Sterile Services Department - Decontamination Technician

at  279 University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust

1 X B2/B3 Decontamination Technician
Based at Worthing Hospital (occasional relocation to St Richards Chichester site may be required)
Monday - Friday 10 am - 6 pm
To take part in 7 day working, Bank holiday & On-call rota’s
I in 3 weekend shift Required
To participate in the provision of a specialised decontamination of medical devices service contributing to the clinical care of the patient.
To perform a full range of decontamination duties, including - receiving, washing, inspecting, packing and sterilising surgical instrument trays, clinic packs and supplementary items.
Manages Decontamination records in own area of work.
Provide a high quality and timely service to all customers.
To ensure Departmental Standard Operating Procedures are adhered to by all Healthcare Science staff in accordance with Quality Management Systems. Plan your own workload and work with minimal supervision.
The role requires manual handling and involves exposure to blood and bodily fluids.
At UHSussex, diversity is our strength, and we want you to feel included to help us always put the Patient First, as shown in our Outstanding for Caring CQC rating. Your uniqueness and experiences will be part of our creative and innovative community where everyone is encouraged to succeed. We have a range of Staff Networks to help break down barriers, and can offer a buddy to help new members settle in. We’re proud to be a Disability Confident Employer (Level 2) and a Veteran Aware Trust.
We treat our patients and staff with the same compassion and empathy we expect for ourselves. We’re here for them when they need us, and we go above and beyond to meet their needs. This can be seen in our Wellbeing Programme for staff which is extensive and designed to support you when you need it - because we know that to look after others we must first look after ourselves.
As a university trust and a leader in healthcare research, we value learning, teaching and training so that we can be the best that we can be. From the moment you start with us and throughout your career we will help you to grow and develop. We hope that in choosing UHSussex you are choosing a long and happy career where you will be able to see the difference you make and feel valued for all that you do.
We look forward to receiving your application and the start of your journey with UHSussex.
The Sterile Services Department is responsible for the provision of an instrument tray to all theatres, departments and wards on the St. Richards, Worthing and Southlands sites and supplementary instruments/packs to specialist users based in the community/district, for use in direct patient care. This service is compliant with ISO 13485 – Quality System, UK Medical Device Directive 2002, Health Service Circular 2000 (032) – Instrument Tracking, and the Health and Social Care Act.
The post holder will participate in the provision of a specialised decontamination of medical devices service contributing to the clinical care of the patient.
The post holder will perform a full range of decontamination duties, including - receiving, washing, inspecting, packing and sterilising surgical instrument trays, clinic packs and supplementary items.
This is a manual physical role, the post holder will also use specialist (following training) decontamination machinery to process surgical instrument trays/packs.
The post holder will be handling used surgical instruments, these instruments will be contaminated with bodily fluid and other bodily contaminants
There is a total of over 60 WTE staff, a multidisciplinary group, consisting of the General Manager – Decontamination Services, SSD Operational Manager, Senior Decontamination Supervisor, Decontamination Technician Supervisors, Decontamination Technicians, Administration personnel within the departments. The departments have an overall budget of £2,000,000, and assets in the treatment of patients.
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