Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust rhyxyJZc
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We are a large friendly team with a commitment to high standards and meeting the needs of our customers in this critical area. Involves the cleaning, decontamination and sterilising of re-usable surgical instruments and equipment to support the Trust in the provision of surgical care for our patients. We work closely with our operating theatres and wards to provide safe, sterile surgical instruments and equipment within the timeframes that it is required.
Without the safe reprocessing of re-usable sterile instruments and equipment patients would not be able to have their operations and outpatient procedures. We are accredited to the ISO13485 and constantly seek to maintain and improve our quality standards.
Previous applicants need not apply.
To ensure that all products manufactured in the Sterile Services department within the Trust are fit for purpose and produced in a timely and efficient manner in accordance with the Quality Management System (QMS) relevant to the area.
About us- To work with the management & supervisors to meet the production needs of the department & its customers
- To comply with all local policies and procedures
- To check that all equipment is present and correct
- To check that all equipment is present and correct
- Report any discrepancies to the customer and the department manager/supervisor immediately.
- Complete the relevant documents for any non-conformances
- To wash and decontaminate instruments according to the departments policies and procedures, particularly Health and Safety and Control of Infection.
- To be able to identify different pieces of equipment, speciality and the customer they belong
- To repack and prepare instrument sets and packs for theatres and other departments in accordance with the work instructions and standard operating procedures and the relevant kardex (preference) lists.
- To ensure that packs are clearly identified using the bar coded traceability system.
- To sterilize instrument packs by use of dual temperature steam autoclaves and other sterilizing equipment as necessary. To identify the different types of equipment for high temp sterilization and low temp sterilization.
We are a large friendly team with a commitment to high standards and meeting the needs of our customers in this critical area. Involves the cleaning, decontamination and sterilising of re-usable surgical instruments and equipment to support the Trust in the provision of surgical care for our patients. We work closely with our operating theatres and wards to provide safe, sterile surgical instruments and equipment within the timeframes that it is required.
Without the safe reprocessing of re-usable sterile instruments and equipment patients would not be able to have their operations and outpatient procedures. We are accredited to the ISO13485 and constantly seek to maintain and improve our quality standards.
Previous applicants need not apply.
To ensure that all products manufactured in the Sterile Services department within the Trust are fit for purpose and produced in a timely and efficient manner in accordance with the Quality Management System (QMS) relevant to the area.
About us
- To work with the management & supervisors to meet the production needs of the department & its customers
- To comply with all local policies and procedures
- To check that all equipment is present and correct
- To check that all equipment is present and correct
- Report any discrepancies to the customer and the department manager/supervisor immediately.
- Complete the relevant documents for any non-conformances
- To wash and decontaminate instruments according to the departments policies and procedures, particularly Health and Safety and Control of Infection.
- To be able to identify different pieces of equipment, speciality and the customer they belong
- To repack and prepare instrument sets and packs for theatres and other departments in accordance with the work instructions and standard operating procedures and the relevant kardex (preference) lists.
- To ensure that packs are clearly identified using the bar coded traceability system.
- To sterilize instrument packs by use of dual temperature steam autoclaves and other sterilizing equipment as necessary. To identify the different types of equipment for high temp sterilization and low temp sterilization.
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