About the Role
At STERIS Instrument Management Services (IMS), we are the trusted experts in surgical instrument sterilization, offering on-site and off-site reprocessing alongside reliable instrument maintenance solutions. Our teams are vital to the success of the business, fostering a supportive culture that rewards hard work and dedication. This role involves working in a fast-paced environment where quality and precision are vital. Full training and support are provided to help staff reach their full potential, learning a wide range of hospital instruments and working in different functional areas of the sterilization process.
Responsibilities
- Ensure effective preparation of sterile consumables (dressings, linen, instruments and equipment) through decontamination, inspection, assembly, and packing within predefined quality standards.
- Rigorously check, wash, lay-up, and pack theatre instrument sets to meet contract specifications within predefined quality standards.
- Safely operate and monitor machines and equipment (washer/disinfectors, ultrasonic, and sterilisers) effectively.
- Ensure repairs and missing instruments or equipment are recorded and logged on the Tracking and Traceability computer system (SynergyTrak).
- Ensure repaired instruments or equipment are returned to stock, appropriate coded sets, or the Trust’s appointed person.
- Perform disassembly, inspection, decontamination, packaging, and sterilization of surgical instrumentation to predetermined standards using complex processing units.
Requirements
- Educated to a good general standard with demonstrable verbal and numerical abilities.
- Basic end-user IT skills to operate track and traceability IT system.
- TVQ or NVQ Level 2 in Decontamination or equivalent experience.
- Previous experience in Sterile Services and/or health-related products.
Skills
- Flexibility
- Teamwork
- Integrity
- Working under pressure
- Accountability
- Attention to detail
Experience Level
- No experience required
Education Level
- Degree
About the Company
- STERIS Instrument Management Services (IMS) is the trusted expert in surgical instrument sterilization, offering on-site and off-site reprocessing and reliable instrument maintenance solutions.
- STERIS is a leading global provider of products and services that support patient care with an emphasis on infection prevention.
- We help our customers create a healthier and safer world by providing innovative healthcare and life sciences products and services around the globe.
Equal Opportunity
- STERIS strives to be an Equal Opportunity Employer.
