HSDU Assistant

Job summary

To carry out assigned tasks involving the cleaning, packing and sterilizing of items for use in the treatment of patients by Theatres, Wards and Departments.

We are seeking to recruit an enthusiastic, committed, hard working individual with a flexible approach to work ,to join the Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board's Central Sterile Services team, based at Royal Glamorgan Hospital, Llantrisant. The HSDU team is responsible for providing vital equipment decontamination service to the Operating Theatres and Hospital departments. Since this post involves occasional Weekend/Bank Holiday/On-call working, all applicants must be time flexible. As the department is certified to ISO13485 - 2016 and the Medical Devices Directives, a keen eye for detail is a must.

Main duties of the job

Collection of used trays and instruments from Theatres, Obstetrics equipment, Dental instruments, Wards etc.

Disassembly and cleaning of used trays and instruments.

Inspection, assembly and packaging of trays and instruments, including large quantities of intricate and complex items under magnification.

Sterilizing of Theatre trays and instruments.

Operating machinery associated with cleaning, packaging and sterilizing.

Distributing Theatre trays and instruments, Obstetric delivery trays, dental equipment, A&E instruments, etc. to relevant Wards and Departments.

Entering data relating to items received, processed and returned to the user, into the computer tracking system.

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply.

About us

Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board is part of the NHS Wales family. Our Health Board provides primary, secondary and community health and wellbeing services to around 450,000 people living in three County Boroughs: Bridgend Merthyr Tydfil, and Rhondda Cynon Taf.

We live by our core values:

We listen, learn and improve

We treat everyone with respect

We all work together as one team

We are a proud local employer; around 80% of our 15000 workforce live within our region, making our staff not only our lifeblood of our organisation but of the diverse communities that we serve.