Sterile Services Technician

TN United Kingdom; Oxford; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job description

We are looking to recruit one full-time Sterile Services Technician to join our team at the John Radcliffe Hospital, Sterile Services Department. This is a busy unit based adjacent to the Operating Theatres responsible for the decontamination of surgical instruments for use in the main Operating Theatres, plus WW and WC Operating theatres, and some wards and departments.

You will be required to undertake tasks associated with the cleaning, disassembly, checking, packing, sterilization and movement of surgical instruments to ensure the safe reprocessing, and distribution of products for use in theatres and other clinical departments.

You will follow written instructions, use specialist machinery and electronic tracking systems in accordance with departmental guidelines. You will comply with the requirements of quality systems, as stated in ISO, Medical device regulations plus all other relevant standards.

Full in-house training will be provided for this role.

Main Duties of the Job

1. Carry out the receipt, disassembly, cleaning, reassembly, packing and sterilization of reusable medical devices.
2. Undertake medical device decontamination duties (under supervision).
3. Assist Supervisors in providing a specialised medical devices decontamination service contributing to the clinical care of the patient.
4. Work in accordance with the Department’s Standard Operating Procedures and Quality Management Systems at all times and throughout all production areas, ensuring safe systems are followed for patient safety.

Working for Our Organisation

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research.

The Trust comprises of four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital, Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury.