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The Sterile Services (HSDU) at the Great Western Hospital supports the activity of the operating theatres, endoscopy, clinic areas, community dentistry, podiatry services and external customers. The individuals who work for us are some of the best available; we now have an opportunity to expand our team. This is not a patient facing role but is very much patient focused and the patient is at the core of everything we do. The environment is busy and active and you will need to be able to respond to the 'peaks and troughs' of the work to support the service. The instruments are used in operations and so an ability to deal with the sight of blood is necessary.
Job Responsibility:
Collecting, receiving, checking and washing of all surgical instruments/medical devices from clinical areas
Delivering and collecting clean and used Endoscopes from local sites using Trust vehicle
The checking and assembly of medical devices across the full range of surgical specialties using Departmental Standard Operating Procedures with speed and accuracy prior to sterilization
Providing and receiving routine information and working co-operatively with your work colleagues in exchanges of information
To carry out all duties in accordance with Departmental Policies
Demonstrate activities to new staff during their training
Responsibility for organising ones own day-to-day work tasks and making judgement on job related facts and situations
Requirements:
Good general education at GCSE Level or equivalent
Packaging and assembly and/or customer services experience
Working in a Hospital environment
Previous experience of working with a Quality Management system using Standard operating procedures
Current right to work in the UK which enables undertaking the role without need of sponsorship
A full UK driving licence is required
Nice to have:
NVQ in Decontamination
Certificate in Clean Room working
Use of Wassenburg AER's
Experience in the disinfection of flexible endoscopes
Any experience of working in a decontamination, cleaning or sterilization environment