Sterile Services Assistant

Description:

Job Title: Sterile Services Assistant

Location: Ipswich Hospital – IP4 5PD

Trust: East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Department: Sterile Services

Band/Pay rate: Band 2 - £11.45 - £16.14 per hour (shift dependant)

Hours: Monday – Friday 13:00 – 21:00 and nights 17:00 – 06:00

Contract: Ongoing

The Role:

We have an ongoing placement opportunity available for a Sterile Services Assistant at East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust

This is a full-time role, based at Ipswich Hospital

Your duties will include:

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Perform a thorough damp dust of work areas prior to commencement of work

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Accepting used surgical instruments into the department ready to be reprocessed.

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Correctly loading the washer-disinfector and autoclave to ensure effective decontamination of the entire load.

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Ensuring a full inspection of the load is carried out prior to packaging the instruments for sterilization.

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Packaging instruments, when applicable, in accordance with Hospital policy.

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Recording and reporting any failed runs to the Theatre Manager.

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Reporting any problems/anticipated problems to the Theatre Manager as soon as possible.

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Inspecting all sterile packages for integrity once the load has cooled sufficiently and returning any compromised packages to be re-packaged and re-autoclaved.

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Returning decontaminated goods back to respective departments as soon as possible

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Ensuring all items passed through a decontamination process have a traceability label attached/available

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Ensuring all relevant paperwork within the department is completed.

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Undertaking daily checks of all machinery and keeping records of the checks.

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Ensuring appropriate stock levels are maintained within the department.

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Accepting and processing equipment from outside agencies

Skills required:

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A basic standard of general education with proven literacy and numeracy.

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Evidence of previous sterile services experience

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Good communication skills, verbal and written, and basic computer literacy.

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Attention to detail and an overarching desire to deliver a high-quality service.

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To be able to handle manual handling duties up to 13kg.

The Trust:

Our mission is: to continue to meet the principles of the NHS identified in 1948, that good healthcare should be available to all, regardless of ability to pay.

Our vision is: to provide the communities we serve with excellent healthcare and build a better future for east Suffolk and north Essex.

Our aims are to see patients at the right time, attract and retain the best staff, and provide the latest services locally.

Our philosophy is that time matters – we will remove or improve the things we do that cause unnecessary stress or frustration for our patients, their families and carers and our staff.

Who are NHS Professionals?

NHS Professionals (NHSP), owned by the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC), works in partnership with hospital trusts to provide a bank of highly skilled temporary workers who want to work flexibly within the NHS.

Working through the NHSP bank means Trusts don’t have to rely on expensive agencies. Right now, we have over 130,000 members registered on our bank from various roles, grades, and specialities, saving the NHS over £70 million each year. This money is then reinvested back into the NHS.

In return for your hard work commitment NHS Professionals (NHSP) can offer you some fantastic benefits: –

· Competitive Pay Rates - work this week, get paid next week!

· First choice of placements at over 50 NHS Trusts in England

· Dedicated consultants

· Flexible working options

· Free DBS and free training

· Build holiday allowance

· Support when you need it – 24/7 365 days

· Stakeholder pension scheme

Disclaimer

Please note, you will be contacted by email throughout the recruitment process, so please check your emails, including your junk/spam regularly. We regret we cannot contact everyone who is not selected for an interview, therefore if you do not hear from us within 21 days after submitting your application, please assume you have not been successful on this occasion