Sterile Services Technician I

STERIS Canada Corporation; Lincoln; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading healthcare service provider in Lincoln is seeking candidates for a role focused on preparing sterile consumables through decontamination and packing. The position offers full training and the flexibility of a zero-hours contract, allowing you to specify your availability. Ideal applicants will possess good verbal and numerical skills, basic IT knowledge, and abilities to work effectively within a team. This is an excellent opportunity to join a committed equal opportunity employer dedicated to maintaining health and safety standards.

Benefits

Full training

Full worker's rights

Qualifications

• Good general education with verbal and numerical abilities.
• Basic end-user IT skills required.
• Ability to work effectively in a team.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and decontaminate sterile consumables effectively.
• Check and pack theatre instrument sets to meet quality standards.
• Operate and monitor sterilization machines safely.
• Log repairs and track missing instruments using IT systems.

Skills

Verbal abilities

Numerical abilities

Basic IT skills

Flexibility

Teamwork

Integrity

Ability to work under pressure

Accountability

Job description

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 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 (IP) could be a great fit for you.

About Us

At STERIS Instrument Processing (IP) 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 recruiting for staff on a flexible working basis, with 0 hours contracts. You tell us your availability, and we work around you!

TRAINING AND WORKING PATTERN

12 weeks of full‑time training on Monday‑Friday at 9:00‑17:00, then move to zero‑hours contract.

WHAT YOU WILL DO

• 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.

WHATS IN IT FOR YOU

Full training

Full worker's rights

Whether you have no experience whatsoever or have previously worked in the healthcare industry, we want to hear from you! 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 system.

Flexibility

Teamwork

Integrity

Working under pressure

Accountability

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: Customer Operations/Customer Support

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