you care about keeping vulnerable patients safe? If so, then a career with STERIS Instrument Processing would be a great fit for you. 22:00- 06:00 (Nights) What is involved

What is involved

• Ensuring the effective preparation of sterile consumables (dressings, linen, instruments, and equipment) by the process of decontamination, inspection assembly and packing within predefined quality standards.
• Rigorously checking, washing, laying up and packing sets of theatre instruments to meet contract specifications within predefined quality standards.
• Safely operating and monitoring machines and equipment (washer/disinfectors, ultrasonic and sterilisers) effectively.
• Ensuring that repairs and missing instruments or equipment are recorded and logged on the Tracking and Traceability computer system (SynergyTrak).
• Ensuring that repaired instruments or equipment are returned to stock or the appropriate coded sets or the Trust's appointed person. Whether you have no experience whatsoever, or you have previously worked in the healthcare industry we want to hear from you! We are a committed equal opportunities employer, and encourage applications from all backgrounds. We can't wait to meet you!

Required Experience

• Educated to a good general standard with demonstrable verbal and numerical abilities.
• Basic end user IT skills to operate track and traceability IT system.

Preferred Experience

• TVQ or NVQ Level 2 in Decontamination or equivalent experience.
• Previous experience in Sterile Services and/or health related products., Flexibility
• Teamwork
• Integrity
• Working under pressure
• Accountability
• Attention to detail At STERIS Instrument Processing we are believed experts in surgical instrument sterilisation. We offer on and offsite re-processing, alongside reliable instrument maintenance solutions. Our diverse and talented teams use cutting edge technology to ensure that the highest quality of infection prevention is delivered to our customers., STERIS is a leading global provider of products and services that support patient care with an emphasis on infection prevention. WE HELP OUR CUSTOMERS CREATE A HEALTHIER AND SAFER WORLD by providing innovative healthcare and life sciences products and services around the globe. For more information, visit .

STERIS strives to be an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Benefits

• An annual salary of £25,272 plus a 5% performance bonus, and generous shift allowances if you work overtime/unsociable hours! Plus, a higher cost of living allowance if you work in London.
• Full structured and comprehensive training
• A diverse and people centric culture
• 25 days annual leave plus 8 bank holidays (pro rata)