Job summary
An excellent opportunity to join our friendly, diverse team, in a
busy environment and playing an important role providing vital medical devices
for our patients.
Requirements:
- Excellent
interpersonal and communication skills and be willing to develop these skills.
- Attention to detail, an inquisitive mind and the ability to work individually
and as part of a team will be advantageous.
The
ideal candidates will have an interest/curiosity in manufacturing processes and
will be physically fit and focussed to carry out inspection, cleaning and trouble
shooting of surgical instruments to the Theatres, Outpatients and other
customers of the HSDU service. Full training will be provided and the
successful candidate will be mentored until a level of competence is achieved. This
role provides an opportunity to develop and progress and can include study
towards a professional qualification.
For
further information please contact Damian Clarke at HSDU, Portsmouth Hospital University
NHS Trust 02392 283665 or email damian.clarke@porthosp.nhs.uk
Main duties of the job
Working
in the Sterile Services Department, part of the Hospital Sterilization and
Disinfection Unit (HSDU) the technician is responsible for ensuring these
specialist medical devices are safely and efficiently cleaned, stored and
prepared for reuse. The job requires the technician to work standing and focussed
for long periods of activity, moving heavy and awkward loads and exposure to
contaminated instruments and hazardous chemicals. The machines and equipment
used require regular maintenance and testing. The unit is registered compliant
to the Medical Device Regulations through Quality Standard ISO 13485.
About us
The Trust is committed to driving excellence in care for our patients and communities and was rated good by the Care Quality Commission report published 2020 and became a University Hospital. We are ranked as the third in the country for research; embedding education and training across the organisation and we continuously strive to achieve our core values which are at the heart of everything we do. The Trusts main hub is the Queen Alexandra Hospital, starting life as a military hospital over a century ago and now one of the largest hospitals on the south coast and you may have seen us on the TV series Nurses on the Ward. The Trust provides comprehensive secondary care and specialist services to a local population of 675,000 people across South East Hampshire. The Trust employs over 8,000 staff and are #ProudtobePHU; our patients come from all walks of life and so do we. We hire great people from a wide variety of backgrounds, not just because its the right thing to do, but because it makes our hospital stronger. If you share our values and our enthusiasm for providing outstanding care and support for patients, colleagues and our community you will find a home at PHU. In recruiting for our team, we welcome the unique contributions that you can bring in
terms of your education, opinions, culture, ethnicity, race, sex, gender
identity and expression, nation of origin, age, languages spoken, veterans
status, colour, religion, disability, sexual orientation and beliefs.
Job description
Job responsibilities
1.
To undertake training as required to enable safe, efficient
and effective cleaning, disinfection, sterilization and distribution of
equipment.
2.
To liaise with all patient areas as required by the
Supervisor to ensure, within known constraints, that the equipment is available
to the user where and when required.
3.
To receipt, check, dismantle, clean, inspect and re-assemble
complex items of equipment according to written and/or verbal instructions.
4.
To operate specialist machinery required for the processing
of medical devices in a safe and appropriate manner in accordance with
documented procedures and training.
5.
To ensure that all finished goods provided to
customer/service users are fit for use by performing quality checks on the
integrity of packs and sterility indicators.
6.
To test equipment and instruments to ascertain their
condition for use.
7.
To assist in maintaining stock levels of materials and
processed items for service users including the delivery and procurement of
sterile items and raw materials.
8.
To maintain records of production and issues using computer
systems to achieve this as necessary.
9.
To report faulty or missing equipment to the Supervisor or
Manager.
10.
To work on a rota basis throughout the various tasks subject
to the contingencies of the workload.
11.
To work within current local & national policies and
procedures e.g. Health & Safety at Work and to be particularly aware of the
PH Trust policies on Smoking and Sickness / Absence.
12.
Support and enhance quality initiatives to all aspects of
work and to act as a Quality Auditor if required after suitable training.
13.
All staff have a personal responsibility to be familiar with
the Risk Management Strategy, follow policies and procedures and take all
actions necessary to reduce risk. Staff must ensure that they attend
appropriate statutory and essential training.
Job description
Job responsibilities
1.
To undertake training as required to enable safe, efficient
and effective cleaning, disinfection, sterilization and distribution of
equipment.
2.
To liaise with all patient areas as required by the
Supervisor to ensure, within known constraints, that the equipment is available
to the user where and when required.
3.
To receipt, check, dismantle, clean, inspect and re-assemble
complex items of equipment according to written and/or verbal instructions.
4.
To operate specialist machinery required for the processing
of medical devices in a safe and appropriate manner in accordance with
documented procedures and training.
5.
To ensure that all finished goods provided to
customer/service users are fit for use by performing quality checks on the
integrity of packs and sterility indicators.
6.
To test equipment and instruments to ascertain their
condition for use.
7.
To assist in maintaining stock levels of materials and
processed items for service users including the delivery and procurement of
sterile items and raw materials.
8.
To maintain records of production and issues using computer
systems to achieve this as necessary.
9.
To report faulty or missing equipment to the Supervisor or
Manager.
10.
To work on a rota basis throughout the various tasks subject
to the contingencies of the workload.
11.
To work within current local & national policies and
procedures e.g. Health & Safety at Work and to be particularly aware of the
PH Trust policies on Smoking and Sickness / Absence.
12.
Support and enhance quality initiatives to all aspects of
work and to act as a Quality Auditor if required after suitable training.
13.
All staff have a personal responsibility to be familiar with
the Risk Management Strategy, follow policies and procedures and take all
actions necessary to reduce risk. Staff must ensure that they attend
appropriate statutory and essential training.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
Desirable
- Decontamination related qualification.
Experience
Essential
- Evidence of working in a large team.
- Evidence of working in a quality led production environment or similar.
Desirable
- Experience of healthcare/HSDU/Sterile Services work.
Skills and Knowledge
Essential
- Evidence of manual skills/dexterity.
- Good customer service skills.
- Ability to use machinery.
- Ability to follow documented work instructions/procedures.
Desirable
- Some knowledge of the type of work to be undertaken.
- Knowledge of instruments across a range of surgical/medical specialties.
- ICT skills.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
Desirable
- Decontamination related qualification.
Experience
Essential
- Evidence of working in a large team.
- Evidence of working in a quality led production environment or similar.
Desirable
- Experience of healthcare/HSDU/Sterile Services work.
Skills and Knowledge
Essential
- Evidence of manual skills/dexterity.
- Good customer service skills.
- Ability to use machinery.
- Ability to follow documented work instructions/procedures.
Desirable
- Some knowledge of the type of work to be undertaken.
- Knowledge of instruments across a range of surgical/medical specialties.
- ICT skills.
