About this role
Job summary The Sterile Services Autoclave Technician and Collection/ Delivery Driver plays a vital role in supporting patient care by ensuring that reusable medical devices and surgical instruments are decontaminated, sterilised, and delivered safely to healthcare departments. Working within Sterile Services, the postholder is responsible for offloading and loading items in the autoclave and LTS , maintaining quality standards, and transporting sterile and contaminated medical equipment between healthcare facilities in accordance with infection prevention, health and safety, and transportation regulations. A clean driving license is required for this post.
Main duties of the job
Duties of this role will include:
Offload and Load Items in the Autoclave and LTS Provide logistics and Operational Planning on delivery and collection of surgica devices in a safe responsible manner driving to and from the hospital building Load and unload trolleys into a Trust vehicle Load and unload trolleys in and out of autoclaves To distribute and collect sterile products as well as contaminated surgical devices across the Trust
The working hours are: A six week shift pattern consisting of early and late shifts 8 am to 6 pm and 11 am to 9 pm Monday to Friday. One in three weekends working 9 am to 7 pm.
About us
We are ESNEFT and we provide hospital and community health services to almost one million people across east Suffolk and north Essex. Our dedicated staff deliver care from acute hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, community hospitals, surgeries, community clinics and in patients' own homes.
We are one of the largest NHS organisations in England, employing more than 12,000 staff.
We pride ourselves on supporting our staff. We offer a wide range of training and development opportunities, as well as flexible working options.
Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offer a variety of services.
Our philosophy is that Time Matters to everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which cause time delays for our staff and patients.
We are investing in our commitment to Time Matters with a partnership with leading electronic patient record (EPR) supplier Epic. This digital transformation will bring what's widely regarded as the world's best EPR system to ESNEFT, transforming life in hospital for staff and patients.
If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge, then we want to hear from you.
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Job description Job responsibilities
For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description and person specification.
Person Specification
Experience Essential
Minimum 5 years driving experience Experience in distribution and delivery
Desirable
Sterile Services experience Experience of working with an IT based Tracking/Batching system
Qualifications Essential
Minimum of 4 GCSE including Maths and English A current driving licence with five years' experience
Desirable
NVQ Level 2 Decontamination or Healthcare equivalent
Knowledge Essential
Manual Handling
Desirable
Sound knowledge of a Sterile Services Dept. environment Familiar with the concept of working to set Procedures/Guidelines
Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Employer details Employer name East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust
Address Colchester Hospital
Turner Road
Colchester
CO4 9SF
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.esneft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)