SSD Technician
Horder Healthcare
Date: 2 days ago
City: East Grinstead
Contract type: Full time
Are you passionate about patient safety and precision? We’re looking for a dedicated Sterile Services Technician to support our clinical teams by ensuring surgical instruments and medical equipment are expertly cleaned, sterilised, and delivered on time.
You’ll be a key part of the Sterile Services Department, maintaining high standards of hygiene and infection control, and helping ensure our hospital departments are always equipped with safe, sterile tools for patient care.
What You'll Be Doing:
Contract Type: 37.5 hours per week
Work Pattern: Varied hours
Salary: £24,180 per annum
Right to work in the UK
In accordance with Home Office guidance, successful candidates will be required to evidence their right to work in the UK before commencing employment. We have assessed this role and it does not meet the criteria for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker route. As such, we will not be accepting any visa sponsorships for this role, and candidates must be able to demonstrate their right to work in the UK independently, without sponsorship from Horder Healthcare.
At Horder Healthcare, we are proud to champion and celebrate diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging in all areas of our business. We are committed to creating an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants without regard to protected characteristics by applicable law.
As a disability confident employer, we are pleased to offer our full support should you require an alternative method of applying or any reasonable adjustments to be made during the recruitment process.
In order to streamline our recruitment process, we reserve the right to expire vacancies prior to the advertised closing date once we have received a sufficient number of applications.
Due to the nature of work here at Horder Healthcare, and to ensure that we remain committed to our Safeguarding policy, any applicant upon an initial offer of employment will be subject to pre-employment checks, including an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS check). References and Occupational Health checks will also be taken up before appointment.
You’ll be a key part of the Sterile Services Department, maintaining high standards of hygiene and infection control, and helping ensure our hospital departments are always equipped with safe, sterile tools for patient care.
What You'll Be Doing:
- Collect, inspect, clean, and package surgical instruments.
- Operate washer disinfectors and sterilisers, performing routine checks.
- Maintain a safe, clean, and organised working environment.
- Monitor stock levels and order replacements to ensure continuous supply.
- Collaborate with clinical departments to meet procedural needs.
- Uphold infection control standards and complete mandatory training.
- Support new team members and deputise for the supervisor when needed.
- A team player with excellent communication skills and IT skills.
- NVQ Level 3 in Decontamination Sciences (or willingness to train).
- Flexible with working hours, including weekends and evenings
- Experience in a theatre or clinical setting.
- Aligned with our values: Caring, Friendly, Quality, Integrity, and Pride
- Knowledge of theatre instruments and sterilisation processes.
- Competent in operating washer disinfectors and sterilisers.
- Commitment to infection control and patient safety.
- Experience in healthcare or hospitality settings
- A proactive and forward-thinking mindset.
- Strong attention to detail.
- Ability to work under pressure be flexible to the department work flow.
- Familiarity with product tracking systems.
Contract Type: 37.5 hours per week
Work Pattern: Varied hours
Salary: £24,180 per annum
Right to work in the UK
In accordance with Home Office guidance, successful candidates will be required to evidence their right to work in the UK before commencing employment. We have assessed this role and it does not meet the criteria for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker route. As such, we will not be accepting any visa sponsorships for this role, and candidates must be able to demonstrate their right to work in the UK independently, without sponsorship from Horder Healthcare.
At Horder Healthcare, we are proud to champion and celebrate diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging in all areas of our business. We are committed to creating an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants without regard to protected characteristics by applicable law.
As a disability confident employer, we are pleased to offer our full support should you require an alternative method of applying or any reasonable adjustments to be made during the recruitment process.
In order to streamline our recruitment process, we reserve the right to expire vacancies prior to the advertised closing date once we have received a sufficient number of applications.
Due to the nature of work here at Horder Healthcare, and to ensure that we remain committed to our Safeguarding policy, any applicant upon an initial offer of employment will be subject to pre-employment checks, including an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS check). References and Occupational Health checks will also be taken up before appointment.
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