Sterile Technician - Dental Central Decontamination Unit (Dcdu)

NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde is one of the largest healthcare systems in the UK employing around 40,000 staff in a wide range of clinical and non-clinical professions and job roles.
We deliver acute hospital, primary, community and mental health care services to a population of over 1.15 million and a wider population of 2.2 million when our regional and national services are included.The shift pattern for this position is The core activity of DCDU is the cleaning, disinfection, assembly, packaging and sterilisation of re-useable dental medical devices in accordance with Manufacturer Instructions.
The DCDU has one full-time position available for a duration of 12 months, starting from the commencement date, for the role of Assistant Technical Officer.
You will be expected to work 5 days out of 7, which may include shift or weekend work.
This position's core hours are 08:00-16:00, 10:00-18:00 on a rotating basis.
Flexibility with shift patterns may be required to cover other leave.
You will undertake all tasks appropriate to the Grade of Sterile Technician throughout the unit.
These are to receive, clean, disinfect, inspect, package, sterilise and distribute reusable dental medical devices for use on patients in clinics, theatres and other patient treatment areas.
You will also operate within the complex environment of decontamination, ensuring that knowledge and skills are kept up to date through ongoing training and assessment.
Experience in the healthcare environment and basic infection prevention and control knowledge are preferred; a good general education with literacy and numeracy skills, manual dexterity, and some basic IT skills are required.