Assistant Technical Officer

Assistant Technical Officer

Band 2

Temporary - 4 months

The Role: The post holder will work as part of a team to provide a decontamination service to the wards and departments in the acute hospitals and to the GP surgeries/ community clinics in the Southern Trust Area.

Responsibilities

• Clean, inspect, assemble, pack, seal, label and sterilise reusable medical devices for distribution to Theatres and wards and departments in the acute hospitals and to GP surgeries and community clinics throughout the Southern Trust area.
• Operate washer disinfectors, sterilisers, heat sealers or any other equipment involved in the decontamination process.
• Collect contaminated reusable medical devices and deliver sterile reusable medical devices to wards and departments within the acute hospitals
• Adhere to all policies and procedures within the Sterile Services Department in accordance with BS EN ISO 13485:2016 and Medical Devices Directive 93/42/EEC.
• Participate in on-going training required for the provision of a decontamination service within the Trust.
• Responsible for the cleaning of equipment, workbenches / work surfaces within the Sterile Services Department
• Work in all Sterile Services Departments within the Southern Trust as and when required
• Any other duties as may be assigned from time to time.

Hours of work: 37.5 hours per week, Monday- Friday, 8:15am- 4.30pm

Essential Criteria:

• A minimum of 3 GCSEs at Grade A-C to include Mathematics and English
• Previous experience of working within a Sterile Services Department.
• Ability to meet high standards without constant instruction or supervision
• Ability to keep up with the pace of work throughout the day
• Ability to communicate effectively
• Ability to check and count items accurately and identify faults
• Ability to tolerate work of a repetitive nature without performance slipping.
• Willing to change or rotate jobs within the Sterile Services Department as required

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