Sterile Services Technician

Sterile Services Technicians ensures that all products received in Sterile Services, Medical Disinfection Unit and Sterile Services Endoscopy Unit are dismantled, cleaned, disinfected, re-assembled, inspected, packed and sterilized according to the departments' quality systems, work instruction documents, and to ensure that all products leaving SSD are fit for purpose.

The department is responsible for the full decontamination of medical devices and the disinfection of endoscopes and other non-invasive products. We have considerable experience in providing the widest range of sterile services to internal and external customers

The post holder may be required to work in a flexible manner on rota (including working weekends and night shifts) in order to achieve the overall objectives of the department and to perform other duties that commensurate with this grade.

Main duties of the job

o To receive, inspect, dismantle, clean, disinfect, re-assemble, pack, sterilize and distribute medical devices, procedure packs and raw materials, checking quality at each stage

o To operate steam cleaners, endoscope washers & dryers, washer disinfectors, sterilizers, heat sealers and any other machinery within the department

o To ensure raw material stock is rotated and that 'out of date' stock is not used and assist in periodic stock checks

o To ensure that all work is carried out in accordance with departmental procedures and Health & Safety legislation and ensuring that any faults or defects are reported immediately to a Supervisor or Manager

o To input production data and use the departmental computer systems, including the tray tracking system

Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust comprises five of the UK's best known hospitals - Guy's, St Thomas', Evelina London Children's Hospital, Royal Brompton and Harefield - as well as community services in Lambeth and Southwark, all with a long history of high quality care, clinical excellence, research and innovation.

We are among the UK's busiest, most successful foundation trusts. We provide specialist care for patients including heart and lung, cancer and renal services as well as a full range of local hospital and community services for people in Lambeth and Southwark.

We have a long tradition of clinical and scientific achievement and - as part of King's Health Partners - we are one of England's eight academic health sciences centres, bringing together world-class clinical services, teaching and research. We have one of the National Institute for Health Research's biomedical research centres, established with King's College London in 2007, as well as dedicated clinical research facilities.

We have around 22,700 staff, making us one of the largest NHS Trusts in the country and one of the biggest employers locally. We aim to reflect the diversity of the communities we serve and continue to develop new and existing partnerships with local people, patients, neighbouring NHS organisations, local authorities and charitable bodies and GPs.