About this role
Job summary
The TSSU (Sterile Services) department is an enthusiastic team who work in a busy fast paced department. The Sterile Services Department reprocesses surgical instruments for the Trust and surrounding areas. The Trust is not only tackling the waiting list backlog following the Covid pandemic but has also increased in Trauma procedures at the WRH. This has created more Sterile Services Assistant job opportunities within the TSSU department. The shifts available are 2pm to 8pm Monday to Friday. This is a physically demanding role with repetitive tasks. This role involves periods of standing and manual handling duties with some sets weighing up to 13KG. The department offers a six month on the job training programme. The department is looking to offer an NVQ qualification in the future. Opportunities do arise within the department to progress to a Supervisor and potentially a future manager.
Main duties of the job
The main duties of the role are the collection of used surgical instruments, preparing the instruments for the washer disinfector. The reassembly of the surgical instrument trays, closely inspecting for cleanliness and damage, wrapping of the surgical instruments. The sterilisation and delivery of the reprocessed surgical instruments.
About us
Our purpose is simple - Putting Patients First. We are looking for exceptional colleagues who can help us achieve this.
Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust is a large acute and specialised hospital trust that provides a range of local acute services to the residents of Worcestershire and more specialised services to a larger population in Herefordshire and beyond.
The Trust operates hospital-based services from three sites in Kidderminster, Redditch and Worcester
Our workforce is nearly 6,800 strong, and our caring staff are recognised as providing good and outstanding patient-centred care. You could be one of them.
We are committed to recruiting the best people to work with us to achieve our Vision - working in partnership to provide the best healthcare for our communities, leading and supporting our teams to move 4ward. Our 4ward behaviours, which we ask all staff to demonstrate, underpin our everyday work and remain firmly at the heart of all we do.
Our objectives are simple:
Best services for local peopleBest experience of care and best outcomes for our patientsBest use of resourcesBest peopleBetter never stops, and our Clinical Services Strategy provides a clear future vision for our Trust, our hospitals, our services and our role in the wider health and care system.
We are proud to have achieved Timewise accreditation - this means we are committed to embedding flexible working within our organisation as a flex positive employer.
Job description Job responsibilities
To undertake general duties within the Sterile Services Department including cleaning, inspecting, testing, assembling, checking, packing and sterilising of theatre instruments, ward instruments and operating theatre instrument trays. To collect and deliver items to Wards, Departments and Theatres
Person Specification
Qualifications Desirable
Recognised qualification in Sterile Services IDSC, NVQ or similar
Experience Desirable
Previous work in Sterile Services or clean room manufacturing department/hospital setting
Employer details Employer name Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust
Address Charles Hastings Way
Worcester
Worcestershire
WR5 1DD
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.worcsacute.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)