Sterile Services Technician I

STERIS Australia / New Zealand; Reading; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

Join STERIS as a Sterile Services Technician I, where you'll receive world-class training and support a vital role in patient safety. This entry-level position involves preparing sterile consumables and operating sterilization equipment, with a competitive salary and opportunities for career advancement.

Benefits

Full structured and comprehensive training

Ongoing education leading to industry-recognized qualifications

Defined career path when fully operational

25 days annual leave plus 8 bank holidays

Access to a Level 2 Healthcare Science Assistant Apprenticeship

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.
• Preferred: TVQ or NVQ Level 2 in Decontamination or equivalent experience.

Responsibilities

• Preparing sterile consumables by decontamination, inspection, assembly, and packing.
• Operating and monitoring machines like washer/disinfectors and sterilizers.
• Recording and logging repairs and missing instruments on the tracking system.

Skills

Flexibility

Teamwork

Integrity

Working under pressure

Accountability

Attention to detail

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.

About Us

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 Monday-Friday at 9:00-17:00. Thereafter, training will continue during your regular shift hours which are Monday to Friday 22:00 to 06:00. Additionally, overtime work required every third Sunday , from 08:00 to 16:00.

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

An annual salary of £24,169.00 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 want to hear from you! We are a committed equal opportunity employer and encourage applications from all backgrounds. We cannot wait to meet you!

Education Degree

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.
  
  

Preferred Experience

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

Skills

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

For more information about us, please visit our STERIS IMS website: https://www.steris-ims.co.uk/

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.

STERIS strives to be an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Entry level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Information Technology

• Industries

  Medical Equipment Manufacturing

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