Sterile Services Technician

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Date posted: 17 July 2025

Pay: £17.64 per hour

Job description:

Sterile Support Technician

Oxford Road Campus (MRI Complex) – Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9WL
Manchester University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

NIGHTS – 37.5 per week working Monday – Friday 22.00 – 06.00

Band 4 – £17.64 per hour

An exciting opportunity has arisen at Oxford Road Campus (MRI Complex) on Oxford Road, Manchester. We are looking for a Sterile Services Technician to join our friendly team. The Sterile Services department is at the heart of the Hospital; this critical service is responsible for the decontamination of medical devices for surgery and patient care. This is not a patient facing role but is very much patient focused and the patient is at the core of everything the department does.

Your duties will include:

· Perform a thorough damp dust of work areas prior to commencement of work

· Accepting used surgical instruments into the department ready to be reprocessed.

· Correctly loading the washer-disinfector and autoclave to ensure effective decontamination of the entire load.

· Ensuring a full inspection of the load is carried out prior to packaging the instruments for sterilization.

· Packaging instruments, when applicable, in accordance with Hospital policy.

· Recording and reporting any failed runs to the Theatre Manager.

· Reporting any problems/anticipated problems to the Theatre Manager as soon as possible.

· Inspecting all sterile packages for integrity once the load has cooled sufficiently and returning any compromised packages to be re-packaged and re-autoclaved.

· Returning decontaminated goods back to respective departments as soon as possible.

· Ensuring all items passed through a decontamination process have a traceability label attached/available.

· Ensuring all relevant paperwork within the department is completed.

· Undertaking daily checks of all machinery and keeping records of the checks.

· Ensuring appropriate stock levels are maintained within the department.

· Accepting and processing equipment from outside agencies

Skills required:

· Previous sterile services experience with a minimum of 6 months.

· Rigorous training will be given.

· Good communication skills, verbal and written, and basic computer literacy.

· Attention to detail and an overarching desire to deliver a high-quality service.

· A basic standard of general education with proven literacy and numeracy.

· Be physically active and able to work long hours on your feet.

About the Trust:
Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust (MFT) is the largest NHS trust in the UK, operating ten hospitals across Greater Manchester, including North Manchester General Hospital, Manchester Royal Infirmary, and Wythenshawe Hospital. Formed in 2017 through the merger of Central Manchester University Hospitals and University Hospital of South Manchester, MFT serves approximately 750,000 people locally and provides specialist services to 2.8 million across the region. With a workforce of over 28,000 staff and an annual income of £2.2 billion, the Trust is a key partner in the Manchester Single Hospital Service programme, aiming to reduce health inequalities and improve care through integrated services.

In return for your commitment, NHS Professionals (NHSP) can offer you many fantastic benefits: –

· Competitive Pay Rates – work this week, get paid next week!

· First choice of placements at over 50 NHS Trusts in England

· Dedicated consultants

· Flexible working options

· Free DBS and free training

· Build holiday allowance.

· Support when you need it – 24/7 365 days

· Stakeholder pension scheme

Who are NHS Professionals?

NHS Professionals (NHSP), owned by the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC), works in partnership with hospital trusts to provide a bank of highly skilled temporary workers who want to work flexibly within the NHS. s

Working through the NHSP bank means Trusts don’t have to rely on expensive agencies. Right now, we have over 126,000 members registered on our bank from various roles, grades, and specialities, saving the NHS over £70 million each year. This money is then reinvested back into the NHS. Register today for various flexible working options and long-term placement opportunities.

We look forward to hearing from you soon.

Disclaimer

Please note, you will be contacted by email throughout the recruitment process, so please check your emails, including your junk/spam regularly. We regret we cannot contact everyone who is not selected for an interview, therefore if you do not hear from us within 21 days after submitting your application, please assume you have not been successful on this occasion