Senior SSD Technician
At a glance
- Band
- Band 3
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time
- Posted
- 04/09/2026
- Closes
- 13/09/2026
Sponsorship verdict
This advert explicitly states that sponsorship is not offered.
The source advert contains explicit wording ruling out sponsorship for this specific role. Consider other live roles at the same band from sponsorship-friendly trusts.
“No VISA sponsorship available for this role”Quoted verbatim from the source advert
Role summary
This role is for a Senior Sterile Services Technician at Broomfield Hospital, part of Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust. You will be responsible for organising and scheduling staff and production within the Sterile Service department. The job involves washing, inspecting, packing, and sterilising surgical instruments to provide essential decontamination services. You will also assist the management team with change and contribute to ideas for efficiency, ensuring high levels of service delivery.
Essential criteria
- Demonstrable experience of working in Sterile Services
- Demonstrable experience of working within a team
- Knowledge of process and quality systems
Desirable criteria
- Previous experience of mentoring staff
- Leadership experience
- Education
- Minimum of GCSE level or NVQ Level 3 or equivalent experience
- Knowledge & Experience
- Demonstrable experience of working in Sterile Services
- Demonstrable experience of working within a team
- Knowledge of process and quality systems
- Previous experience of mentoring staff
- Leadership experience
- Education
- Minimum of GCSE level or NVQ Level 3 or equivalent experience
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 3 at £24,625 – £25,674 a year, across England.
This advert: £25,760 – £25,760 — matches the national scale.
Posted 3d ago · Closes in 7d
Plenty of time to prepare a strong application.
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Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust
Senior SSD Technician
The closing date is 13 September 2026
Job summary
We are looking for motivated individuals with excellent communication, interpersonal and organisational skills who is dedicated to working as part of the team.
The Sterile Service department at Broomfield hospital is a very busy, efficient and effective service.
We are looking to recruit a Senior Sterile Services Technician who can organise and schedule staff and production and be a part of a team who are methodical and meticulous to detail, to wash, inspect, pack and sterilise surgical instruments, to help us to provide an essential decontamination service to our customers.
Are you interested in providing a vital service to the Trust?
If so, this could be the job for you!
Main duties of the job
- To assist the management team with change and contribute to ideas and efficiencies.
- Do you have demonstrable experience within Sterile Services?
- Are you interested in working for the MEHT Sterile Services Team?
- Can you follow standards and procedures?
- You will:
- Plan and prioritise own workload
- Liaise and communicate with staff, management and service users on Production issues both orally and in writing to maintain effective high levels of service delivery.
- Assume responsibility and direction for prioritising work and assisting in
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