Sterile Services Assistant

Job summary

Come and join the land of remarkable people! As a world leader in healthcare and research we have something amazing - Alder Hey in the park, a hospital for children, designed and inspired by children. Along with a radical and ambitious vision, the Children's Health Park is the future design of paediatric care and there's nothing like it anywhere in Europe.

We have already earned our place as one of the world's leading children's hospitals, thanks to innovation and pioneering medical work. Trust wide we treat 250,000 young patients a year and safely perform over 13,000 surgical procedures. Our catchment area has a population of over 7m, stretching from Cumbria, through Lancashire, Merseyside, most of Cheshire, parts of Shropshire, North Wales and the Isle of Man.

Children from virtually every part of the UK, and also from around the world, visit Alder Hey for specialist treatment. As a result, we are recognised as Centre of Excellence for children with cancer, heart, spinal and brain disease and have been designated as a national centre for craniofacial surgery and epilepsy surgery by the Department of Health.

Main duties of the job

Main Duties and Responsibilities

The post holder will work to maintain a high-quality service within a key part of the Operating Theatre Department process. Providing a continuous supply of sterile instruments and supplementary items by receiving / dispatching, transferring and rotating stock in the approved manner.

The post holder will monitor surgical instruments within the process, advising theatre staff of any issues regarding surgical trays / instruments & liaise with the decontamination service provider (Synergy) to resolve any concerns.

The post holder will undertake routine duties under minimal supervision.

Perform general housekeeping duties.

Provide cover for colleague's absence.

Transfer equipment/instrumentation between locations as required.

Support with monitoring and recording of any instruments requiring repair/refurbishment and liaise with external repair providers.

Support with completing Service Reports/CCN's and replacing instruments on trays.

Support with Loan equipment.

About us

Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust is a provider of specialist health care to over 275,000 children and young people each year. In addition to the hospital site located in the West Derby area of Liverpool, Alder Hey has a presence in community outreach sites and, in collaboration with other providers, our clinicians help deliver care closer to patients' homes by holding local clinics at locations from Cumbria to Shropshire, in Wales and the Isle of Man. The Trust also provides inpatient care for children with complex mental health needs at our Alder Park building in the nearby borough of Sefton. We currently have more than 4,000 staff working across our community and hospital sites. We're also a teaching and training hospital providing education and training to around 540 medical and over 500 nursing and allied health professional students each year. As black and minority ethnic (BME) employees are currently under-represented in this area, we particularly welcome applications from members of our BME communities. All appointments will be made on merit. You can expect a warm welcome at Alder Hey Childrens NHS Foundation Trust, our staff are friendly and welcoming. We listen to each other and work together to embed our Trusts values and behaviours. At Alder Hey we appreciate our staff and reward them with an outstanding benefits.

Employer details

Employer name

Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Alder Hey Children's Hospital

East Prescot Road

Liverpool

L14 5AB

Employer's website

https://alderhey.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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Employer details

Employer name

Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Alder Hey Children's Hospital

East Prescot Road

Liverpool

L14 5AB

Employer's website

https://alderhey.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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