About this role
HSSU Coordinator
Chichester Hospital | Sterile Services | Permanent | Full time
Up to £24,852.36 depending on experience
37.5 hours per week
Our HSSU (Hospital Sterile Services Unit) plays a vital role in transporting sterile and disinfected surgical equipment to the local hospital network. Now, you can too. Join the UK’s largest Healthcare Charity and you’ll have every chance to help improve lives. In return, you’ll experience our unrivalled rewards.
As an HSSU Coordinator at our Chichester Hospital you’ll combine basic computer literacy with strong organisation skills. From processing used surgical instruments for dispatch to receiving sterile surgical equipment and supporting our friendly theatre team – you’ll make sure everything runs smoothly.
As an HSSU Coordinator, you will:
- Move and handle trays and items of various weights and sizes
- Maintain accurate records and keep documentation up to date
- Dispose of contaminated waste in accordance with hospital policy
- Regularly check that our equipment is in good working order and all faults are reported
- Maintain a clean and tidy working environment
- Take action to rectify any problems and escalating issues where necessary
Helping you feel good.
We want you to love coming to work, feeling healthy, happy and valued. That’s why we’ve developed a benefits package with you in mind. Here, you can choose from a range of fitness, lifestyle, health and fitness wellbeing rewards, such as free gym membership, health assessments, retail discounts and pension options. At Nuffield Health, we take care of what’s important to you.
Nuffield Health Chichester Hospital
Nuffield Health Chichester Hospital is a 30 bedded hospital within walking distance of the city centre with free onsite car parking. The hospital has two laminar flow operating theatres and two minor treatment rooms in the outpatient department. There is a small radiology department and CT/ MRI services are provided in a mobile unit. Inpatient physiotherapy is provided within the hospital whilst our outpatients attend the fitness and wellbeing centre at Chichester gate for their follow up physio and hydrotherapy treatments.
Our main speciality is orthopaedics. We also care for patients needing treatment within the specialties of gynaecology, urology, general surgery, plastic surgery, ophthalmology max fax, and pain. We provide outpatient services for dermatology, cardiology, neurology, and rheumatology.
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Other facts
About Nuffield Health
Nuffield Health Tunbridge Wells hospital provides high quality private healthcare for the residents of Tunbridge Wells and the surrounding areas. As a not-for-profit hospital, we reinvest our profits into improving our facilities and services.
We work with industry-leading consultants to offer a wide range of services and treatments and have a special focus on orthopaedics, paediatric care, oncology, urology and cosmetic surgery.
Our highly trained staff, led by our resident matron, provide care on an individual basis to encourage a speedy recovery and wellbeing.
What you'll do
- As an HSSU Coordinator, you will process used surgical instruments for dispatch and receive sterile surgical equipment. You will also support the theatre team and ensure that all operations run smoothly.
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