Description
Spire Harpenden Hospital is looking for a dedicated and reliable Sterile Services Assistant to join our Theatre Department on a bank basis.
Working as part of our Sterile Services Department (SSD), you'll play a crucial role in supporting safe and effective patient care by ensuring surgical instruments and equipment are cleaned, sterilised, tracked, and prepared for use.
Responsibilities:
- Clean, disinfect, sterilise, and prepare surgical instruments and equipment in line with national standards and hospital procedures.
- Check instrument sets before and after the decontamination process to ensure completeness and quality.
- Pack instruments, consumables, and linen ready for sterilisation.
- Maintain accurate instrument tracking records and documentation.
- Monitor equipment performance and report any faults or repair requirements.
- Operate decontamination and sterilisation equipment safely and effectively.
- Support compliance with infection prevention and control standards.
- Assist with stock management and department organisation.
- Undertake manual handling tasks and physical duties, including lifting and moving equipment where required.
Requirements:
- Strong attention to detail and ability to follow procedures accurately.
- Good communication and teamwork skills.
- Ability to work independently and use initiative when required.
- Understanding of the importance of cleanliness, safety, and quality standards.
- Physically capable of undertaking manual handling and lifting duties.
Desirable:
- Certificate in Decontamination or NVQ Level 3 in Decontamination.
- Previous experience within a Sterile Services, Theatre, Healthcare, or Clinical Support environment.
- Knowledge of infection prevention and control, aseptic techniques, sterile packing procedures, surgical instruments and equipment, SSD machinery and processes, and relevant quality and ISO standards.
Benefits:
- Bank colleagues are paid weekly.
- Competitive rates for bank colleagues who work on a flexible basis.
- Free onsite car park.
- Access to Spire Healthcare pension.
- Access to Blue Light Card discounts.
- Free uniform.
- Free DBS.
- Full induction, including mandatory training updates.