Sterile Services Technician I

STERIS; Bellshill; On-site; GBP 22,744 - 27,799; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Structured training

Industry-recognised qualifications

Career progression

25 days annual leave

Job summary

STERIS Instrument Processing is hiring an entry-level Sterile Services Technician in the United Kingdom. You will follow a regulated end-to-end sterilization process for NHS and private hospital instruments, with world-class training and a defined career path.

The role includes 12 weeks of training and subsequent shifts including weekends; annual salary starts at £25,272 with a 5% performance bonus and extra allowances for overtime or London locations, plus generous leave and training

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Follow a highly regulated end-to-end sterilization/decontamination process for surgical instruments used in NHS/private hospitals.
• Ensure preparation of sterile consumables by decontamination, inspection assembly and packing to predefined quality standards.
• Rigorous checking, washing, and packing of theatre instrument sets to meet contract specs.
• Safely operate and monitor washers, disinfectors, ultrasonic cleaners and sterilisers.
• Record repairs and missing instruments on the Tracking and Traceability system.
• Return repaired instruments to stock or appropriate coded sets.

Skills

Flexibility

Teamwork

Integrity

Working under pressure

Accountability

Attention to detail

Education

General education standard

Tools

Track and traceability IT systems

Job description

How you will make a difference

At STERIS Instrument Processing we are 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.

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.

Training and Working Pattern

• 12 weeks training, the first few weeks you will work on Mon - Weds, 9am - 6pm (Weds finish at 530pm), thereafter, training will continue during your regular shift hours which will be;
• Sat & Sun, 7am - 8pm (25 hours per week)

What You Will Do

• Following a highly regulated end to end sterilization/decontamination process on surgical instruments that have been used in operations in local NHS and private hospitals, to ensure they can be used again safely for the next patient.
• Ensuring the effective preparation of sterile consumables (dressings, linen, surgical 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.

What's in it for you

• 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
• Ongoing education leading to industry-recognised qualifications
• Defined career path when fully operational
• A diverse and people-centric culture
• 25 days annual leave plus 8 bank holidays

Access to a Level 2 Healthcare Science Assistant Apprenticeship! This is a 12-15 month fully funded programme studying good scientific practice for the Healthcare profession! It is universally applicable outside of STERIS! Completed on the job, you are given 20% of your working hours to study towards the qualification. Further apprenticeships are available throughout the course of your career!

Whether you have no experience whatsoever, or you have previously worked in the healthcare industry, we are a committed equal opportunity employer and encourage applications from all backgrounds. We cannot 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 systems.

Skills

• Flexibility
• Teamwork
• Integrity
• Working under pressure
• Accountability
• Attention to detail

STERIS plc provides employment and advancement opportunities without regard to age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion/belief, sex (gender), sexual orientation or any other legally protected characteristic as defined by UK employment law. The Company bases all employment decisions on merit, qualifications, skills, and abilities with the intention that the best candidate is selected for each position.

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.

STERIS strives to be an Equal Opportunity Employer.