H.S.S.D. (Hospital Sterile Services Department) Operative
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Job Summary
Details of Service
Six Health Regions have been established within the HSE on the basis of the geographical boundaries agreed by the Government in July 2019.
Each Health Region will be tasked with population-specific planning resourcing and delivery of health and social care services for the needs of its unique population. This will result in improved accountability and governance in terms of finance and performance while also bringing decision-making closer to the frontline.
Health Regions will enable and empower staff to provide services that are:
Integrated locally planned and delivered
Easier to access and navigate
Available closer to home
Health Regions are geographically-based units with clearly defined populations. They align community and hospital services within specific areas. The HSE will retain a strong but leaner central organisation with more service provision developed at a local level.
The HSE South West Health Region will manage and deliver all public health and social care services in Cork and Kerry. HSE South West includes all hospital and community healthcare services in the region.
This includes:
South / South West Hospital Group S/SWHG
Cork Kerry Community Healthcare CKCH
The Department of Population and Public Health is also now aligned with this health region.
HSE Services working within this region include:
Acute Hospitals
Primary care services
Community services
Social care services
Health and social care professionals
Voluntary sector services
The core element of HSSD is the decontamination and sterilisation of Reusable Invasive Medical Devices (RIMD) for the Theatre Department CUMH the wards Outpatients Dialysis A&E and the Radiological unit and the provision of Endoscopy services for Out-Patient and Regional Cancer services.
HSSD has operational hours of 24 hours a day over 7 days.
Purpose of the Post
To reprocess surgical and medical instrumentation and devices including the collection cleaning disinfection inspection packing sterilizing and delivery back to the service user.
To reprocess Endoscopes through decontamination and sterilisation and delivery back to service user.
Each step is tracked and traced on a computerised system and aimed at achieving the HSE standards and recommended practices for Central Decontamination Units.
Informal Enquiries
We welcome enquiries about the role.
Contact Ms Noreen OLeary Assistant Director of Nursing Cork University Hospital
Tel:
For further information about the role.
Contact Ms Shauna Broderick Staff Officer People SouthWest
Tel:
For enquiries relating to the recruitment process.
