About the role
Salary: £24784.50 to £25740.00
As a TSSU Assistant, you will play a vital role in supporting our theatre teams by ensuring the safe, efficient preparation, decontamination, packaging, and sterilisation of surgical instruments and equipment. Your work underpins patient safety and contributes directly to the smooth running of our operating theatres. You will uphold strict infection prevention standards, maintain a highquality sterile environment, and support both daily operational tasks and continuous improvement within the Sterile Services Unit.
Instrument Decontamination & Processing
- Cleaning, inspecting, assembling and repackaging surgical instruments.
- Operating washer disinfectors and sterilisers, including completing routine testing procedures.
- Preparing soft-pack trays and restocking surgical instrument cupboards.
- Ensuring all production processes comply with departmental quality standards and specifications.
Quality, Compliance & Safety
- Following infection prevention and control procedures in line with national standards and legislation.
- Reporting faults, defects and discrepancies promptly.
- Adhering to Health & Safety, COSHH, Manual Handling and Safeguarding policies.
- Maintaining confidentiality and handling information appropriately.
- Contributing ideas that improve efficiency, quality and patient outcomes.
At The Horder Centre, we know that exceptional patient care starts long before a patient enters the operating theatre. We're looking for a dedicated and detail-oriented TSSU Assistant to join our Sterile Services team, playing a vital role in ensuring our surgical teams have the safe, sterile instruments they need to deliver outstanding care.