Sterile Services Technician I

Steris Corporation; City Of London; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare company in London seeks an individual passionate about improving patient safety through effective sterilisation and decontamination processes. Responsibilities include preparing sterile consumables and operating sterilisation equipment. Candidates should possess strong teamwork and attention to detail abilities. Flexibility and basic IT skills are essential for success in this role.

Qualifications

• Good general education with demonstrable verbal and numerical abilities.
• Basic IT skills to operate track and traceability IT system.

Responsibilities

• Prepare sterile consumables through decontamination and assembly.
• Check and pack theatre instruments to meet specifications.
• Operate and monitor sterilisation equipment.

Skills

Attention to detail

Teamwork

Integrity

Flexibility

Working under pressure

Accountability

Job description

Responsibilities

• 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.

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.

Qualifications

• Educated to a good general standard with demonstrable verbal and numerical abilities.
• Basic end user IT skills to operate track and traceability IT system.
• Flexibility
• Teamwork
• Integrity
• Working under pressure
• Accountability
• Attention to detail

Preferred Experience

• TVQ or NVQ Level 2 in Decontamination or equivalent experience.
• Previous experience in Sterile Services and/or health related products.

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.

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, life sciences and dental products and services. STERIS is a $5 billion, publicly traded (NYSE: STE) company with approximately 17,000 associates and customers in more than 100 countries.

Hours

• Week 1: 7 am‑3 pm Monday‑Friday
• Week 2: 12 pm‑8 pm Monday‑Friday
• Every fourth Saturday: 8 am‑4 pm On‑Call Service, Overtime