SSD Assistant
Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Cramlington, NE23 6NZ
Salary
£25,272 to £27,476
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
8 September 2026
8 days left
Job description
We are looking to recruit an enthusiastic individual into a busy working environment. The aim of the role is to clean, sterilise and pack instruments ...
The aim of the role is to clean, sterilise and pack instruments for use in operating theatres and ensure sets are in full working order. The successful applicant should be able to provide clean, sterile packed instruments 7 days per week.
The department works to controlled environments and standards which meet ISO9001/EN13485 conditions aim of the role is to clean, sterilise and pack instruments for use in operating theatres and ensure sets are in full working order.
- To clean, sterilise and pack instruments for use in operating theatres and ensure sets are in full working order.
- To follow correct procedures when in the wash room, ensuring safe use of the washer disinfectors and use of all safety equipment provided in order to prevent contamination of people or equipment.
- To clean theatre and ward instruments either using the automatic washer disinfectors, or by hand in extreme cases.
- To provide clinical technical services to patients/clients
- To inspect equipment when packing or reassembling to ensure cleaning standards are met.
- To check for cleanliness and pack trays and instruments which have been the automatic washer disinfectors.
- To safely use the autoclave sterilisers to ensure all equipment meets standards, and is correctly batch stamped so that all equipment can be traced.
- To ensure maintenance or all instruments which come through the department, which any relevant assembly and dismantling, and sending broken instruments for repair.
- To use hand and eye co-ordination to check, pack and assemble equipment, both quickly andaccurately.
- To deal with bodily fluids and contaminants on dirty instruments on a day to day basis.
- To collect dirty trays from wards, theatres, the post room, and clinics requiring pushing ofheavy trolleys and the occasional exposure to emotional or distressing circumstances.
We manage three major locality hospitals at North Tyneside, Wansbeck and Hexham, plus a number of smaller community hospitals and clinics from Tynemouth to Berwick on Tweed, in addition to our state-of-the-art Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital, the first of its kind in England. We also care for people in their homes and provide services from facilities in local communities such as health centres. We give people greater choice and control over their care to help them to live independently at home and avoid hospital admission where appropriate. High quality patient care is at the heart of everything we do and we strive to ensure every single patient and service user has an exceptional experience with us. We have one of the most extensive patient experience programmes of any trust in England.
Qualifications
Desirable
- Decontamination certificate Training
Experience and Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge of range of routine healthcare science duties acquired through job training and induction
Desirable
- Use of instrument tracking systems
- NHS Decontamination Programme
- Good understanding of health and hygiene
- Knowledge of safe handling and cleaning of equipment
How to apply
Applications are handled entirely by the employer on the original advert. We do not collect CVs, supporting statements or application data.
Provenance
Source
NHS Jobs
First seen
25 August 2026
Last checked
27 August 2026
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