This driver post sits in the HSDU, the Trust's sterile services unit. The work centres on moving equipment and instruments between wards, clinics and theatres by vehicle, with daily checks and heavy lifting on and off it. The role also includes training in instrument cleaning, packing and sterilisation, and the post-holder works alone, using their own judgement to change delivery times. Hospital and sterile services experience is required.
What the job involves
- Communicate with wards, clinics and the public throughout the day
- Plan each day's work around ad hoc requests from users
- Carry out daily vehicle checks, log them and report to the supervisor or deputy manager, and keep vehicle records in the office
- Keep the vehicle clean and fuelled
- Carry out daily checks on the tug truck, after external training before use
- Work as a lone worker, using own judgement, including changing delivery times or cancelling delivery slots
- Push and pull heavy loads on and off the vehicle
- Prepare contaminated medical devices for washing, dismantling complex instrumentation to manufacturers' instructions and HTM guidelines
- Inspect medical devices and equipment for cleanliness, function, completeness and assembly against tray lists
- Wrap instrument sets and surgical equipment to HTM guidelines and HSDU policies
- Receive training in cleaning, packing and sterilisation of instruments
- Use the spillage kit when out in the vehicle, after training
What’s required
Qualifications
- GCSE Maths and English at grade C or above
Experience
- Experience working in a hospital environment
- Experience in sterile services
Checks & eligibility
- Clean UK driving licence allowing a 3.5 tonne vehicle
- No more than 3 penalty points on licence
Nice to have
- Flexibility to work any shift
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Contact Details:
The Methodist Church in Britain Recruitment Team
