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Main area: CSSD Grade Grade C
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Shift work Including weekends)
Job ref: 345-NTHS6981277
Site: North Tees Hospital
Town: Stockton on Tees
Salary: £22,816 - £24,336 pro rata, per annum
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 23/02/2025 23:59
North Tees & Hartlepool Solutions is an NHS owned company of North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust that provides a range of Estates, Facilities, Supplies and Procurement services. The successful applicant will be an employee of the subsidiary and not the NHS.
North Tees & Hartlepool Solutions offers its own Terms and Conditions of employment which differ from the national NHS Terms and Conditions. As an employee in the company you will benefit from:
* Excellent performance related bonus scheme
* Up to 33 days annual leave plus bank holidays (dependant on service and contracted hours)
* Access to a pension scheme - National Employment Savings Trust (NEST) – North Tees & Hartlepool Solutions will pay a 3% contribution
* Night shift working allowances (where appropriate)
* Bank holiday working allowances (where appropriate)
The Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check will be paid for by North Tees and Hartlepool Solutions, however, should you fail to satisfactorily complete the probationary period, you will be charged for the DBS check as a deduction from your final salary.
Job overview
Working as part of a team you will be involved in the complete decontamination and sterilisation process for reusable instruments and medical devices including endoscopes, following the ISO accredited policies, procedures and work instructions within the department’s quality system.
Main duties of the job
As a CSSD Technician you will play a key role in delivering all decontamination related duties based within the Sterile Services Department at both University Hospital North Tees and University Hospital Hartlepool Endoscope Decontamination Units.
The post holder will work in line with the departmental work instructions, whilst adhering to the ISO accredited policies and procedures in all aspects of the Sterile Services Department and flexible endoscope decontamination.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Receipt, sorting and preparing of reusable medical devices including endoscopes for cleaning and disinfection.
Inspection, re-assembly, function testing, packaging, sealing and labelling of reusable medical devices that have been satisfactorily washed, disinfected and dried.
Carry out required independent checking of instrument trays (for others) ensuring the contents are correct and reporting any discrepancies.
Maintaining an awareness of the basic types and categories of instruments, flexible scopes according to their function and identify the points for inspection and test procedures.
Person specification
Qualifications
* Willing to work towards building up knowledge & experience in Sterile Services
* Experience in Sterile Services / Decontamination
* Transferable experience in communications, production/factory environments/food processing/engineering or decontamination.
* Experience within Sterile Services or Endoscopy
Please note the essential qualifications required for the post outlined within the Person Specification. You are required to hold and provide evidence of the necessary qualifications for the post at interview should you be short listed.
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