SSD Assistant

SSD Assistant Theatre Part Time - 20hrs per week Permanent Leeds LS8

Spire Leeds is looking for a new member of staff to assist the multi-disciplinary theatre team to provide exemplary care in the Sterile Services department by cleaning sterilising and packing theatre instruments. Ensuring theatre instruments are correct and ready for use this role is a physically demanding role which involved heavy lifting.

• 20hrs per week flexible shift patterns available
• Permanent
• Development and training available

Spire Leeds Hospital located in Roundhay Leeds has been treating patients for almost 30 years. We are the regions largest private hospital in terms of the range of services we offer and the number of consultants we work with. The hospital offers a range of services and facilities including four operating theatres a sterile services department a dedicated endoscopy suite and a diagnostic and imaging department with an MRI and CT scanner. There are outpatient and physiotherapy departments providing services six days per week

Duties and responsibilities

The Sterile Services Department provides a vital service decontaminating and reprocessing surgical instruments for the whole hospital. You will be involved in the cleaning inspecting assembling packing sterilising and distributing surgical equipment according to hospital requirements. You will also be required to decontaminate endoscopes for our endoscopy department within the successful candidate will require attention to detail and an eagerness and ability to learn.

We have a comprehensive in-house training package for the role. The role is physically demanding; you will be required to lift and handle heavy instrument sets and endure long periods of standing.

• Checking correct instruments are on trays pre and post decontamination.
• Pack instruments for sterilisation.
• Complete tracking systems accurately.
• Monitor repairs of instruments
• Checking functioning of sterilising and decontamination equipment according to manufacturers instructions
• Decontamination of flexible endoscopes

Who were looking for

• Experience of working with in a sterile services department is desirable
• Basic awareness of health & safety and hygiene.
• Working as part of a great team
• The flexibility to work on our rota
• Willing to work Saturdays when needed.

Benefits

We offer employees a competitive salary as well as a comprehensive benefits package which includes but is not limited to:

• 35 days annual leave inclusive of bank holidays
• Employer and employee contributory pension with flexible retirement options
• Spire for you reward platform - discount and cashback for over 1000 retailers
• Free Bupa wellness screening
• Private medical insurance
• Life assurance
• Free onsite parking

Our Values

We are extremely proud of our heritage in private healthcare and of our values as an organisation:

• Driving clinical excellence
• Doing the right thing
• Caring is our passion
• Keeping it simple
• Delivering on our promises
• Succeeding and celebrating together
• Our people are our difference; its their dedication warmth and pursuit of excellence that sets Spire Healthcare apart.

For usits more than just treating patients; its about looking after people

We commit to our employees well-being through work life balance on-going development support and reward.

Spire Healthcare is a leading independent hospital group in the United Kingdom and the largest in terms of revenue. From 39 hospitals and 8 clinics across England Wales and Scotland Spire Healthcare provides diagnostics inpatient day case and outpatient care.

Spire Healthcare are proud to be an equal opportunities employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive culture for all. Our people are our difference its their dedication warmth and pursuit of excellence that sets Spire Healthcare apart.

For further information about this role or for an informal conversation about the range of career options available with Spire please contact Lauren Armitage on

Closing date: 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