Description
Spire Portsmouth Hospital has an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic Sterile Service Assistant (SSD) to join our flexible staff bank. This role will support our Theatre Team at Spire Portsmouth Hospital on an as and when basis.
The successful candidate will be responsible for:
- Undertaking routine tasks related to individuals' health and well-being
- Checking correct instruments are on trays pre and post decontamination
- Packing linen/instruments/consumables for sterilisation
- Completing tracking systems accurately
- Monitoring repairs of instruments
- Checking functioning of sterilising and decontamination equipment according to manufacturer's instructions
- Performing physical tasks including heavy lifting
We are looking for someone with:
- Good communication skills
- Qualification in Decontamination is desirable but not essential
- Basic awareness of health & safety and hygiene
- Mandatory training including infection control (Desirable)
- Decontamination and equipment and medical devices competences (Desirable)
- Equipment and medical devices competence (Desirable)
As a bank colleague, you will benefit from:
- Competitive hourly rate
- Flexible working
- Unsocial enhancements, dependent upon shift pattern worked
- Access to Spire Healthcare pension
- Access to Blue Light Card discounts
- Smart spending discounts via 'Spire for You'
- Wellbeing Centre access via 'Spire for You'
- Free uniform
- Free DBS
- Full induction, including mandatory training updates
- Opportunities for further training and progression into permanent posts