Job overview

Are you interested in helping to provide a safe, high quality decontamination service to patients at Daren’t Valley Hospital?

Are you interested in developing your knowledge and skills in the decontamination and sterilisation of surgical instruments?

1 x Permanent Late Position working Monday to Friday from 12.00pm to 20.00pm.

The job involves the cleaning, decontamination and sterilising of re-usable surgical instruments and equipment to support the Trust in the provision of care for patients. We work closely with our operating theatres and clinics to provide safe, sterile instruments and equipment at the time they are needed.

We will provide in house training in all areas of the department, fully supporting your professional development.

This position will not be supported for visa sponsorship.  All applicants are expected to have valid right to work document to work in the UK when applying for this position.

Please note, this vacancy may close earlier than the given closing date once a sufficient number of applications have been received. 

Main duties of the job

You must be willing to undertake in-house training and prepared to work shifts, weekends and Bank Holidays. You must be conscientious and have the ability to give attention to detail.  You must have good verbal and written skills, and the ability to work on your own initiative as well as part of a team.

This vacancy requires manual dexterity; as heavy lifting is involved.

The Unit

The unit is currently open from 7.30 a.m. to 20.00pm weekdays and 08.00 to 16.00 at weekends. This will change if demands for our services increase. We are a small friendly team with a commitment to high standards and meeting the needs of our customers in this critical area.  Without the safe reprocessing of re-usable sterile instruments and equipment patients would not be able to have their operations and outpatient procedures. We are accredited to the ISO Standards and constantly seek to maintain and improve our quality standards.

Working for our organisation

We are committed to being an inclusive and diverse employer. We strive to employ people who reflect the communities we serve, and aim to create an inclusive culture where everyone can reach their full potential. Whatever your race, ethnicity, belief, generation, sexual orientation, gender or gender identity, disability or experience, you’ll appreciate the opportunities we give you to work in an inclusive atmosphere. We welcome applications from people of diverse backgrounds, perspectives and experiences to build on the progress we’ve achieved to make our Trust diverse and the best place to work. We celebrate the diversity of thought, viewpoints and ideas that help us overcome challenges and embrace new possibilities. We have signed the Armed Forces Covenant Pledge and have a commitment to the Armed Forces Community.

We are dedicated to using our Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) approach as our shared organisation model of change to enhance our services and ensure excellence in patient care.

If you are considering applying for a role, please be aware that as an NHS Employee you may have contact with vulnerable service users. We strongly encourage that all our staff are vaccinated against COVID-19 and are vaccinated annually against Flu, in order to protect the health and safety of our staff and patients. Your commitment will help us to put the safety and care of our patients first, as well as helping us to protect you and your colleagues.