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Job Description
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- Using departmental procedures and best practice which deliver a timely, efficient and cost effective service that meets legislative requirements, to provide decontaminated surgical instruments and equipment which are fit for purpose
- Responsible for washing, inspecting, packing and sterilising instruments for use in theatre, wards and departments within the Trust. Ensuring the decontamination process has been met and instruments are clean and safe in the right place at the right time
- NVQ 2 or equivalent in similar industry
- Be able to use computer system for tracking and tracing
- Understanding a range of routine working procedures
- Knowledge of instruments across a range of surgical specialities
- NVQ 2 or equivalent in similar industry
- Be able to use computer system for tracking and tracing
- Understanding a range of routine working procedures
- Knowledge of instruments across a range of surgical specialities
Job summary
Do you want to work in a busy, friendly department?
An opportunity has arisen within the Sterile Services Department for two Sterile Services Assistants. The Department is responsible for the cleaning, inspection, assembly, packing, sterilising and distribution of instruments and endoscopes to Wards, Departments and Theatres.
We are looking for a friendly, flexible, enthusiastic and self-motivated individual to work in our Department.
You must have a passion for learning and embracing change. Experience is not necessary as training will be given. Applicants must be able to work within a team, but also on their own initiative. They must have a good eye for detail and be able to stand for long periods
Continuous shift rota including days, lates, nights, weekends and bank holidays
Unsocial hours are subject to additional payments when specified hours, including nights weekends or bank holidays are undertaken
Base Location: Alderney Hospital
Interview Date: TBC
Main duties of the job
About us
Our values define who we are as #TeamUHD. They underpin everything we do now and in the future. They define how we treat our patients, visitors, and each other, our valued teammates and colleagues.
UHD are investing in services across the Trust, with many being transformed and developed following merger and the New Hospital Programme.
This means that some services may move site this year or next, either temporarily or long term. Recruiting Managers interviewing for this role will be happy to answer any specific questions that you have about this at interview.
Please note if the role or service is relocated as part of a planned move, employees will not be eligible for excessmileage reimbursement. Travel from the postholder's home to the new work base will be considered a normalcommute. Any other changes not related to this relocation will be managed according to the relevant Trust or Nationalterms and conditions.
Date posted
08 April 2025
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 2
Salary
£24,169 a year PA
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
153-SU04260-A
Job locations
Alderney Hospital
Poole
BH12 4NB
Job description
Job responsibilities
To understand the role in more detail please read the full job description and person specification documents which are attached to this advert
Job responsibilities
To understand the role in more detail please read the full job description and person specification documents which are attached to this advert
Person Specification
Qualifications
Desirable
Experience
Essential
Knowledge
Essential
Qualifications
Desirable
Experience
Essential
Knowledge
Essential
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 details
Employer name
University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Alderney Hospital
Poole
BH12 4NB
Employer's website
Employer details
Employer name
University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Alderney Hospital
Poole
BH12 4NB
Employer's website
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.