Sterile Services Operative

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 50weeks 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., Ability to demonstrate and use Sterile Services equipment and methods of decontaminationTo comply with the Department's training programme and undertake training in line with the development of the post, as agreed with line managerTo communicate with customers, understanding the importance of their requirementsUnderstand and apply all Health and Safety, COSHH and Risk Management regulationsKnowledge and understanding of manual handling and have the ability to apply this when handling heavy loadsKnowledge and understanding of infection control and its application within the workplace

All new colleagues can expect to receive a warm and friendly Wirral welcome from the very first time they make contact with us. We are described as "competent and caring staff" by our patients.

Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is situated on The Wirral peninsula which has a stunning coastline and beautiful countryside surroundings, with great activities for its residents.

We are one of the largest and busiest acute Trusts in the North West of England, comprising of the Wirral's only Emergency Department. We provide a high quality range of acute care services and employ over 6,000 staff, who serve a population of approximately 400,000 people across Wirral, Ellesmere Port, Neston, North Wales and the wider North West footprint.

We have approximately 855 beds trust-wide and our financial turnover is in excess of £337m.

The Wirral is easily accessible with excellent transport links including motorway, train, bus or ferry and within easy reach to the major cities of Liverpool, Chester and Manchester as well as neighbouring North Wales.