NHS

Sterile Services Assistant, Alex


PayCompetitive
LocationRedditch/England
Employment typeFull-Time

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  • Job Description

      Req#: C9365-24-1052?language=en&page=429&sort=publicationDateDesc

      Job summary

      The HSDU (Sterile Services) department is an enthusiastic team who work in a busy fast paced department. The Sterile Services Department reprocesses surgical instruments for the Trust and surrounding areas. The department works from 6am to 10pm Monday to Friday. Recently two new operating theatres have opened within the Alexandra Hospital to tackle the waiting list backlog following the Covid pandemic. This has created more Sterile Services Assistant job opportunities within the HSDU department. The shift available is 2pm to 10pm Monday to Friday. The department offers a six month on the job training programme with an accompanying I Learn qualifications. The department is looking to offer an NVQ qualification in the future. Opportunities do arise within the department to progress to a Supervisor and potentially a future manager.

      Annual leave entitlement starts at 27 days + Bank Holidays

      29 days + Bank Holidays (5 years)

      33 days + Bank Holidays (10 years)

      Main duties of the job

      The main duties of the role are the collection of used surgical instruments, preparing the instruments for the washer disinfector. The reassembly of the surgical instrument trays, closely inspecting for cleanliness and damage, wrapping of the surgical instruments. The sterilisation and delivery of the reprocessed surgical instruments.

      About us

      Our purpose is simple - Putting Patients First. We are looking for exceptional colleagues who can help us achieve this.

      Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust is a large acute and specialised hospital trust that provides a range of local acute services to the residents of Worcestershire and more specialised services to a larger population in Herefordshire and beyond.

      The Trust operates hospital-based services from three sites in Kidderminster, Redditch and Worcester

      Our workforce is nearly 6,800 strong, and our caring staff are recognised as providing good and outstanding patient-centred care. You could be one of them.

      We are committed to recruiting the best people to work with us to achieve our Vision - working in partnership to provide the best healthcare for our communities, leading and supporting our teams to move 4ward. Our 4ward behaviours, which we ask all staff to demonstrate, underpin our everyday work and remain firmly at the heart of all we do.

      Our objectives are simple:

      • Best services for local people
      • Best experience of care and best outcomes for our patients
      • Best use of resources
      • Best people

      Better never stops, and our Clinical Services Strategy provides a clear future vision for our Trust, our hospitals, our services and our role in the wider health and care system.

      We are proud to have achieved Timewise accreditation - this means we are committed to embedding flexible working within our organisation as a flex positive employer.

      Date posted

      11 September 2024

      Pay scheme

      Agenda for change

      Band

      Band 2

      Salary

      £22,383 a year

      Contract

      Permanent

      Working pattern

      Full-time

      Reference number

      C9365-24-1052

      Job locations

      The Alexandra Hospital

      Woodrow Drive

      Redditch

      Worcestershire

      B98 7UB


      Job description

      Job responsibilities

      To undertake general duties within the Sterile Services Department including cleaning, inspecting, testing, assembling, checking, packing and sterilising of theatre instruments, ward instruments and operating theatre instrument trays. To collect and deliver items to Wards, Departments and Theatres

      Job description

      Job responsibilities

      To undertake general duties within the Sterile Services Department including cleaning, inspecting, testing, assembling, checking, packing and sterilising of theatre instruments, ward instruments and operating theatre instrument trays. To collect and deliver items to Wards, Departments and Theatres

      Person Specification

      Qualifications

      Desirable

      • Recognised qualification in Sterile Services IDSC, NVQ or similar

      Experience

      Desirable

      • Previous work in Sterile Services or clean room manufacturing department/hospital setting
      Person Specification

      Qualifications

      Desirable

      • Recognised qualification in Sterile Services IDSC, NVQ or similar

      Experience

      Desirable

      • Previous work in Sterile Services or clean room manufacturing department/hospital setting

      Employer details

      Employer name

      Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust

      Address

      The Alexandra Hospital

      Woodrow Drive

      Redditch

      Worcestershire

      B98 7UB


      Employer's website

      https://www.worcsacute.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

      Employer details

      Employer name

      Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust

      Address

      The Alexandra Hospital

      Woodrow Drive

      Redditch

      Worcestershire

      B98 7UB


      Employer's website

      https://www.worcsacute.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

  • About the company

      National Health Service (NHS) is the umbrella term for the publicly-funded healthcare systems of the United Kingdom (UK). The founding principles were that services should be comprehensive, universal and free at the point of delivery—a health service based on clinical need, not ability to pay. Each service provides a comprehensive range of health services, free at the point of use for people ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom apart from dental treatment and optical care.

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