Sterile Services Technician

Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust; Nottingham; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust is seeking a dedicated technician to join the decontamination team. You will be responsible for safe collection and handling of potentially infected instrumentation, ensuring proper decontamination, sterilisation, quality assurance and distribution to operating theatres and other departments.

You will work within a large team and have opportunities for professional development across the Trust.

Responsibilities

• Collect and transport contaminated instruments between various locations.
• Undertake routine daily machine checks within specified parameters, referring any anomalies to the coordinator for assessment and action.
• Disassemble and check contaminated instruments against tray lists prior to decontamination.
• Manually pre-wash contaminated surgical instruments.
• Load and operate ultrasonic and thermal washer disinfectors.
• Assemble, inspect and pack decontaminated instruments prior to sterilisation.
• Wrap and label instrument trays.
• Load and operate autoclaves (steam sterilisers).
• Perform quality checks of sterilised items, against specified parameters, prior to dispatch.
• Report any failed checks or other problems to a Coordinator or Manager.
• Maintain accurate records of all checks and procedures using both manual and electronic systems, including Instrument Management System.
• Identify and report any broken or missing equipment in line with local procedures.

Job description

The decontamination of medical devices is a critical service to the delivery of patient care. You would be part of the team which is responsible for the safe collection and handling of potentially infected instrumentation prior to decontamination, preparation, sterilisation, quality assurance and distribution of surgical instruments to operating theatres and other hospital departments. You would be expected to carry out daily tasks within the department as directed, to provide an efficient and quality driven service to theatres, the wider Trust and external customers., In addition to the below summary you need to familiarize yourself with full Job Description and Person Specification documents attached to this advert.

• Collect and transport contaminated instruments between various locations.
• Undertake routine daily machine checks within specified parameters, referring any anomalies to the coordinator for assessment and action.
• Disassemble and check contaminated instruments against tray lists prior to decontamination.
• Manually pre-wash contaminated surgical instruments.
• Load and operate ultrasonic and thermal washer disinfectors.
• Assemble, inspect and pack decontaminated instruments prior to sterilisation.
• Wrap and label instrument trays.
• Load and operate autoclaves (steam sterilisers).
• Perform quality checks of sterilised items, against specified parameters, prior to dispatch.
• Report any failed checks or other problems to a Coordinator or Manager.
• Maintain accurate records of all checks and procedures using both manual and electronic systems, including Instrument Management System.
• Identify and report any broken or missing equipment in line with local procedures.

You would be joining a large well established team of around 75 technicians, with an opportunity for further professional / career development within the team or across the organisation.