AFC Technician

STERIS Canada Corporation; Salisbury; On-site; GBP 25,000; Full time

Job summary

A global healthcare solutions provider is looking for a dedicated individual to join their team in Salisbury, UK, focusing on preparing sterile consumables and ensuring patient safety. The role offers comprehensive training, a competitive salary of £24,465, and requires basic IT skills along with a commitment to quality in adhering to infection prevention standards. Ideal for candidates eager to make a difference in healthcare, regardless of prior experience.

Benefits

Annual salary of £24,465

Full structured and comprehensive training

Diverse and people-centric culture

Qualifications

• Educated to a good general standard with demonstrable verbal and numerical abilities.
• Basic end user IT skills to operate track and traceability IT system.
• Preferred: TVQ or NVQ Level 2 in Decontamination or equivalent experience.

Responsibilities

• Ensure the effective preparation of sterile consumables by decontamination and inspection.
• Check, wash, assemble, and pack sets of theatre instruments to meet specifications.
• Safely operate and monitor decontamination machines and equipment.
• Record repairs and missing instruments on the Tracking and Traceability computer system.
• Return repaired instruments or equipment to stock appropriately.

Skills

Verbal and numerical abilities

Basic IT skills

Education

Educated to a good general standard

Tools

SynergyTrak IT system

Job description

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Job Category: Clinical Support/Instrument Processing/Education

Salisbury, SRY, GB, SP2 8BJ

Workplace Type: Onsite

At STERIS, we help our Customers create a healthier and safer world by providing innovative healthcare and life science product and service solutions around the globe.

HOW YOU WILL MAKE A DIFFERENCE

About Us
At STERIS Instrument Processing we are believed experts in surgical instrument sterilisation. We offer on and offsite re-processing, alongside reliable instrument maintenance solutions. Our diverse and talented teams use cutting edge technology to ensure that the highest quality of infection prevention is delivered to our customers.

About You
Do you want to spend your working time making a difference in the world around you? Are you passionate about helping our incredible national health service make a difference? Do you care about keeping vulnerable patients safe? If so, then a career with STERIS Instrument Processing would be a great fit for you.

Working Pattern

12 weeks of full-time training on Monday-Friday at 8:00-16:00. Then, move to full-time permanent shift: Tue-Fri 07:00-15:00, Sat 12:20:00

What is involved

• Ensuring the effective preparation of sterile consumables (dressings, linen, instruments, and equipment) by the process of decontamination, inspection assembly and packing within predefined quality standards.
• Rigorously checking, washing, laying up and packing sets of theatre instruments to meet contract specifications within predefined quality standards.
• Safely operating and monitoring machines and equipment (washer/disinfectors, ultrasonic and sterilisers) effectively.
• Ensuring that repairs and missing instruments or equipment are recorded and logged on the Tracking and Traceability computer system (SynergyTrak).
• Ensuring that repaired instruments or equipment are returned to stock or the appropriate coded sets or the Trust’s appointed person.

What's in it for you

• An annual salary of £24,465
• Full structured and comprehensive training
• A diverse and people centric culture

Whether you have no experience whatsoever, or you have previously worked in the healthcare industry we want to hear from you! We are a committed equal opportunities employer, and encourage applications from all backgrounds. We can’t wait to meet you!

Required Experience

• Educated to a good general standard with demonstrable verbal and numerical abilities.
• Basic end user IT skills to operate track and traceability IT system.

Preferred Experience

• TVQ or NVQ Level 2 in Decontamination or equivalent experience.
• Previous experience in Sterile Services and/or health related products.

STERIS plc provides employment and advancement opportunities without regard to age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion/belief, sex (gender), sexual orientation or any other legally protected characteristic as defined by UK employment law. The Company bases all employment decisions on merit, qualifications, skills, and abilities with the intention that the best candidate is selected for each position.

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. For more information, visit www.steris.com.

STERIS strives to be an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Job Category: Clinical Support/Instrument Processing/Education

Job Segment: Infection Control, Maintenance, Patient Care, Technician, Healthcare, Entry Level, Manufacturing, Technology