Sterile Services Assistant

Job Summary

Are you passionate about ensuring the highest standards of safety and effectiveness in healthcare? Do you thrive in a dynamic environment where your expertise can make a real difference? If so, we have the perfect opportunity for you!

We are looking for enthusiastic applicants who would like to work in the challenging and changing world of sterilisation and decontamination, within the Sterile Services Department (SSD) at Peterborough City Hospital.

SSD is responsible for the complete decontamination of surgical instrument sets and flexible endoscopes used by the Clinicians within the Trust, and external customers, making the service we provide a vital one.

We are looking for a hard-working, confident and capable individual to work in a busy but friendly environment, where staff take pride in what they do.

• Work well within a team or independently and unsupervised.
• Have a good standard of literacy and numeracy; good communication skills, be well organized and able to work under pressure.
• Full training will be given on all aspects of the department, including ISO
  13485:2016 quality systems.
• Role involves heavy lifting/manual handling, exposure to blood and bodily fluids, and working with chemicals and machinery.
• No involvement with patients.

Department is open:
Monday – Friday 06:00 – 19:15;
Saturday & Bank Holidays 07:30 – 16:00. The post holder will need to demonstrate flexibility to cover shift variations to meet changing service demands.

Essential

• Good standard of literacy
• Must be able to read and write to a good standard

• NVQ Level 3 Health - Decontamination (or equivalent)

• Previous experience working to deadlines to meet customer needs

• Previous SSD experience
• Previous experience of working in a factory, or production-focused environment

• Good communication skills, both written and verbal

Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Employer name: North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust

Address: Peterborough City Hospital, Bretton Gate, Peterborough, PE3 9GZ