Job summary
- Main area
- Core
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 2
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (4 AM shifts Monday to Thursday)
- Job ref
- 218-ACS-B2-6422517
- Employer
- University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- University Hospital Coventry and Warwickshire
- Town
- Coventry
- Salary
- £22,383 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 08/07/2024 23:59
- Interview date
- 16/07/2024
Employer heading
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Sterile Service Driver / Stores / Autoclave technician
NHS AfC: Band 2
Job overview
A full time AM shift Sterile Service driver / stores / autoclave technician is needed to join our dedicated and hard-working team in the decontamination and reprocessing of reusable Medical Devices within the Sterile Services Department at University Hospital Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust.
Previous experience of working in transport and logistics within the NHS or a sterile services environment would be advantageous but not essential, as full training will be given by our experienced training team. A full driving licence will be required, to allow use of our 3.5T service vehicles.
*Please be advised that interviews for this role are due to take place on Tuesday 16th July 2024.*
Main duties of the job
The ideal candidates will:
- Be diligent and hard-working
- Have the ability to work to deadlines and under pressure
- Be confident with learning new systems quickly
- Be team players but also confident working on their own initiative
- Be proficient in road safety and vehicle care
Closing Date: Please be advised that this job advert will close as soon as sufficient applications have been received. Please apply for this job as soon as you can, if interested.
Working for our organisation
We are extremely proud of our employees across our hospital sites, with high quality patient care at the heart of everything we do.
Boasting some of the most modern facilities in Western Europe, the Trust is renowned for being at the forefront of research and innovation as part of its blossoming reputation as a worldwide leader in healthcare.
We are proud to be recognised as a Pathway to Excellence® designated organisation – please click the link for further details about this prestigious award. Pathway To Excellence ® - University Hospitals Coventry & Warwickshire (uhcw.nhs.uk)
By joining our exciting journey, you will form part of a passionate, talented team and will be able to access a wide range of learning and development opportunities. There has never been a better time to join our team.
The Trust is committed to building an organisation that makes full use of the talents, skills, experience, and different perspectives available in our diverse society. We want everyone to feel they are respected, valued, can achieve their potential and receive the most appropriate and relevant care. We will create an environment where the equality and human rights principles of fairness, respect, equality, dignity and autonomy are promoted and are part of the organisation's core values.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The successful applicant will perform the following duties :
- Perform daily inspections and vehicle checks as per departmental procedures to ensure road worthiness, reporting any defects to coordinators or management.
- Collect used medical devices from service users in a safe and efficient manner in accordance with departmental and Trust procedures.
- Act as a representative of the Trust and of the NHS at all times while carrying out your role, including while at service user / customer sites.
- Observe all driving regulations and laws.
- Road traffic accidents to be managed and reported in line with Trust procedures.
- Ensure that all documentation is completed correctly for each journey and filed according to departmental procedures.
- All deliveries and returns to be made strictly in accordance with the departmental schedule and procedures.
- Undertake any emergency deliveries as required.
- Used medical devices to be delivered to the Decontamination area only.
- Vehicle to be cleaned weekly according to departmental procedures.
- When not on driving duty you may be called upon to work other duties within the department once appropriate training has been provided and competence achieved.
- Receive deliveries of consumables, checking orders are correct and signed for.
- Complete documentation for the ordering of stores items on a weekly basis.
- Ensure high standards of departmental housekeeping are maintained in the stores, logistics and despatch areas at all times in line with Health & Safety and Fire regulations.
- Carry out regular stock checks in store room, ensuring correct stock rotation of consumable items.
- Complete annual stock check audits as required in line with Trust procedures.
- Operate steam sterilisers or low temperature hydrogen peroxide sterilisers once training has been provided and competence achieved..
- Process finished product through the unit using track & trace technology.
- Participate in appraisals and personal reviews and work to achieve agreed set objectives.
- Uniform will be provided which must be clean and worn whenever on duty.
- In the event of a “Major Incident Alert” all staff may be required to attend work due to the nature of the service provided within the Trust.
For further details please see the attached job description.
Person specification
Skills & Abilities
Essential criteria
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Desirable criteria
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Knowledge
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Experience
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Qualification / Training
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Applicant requirements
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Neil Harper
- Job title
- CSSD Production & Development Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 02476 968979
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