Sterile Services Technician I

STERIS Canada Corporation; City Of London; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare solutions provider in the UK is seeking a Sterile Services Technician to join their team. This entry-level role offers thorough training and a career pathway focused on infection prevention. Responsibilities include preparing sterile consumables, operating equipment, and maintaining quality standards. Ideal candidates should have basic IT skills and a good educational background. Join us in making a difference in patient care.

Qualifications

• Educated to a good general standard.
• Demonstrable verbal and numerical abilities.
• Basic IT skills to operate track and trace IT system.

Responsibilities

• Prepare sterile consumables by decontamination and packing.
• Check, wash, and pack theatre instruments per contract specifications.
• Operate and monitor machines and equipment safely.
• Log repairs and missing instruments on the computer system.
• Return repaired items to stock as required.

Skills

Verbal and numerical abilities

Basic end user IT skills

Education

Good general standard of education

Job description

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At STERIS, we help our Customers create a healthier and safer world by providing innovative healthcare and life science product and service solutions around the globe.

HOW YOU WILL MAKE A DIFFERENCE

About Us
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.
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.

WORKING PATTERN

• 12 weeks of full-time training on Monday-Friday at 8:00-16:00. Then, move to full-time permanent shift, 14:00-22:00 Monday - Sunday (5 days a week) includes weekends

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.

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.

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. For more information, visit www.steris.com .

STERIS strives to be an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Job Category: Clinical Support/Instrument Processing/Education

Job Segment: Infection Control, Patient Care, Sterile Processing, Maintenance, Healthcare, Manufacturing, Entry Level