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Job summary

Main area
Surgery
Grade
Band 2
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref
162-7088-KK
Employer
Barking Havering and Redbridge Univ Hospitals NHS Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
QH Theatres
Town
Romford
Salary
£28,720 per annum inclusive
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
19/06/2025 23:59

Employer heading

NHS

Band 2 Pre-wash Technician

Band 2

 

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Job overview

Barking Havering and Redbridge University Trust Queens Theatres are looking for a Band 2  Pre-Wash Instrument Checker to join our team at Queens Hospital. This role requires flexibility, as you may need to work late shifts and weekends. Basic knowledge of surgical instruments and attention to detail are essential. You will be responsible for inspecting, documenting, and ensuring the accuracy and condition of surgical instrument sets before sterilisation. This includes providing visual confirmation (photography) and written confirmation that instrument sets are correct. Key Responsibilities: Checking surgical instruments for quality and compliance with safety standards, Reporting any non-conformities clearly and effectively, Working independently with minimal supervision, Meeting strict deadlines to ensure instruments are processed efficiently. This is a crucial role in supporting accuracy and validity os surgical sets.  If you have good communication skills and a keen eye for detail, we would love to hear from you.  If you have any queries please contact Lisa Awong via email ([email protected])

Main duties of the job

To support the Theatre Team in providing a high-quality service in line with all Theatres and Trust Policies and Procedures. The role involves exposure to blood and body fluids.

 

Working for our organisation

We’re an organisation that is getting better and better and our improvements are driven by a determination to deliver care we’re proud of and our patients are happy with. We’re no longer in special measures; we’ve opened two new theatres at our Elective Surgical Hub in King George Hospital (KGH); and Matthew Trainer, our Chief Executive, was named the top CEO by the Health Service Journal in 2024.
 
We operate from two main sites – KGH in Goodmayes and Queen’s Hospital in Romford. We have two busy emergency departments with more than 330,000 people visiting them last year. We’re campaigning to secure the £35m we need to transform the A&E at Queen’s and get rid of corridor care. 
 
Our patients are benefitting from our Women’s Health Hub in Ilford; an Ageing Well Centre in Hornchurch; and Community Diagnostic Centres (CDC) at Barking Community Hospital and at St George’s Health and Wellbeing Hub in Hornchurch. 
 
These CDCs are open 12 hours a day, 7 days a week and are providing an extra 94,000 scans a year. 
 
The majority of our 8,000 staff – who come from 146 different countries - live in the three diverse London boroughs we serve and are from black, Asian and minority ethnic groups. Many can work flexibly and more than 400 of them are on our Ofsted accredited apprenticeship programmes. We’re proud to be a London Living Wage employer.
 
We’re looking forward to introducing an electronic patient record that will be transformative for our staff and beneficial for our patients. 

 

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For further information on this role, please see the attached detailed Job Description and Person Specification.

The person specification listed below is not the full specification requirements for the role.  Please ensure you review the full specification on the job description prior to submitting your application.

Applicants are advised to read all the information on the advert and the supporting information before completing and submitting an application. As you complete your application please ensure you clearly demonstrate how you meet the criteria in the person specification for this post by adequately completing the supporting information section of the application form.

All new staff appointed at the Trust are subject to a probationary period.

Applications should be made online, however, queries regarding the application process, assistance with completion of the application form or if you require any adjustments (for applicants with a disability) please contact Adeyemi Kaka, Recruitment Advisor, on 01708 435000 ext. 5162. Further details regarding the post may be obtained by contacting the manager as per the contact details above.

Person specification

Education/ Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Basic level in numeracy and literacy
Desirable criteria
  • Achieved/Working toward BTEC3 or NVQ3 in Decontamination or equivalent

Experience/ Knowledge

Essential criteria
  • Knowledge of surgical equipment
  • Experience of working with a team
Desirable criteria
  • Previous Sterile Services or theatre experience

Skills/ Abilities

Essential criteria
  • Good communication Skills
Desirable criteria
  • Experience in customer care

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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Applicant requirements

The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Application numbers

This vacancy may close early if it receives a high number of applications. Please complete and submit your application in good time to avoid disappointment.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Lisa Awong
Job title
Deputy Matron
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
01708 435000
Additional information

Ext: 6763

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