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Go back Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS TrustSterile Services TechnicianThe closing date is 20 July 2025To work as a member of the Sterile Services Team providing highly specialised surgical instrument reprocessing to all areas across the Trust, Community and to our external clients in line with ISO13485 standards and other Quality Management System work instructions.Main duties of the jobTo participate in a duty rota which includes Weekday evening shifts, weekends, Bank Holidays and on call commitments.To communicate all relevant information within the team to ensure the continual and efficient running of the service.To communicate and liaise between decontamination personnel, customers and other members of healthcare staff in a polite and helpful manner.To demonstrate competency and understanding of sterilisation and disinfection procedures.To report any untoward accident/ incident or any faulty equipment to the supervisor and document procedure in accordance with departmental and Trust policies.To report any untoward accident/ incident or any faulty equipment to the supervisor and document procedure in accordance with departmental and Trust policies.Any additional new development or tasks required as deemed necessary by the management to support existing Trust activities, in line with the individual''s level or responsibility and competence.About usMersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust serves a population of over 600,000 with a workforce of over 9000 dedicated and skilled staff across 21 sites.We strongly believe that the communities we serve should all have access to Five Star Patient Care.Our Services:Acute CareProviding emergency and maternity services at Whiston, Southport and Ormskirk hospitals, and medical and surgical specialties across all our sites.Primary CareProviding primary care services at Marshalls Cross Medical Centre situated in St Helens Hospital.Community ServicesProviding adult community services for St Helens and a wheelchair service in Chorley, South Ribble, and West Lancashire. Our inpatient unit at Newton Community Hospital is where patients needing acute hospital beds can continue rehabilitation, freeing up space for more unwell patients. We also provide urgent care at our Urgent Treatment Centre located in St Helens town centre.Specialist Regional ServicesWe provide the Mersey Regional Burns & Plastic Surgery Unit at Whiston Hospital and the Spinal Injuries Unit at Southport Hospital to more than 4 million people across the whole of Merseyside, West Lancashire, Cheshire, Isle of Man and North Wales.Achievements:o Rated Outstanding by CQC Inspection August 2018o Top 100 places to work in the NHS (NHS Employers & Health Service Journal)o National Preceptorship Accreditation (2023) for Nursing & AHP Preceptorship ProgrammeJob responsibilitiesPlease ensure you have read through the attached Job Description and Person Specification before submitting your application.Advertising date: 9th July 2025Closing date: 20th July 2025Shortlisting date: 21st July 2025Proposed Interview date: TBCPlease note, this post may close earlier than advertised if a sufficient number of applications are received.Person SpecificationQualificationsGood literacy and numeracy skills essentialNational Decontamination Training Programme or other Decontamination or qualification or equivalentQuality system auditing experience would be valuableKnowledge & ExperiencePrevious experience of working in Sterile Services Department or medical device decontamination manufacturing or production environmentExperience of working within a peri-operative care setting or healthcare related clinical environment would be a considerable advantage such as TheatresSkillsAbility to work under pressureAbility to use initiativeFlexibleCo-operativeProfessionalAbility to work as a member of the teamMotivatedOtherWorking in uncomfortable/ unpleasant physical conditions, e.g. exposure to blood, bone and body tissue.Ability to stand for long periods in all sections of the departmentAbility to move loads up to 12 kilograms. Loading/unloading washer disinfectors, Moving sterile instrument trays/medical devices Trays must be cleanly lifted to minimise damage to wrap sterilisersAbility to concentrate in all sections of the department, Check theatre tray lists/medical devices lists are completed and checked Check process equipment tests and record resultsAbility to organise the workload & workflowPaying attention to detail in all sections of the department whilst making repetitive movements, e.g. Handling instruments/medical devices, constant repetitive movements whilst examining instruments/medical devices/endoscopes for cleanliness and functionalityAbility to retain & recall technical informationMust be flexible to work hours required to meet the demands of the department.Must be able to work weekends, bank holidays and take part in the department''s on-call rotaDisclosure and Barring Service CheckThis 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 nameMersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust #J-18808-Ljbffr