Job summary
Wirral University Teaching Hospital is proud and excited to be the Cheshire and South Mersey Elective hub for elective recovery. Our development on our Clatterbridge Hospital site over the next 10 months will see commissioning of 4 operating theatres, a 35 bedded phased recovery unit and associated inpatient beds. Clatterbridge Hospital currently has 6 operating theatres and a minor procedure room within the Perioperative Medicine Directorate. Operating theatres are managed with the Directorate of Perioperative Medicine. The directorate has over 440 staff and supports services including:
- Pre-operative Assessment
- Surgical Elective Admissions Lounge (SEAL) at the Arrowe Park Hospital site
- Acute & Chronic Pain services
- Operating Theatres
- 3 Phase recovery
- Clatterbridge Hospital (CGH) Day Ward
- Department of Anaesthesia
- Sterile Services Department
- Surgical Inpatient Ward (M2) CGH Site.
Development of the South Mersey Elective Hub is underway and we are looking at the first wave of activity commencing soon.
Main duties of the job
This is an exciting development on the site and to support delivery, we are looking for motivated, innovative, and patient focused staff to join our amazing team. We have a dynamic plan to support regional activity in specialisms such as Orthopaedics, Breast, General Surgery, Plastics, and Urology with future developments including a robot to support urology cancer delivery on site.
This multi million pound investment into both estate and workforce will bring 50 weeks of elective surgical activity to the site to support timely delivery of surgical care. We are looking for workforce that are dynamic thinkers, have the patients' best interests at heart and can work in the perioperative environment.
As part of the support team we are looking to recruit sterile services operatives who will be based at both APH and CGH sites to provide decontamination of instruments and equipment.
The unit comprises of a friendly and supportive team of around 30 members. We work in a purpose built, self contained unit which is certificated to ISO 13485 and Directive 93/42/EEC.
The work includes manual handling and the wearing of PPE. Full training will be given to the successful candidate to ensure they can work effectively and safely within the team.
Staff may be expected to work occasional shifts in Endoscopy Decontamination Unit, Clatterbridge site. Full training will be given on duties.
About us
The successful candidate will be supported into their new role with a preceptorship pack for new starters, a period of supervised practice and a local training programme for all staff who start within perioperative medicine. The directorate is supported by a dedicated perioperative education team who will provide induction, guidance, and support during your career at WUTH.
The hours worked will include some early shifts but a high proportion of late shifts is required in order to deliver service.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached Job description for further information about the Sterile Services Operative position available with WUTH.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached Job description for further information about the Sterile Services Operative position available with WUTH.
Person Specification
Qualifications, Specific Experience & Training
Essential
- Possess to be willing to complete an apprenticeship related to sterile services
- Possess basic qualification in Maths and English (such as functional skills)
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- Ability to demonstrate and use Sterile Services equipment and methods of decontamination
- To comply with the Department's training programme and undertake training in line with the development of the post, as agreed with line manager.
- To communicate with customers, understanding the importance of their requirements
- Understand and apply all Health and Safety , COSHH and Risk Management regulations
- Knowledge and understanding of manual handling and have the ability to apply this when handling heavy loads.
- Knowledge and understanding of infection control and its application within the workplace.
- To assist in the training of other decontamination personnel to perform tasks as directed by the Decontamination Technician Supervisors.
Qualifications, Specific Experience & Training
Essential
- Ability to retain a wide range of work procedures and practices
- To continually develop and maintain a portfolio of evidence of training and CPD activities.
Personal Attributes
Essential
- Honest
- Reliable
- Participate as a team member
- Clean and Tidy appearance, polite manner
- Good sickness record
- To understand and conform to the Trust's Policies and Procedures
Person Specification
Qualifications, Specific Experience & Training
Essential
- Possess to be willing to complete an apprenticeship related to sterile services
- Possess basic qualification in Maths and English (such as functional skills)
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- Ability to demonstrate and use Sterile Services equipment and methods of decontamination
- To comply with the Department's training programme and undertake training in line with the development of the post, as agreed with line manager.
- To communicate with customers, understanding the importance of their requirements
- Understand and apply all Health and Safety , COSHH and Risk Management regulations
- Knowledge and understanding of manual handling and have the ability to apply this when handling heavy loads.
- Knowledge and understanding of infection control and its application within the workplace.
- To assist in the training of other decontamination personnel to perform tasks as directed by the Decontamination Technician Supervisors.
Qualifications, Specific Experience & Training
Essential
- Ability to retain a wide range of work procedures and practices
- To continually develop and maintain a portfolio of evidence of training and CPD activities.
Personal Attributes
Essential
- Honest
- Reliable
- Participate as a team member
- Clean and Tidy appearance, polite manner
- Good sickness record
- To understand and conform to the Trust's Policies and Procedures
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
