Job summary
Bank SSD Assistant | Theatre Department | Spire Parkway Hospital | Solihull Birmingham | Private Hospital | Flexible working contract
Spire Parkway Hospital has an exciting opportunity for a Sterile Services Decontamination Assistant to join the SSD team via the temporary staffing bank. The suitable candidate will come in and work in the department by cleaning, sterilising and packing theatre instruments. Ensuring theatre instruments are correct and ready for use, this role is a physically demanding role which involved heavy lifting.
Spire Parkway Hospital in Solihull, West Midlands offers a comprehensive range of private hospital services. Our hospital is rated Good by the CQC for all parts of the inspection except for Patient Care, which is rated Outstanding. The report states, Staff treated patients with compassion and kindness, respected their privacy and dignity, took account of their individual needs, and helped them understand their conditions. They provided emotional support to patients, families and carers.Our dedicated hospital team are passionate about excellent patient care and we offer a range of specialist treatments to patients across Birmingham, Warwickshire and the West Midlands. This includes diagnostic services, rehabilitation, cutting-edge surgical procedures and excellence in specialist fields like orthopaedics, womens health and cancer care. We have 51 bedrooms and five operating theatres.
Main duties of the job
Duties and responsibilities:
Undertake routine tasks related to individuals health and wellbeing.
Checking correct instruments are on trays pre and post decontamination.
Pack linen, instruments and consumables for sterilisation.
Complete tracking systems accurately.
Monitor repairs of instruments
Checking functioning of sterilising and decontamination equipment according to manufacturers instructions
Physical tasks including heavy lifting will also be required.
About us
Spire Healthcare is a leading independent healthcare group in the United Kingdom, running 38 hospitals and over 50 clinics across England, Wales and Scotland. It provides diagnostics, inpatient, day case and outpatient care, operates a network of private GPs and provides workplace health services to over 800 corporate clients. It also delivers a range of private and NHS mental health, musculoskeletal and dermatological services.
We have achieved our market leading position because of our Purpose, which is to 'make a positive difference to people's lives through outstanding personalised care'. Everyone at Spire is aligned to this purpose, which underpins a culture of respect, inclusion, passion and collaboration across our business, enabling us to achieve more than 98% of our hospitals being rated 'Good' or 'Outstanding' by the Regulators; these are sector leading standards.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Who we're looking for:
- Certificate in Decontamination or NVQ level 3 in Decontamination
- Or TVQ level 1 & 2inDecontamination
- Or City and Guilds Certificates in Decontamination or Endoscopy
- Self Motivated
- Working alone and in teams
- Basic awareness of health, safety and hygiene
- English language to IELTS 7.0
- Principles of infection control, fundamentals of microbiology and aseptic technique
- Knowledge of SSD machinery
- Knowledge of basic instruments and equipment
- Knowledge of sterile packing techniques
- Knowledge of ISO standards
- Ability to train and supervise Level I staff in all areas
Benefits
Bank colleagues are paid weekly
We offer competitive rates to our bank colleagues who work on a flexible basis, often to cover busy periods, sickness, or annual leave
Unsocial Enhancements, dependent upon shift pattern worked (wont be applicable for all)
Access to Spire Healthcare pension
Access to Blue Light Card discounts Smart spending discounts (in addition to Blue Light discounts) via Spire for You Wellbeing Centre access via Spire for You'
Free uniform
Free DBS Full induction, including mandatory training updates
Opportunities for further training and progression into permanent posts Knowledge, support and guidance through your recruitment journey from Spires specialist Resourcing Team
We offer competitive rates to our bank colleagues who work on a flexible basis, often to cover busy periods, sickness or annual leave.
Our Values
We are extremely proud of our heritage in private healthcare and of our values as an organisation:
Driving clinical excellence
Doing the right thing
Caring is our passion Keeping it simple Delivering on our promises
Succeeding and celebrating together Our people are our difference; it's their dedication, warmth and pursuit of excellence that sets Spire Healthcare apart.
Closing date: In order to streamline our recruitment process, we reserve the right to expire vacancies prior to the advertised closing date once we have received a sufficient number of applications
For us, it's more than just treating patients; it's about looking after people
Job description
Job responsibilities
Who we're looking for:
- Certificate in Decontamination or NVQ level 3 in Decontamination
- Or TVQ level 1 & 2inDecontamination
- Or City and Guilds Certificates in Decontamination or Endoscopy
- Self Motivated
- Working alone and in teams
- Basic awareness of health, safety and hygiene
- English language to IELTS 7.0
- Principles of infection control, fundamentals of microbiology and aseptic technique
- Knowledge of SSD machinery
- Knowledge of basic instruments and equipment
- Knowledge of sterile packing techniques
- Knowledge of ISO standards
- Ability to train and supervise Level I staff in all areas
Benefits
Bank colleagues are paid weekly
We offer competitive rates to our bank colleagues who work on a flexible basis, often to cover busy periods, sickness, or annual leave
Unsocial Enhancements, dependent upon shift pattern worked (wont be applicable for all)
Access to Spire Healthcare pension
Access to Blue Light Card discounts Smart spending discounts (in addition to Blue Light discounts) via Spire for You Wellbeing Centre access via Spire for You'
Free uniform
Free DBS Full induction, including mandatory training updates
Opportunities for further training and progression into permanent posts Knowledge, support and guidance through your recruitment journey from Spires specialist Resourcing Team
We offer competitive rates to our bank colleagues who work on a flexible basis, often to cover busy periods, sickness or annual leave.
Our Values
We are extremely proud of our heritage in private healthcare and of our values as an organisation:
Driving clinical excellence
Doing the right thing
Caring is our passion Keeping it simple Delivering on our promises
Succeeding and celebrating together Our people are our difference; it's their dedication, warmth and pursuit of excellence that sets Spire Healthcare apart.
Closing date: In order to streamline our recruitment process, we reserve the right to expire vacancies prior to the advertised closing date once we have received a sufficient number of applications
For us, it's more than just treating patients; it's about looking after people
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
Desirable
Experience
Essential
Desirable
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
Desirable
Experience
Essential
Desirable
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
