CSSD Technician
At a glance
- Band
- Band 3
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time
- Posted
- 12/08/2026
- Closes
- 03/09/2026
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Role summary
This role involves working as part of a team to perform the complete decontamination and sterilisation process for reusable instruments and medical devices, including endoscopes. You will adhere to ISO accredited policies and procedures within the Sterile Services Department at both University Hospital North Tees and University Hospital Hartlepool Endoscope Decontamination Units. The post holder will play a key role in delivering all decontamination-related duties.
Key responsibilities
- Receipt, sorting and preparing of reusable medical devices including endoscopes for cleaning and disinfection.
- Inspection, re-assembly, function testing, packaging, sealing and labelling of reusable medical devices that have been satisfactorily washed, disinfected and dried.
- Carry out required independent checking of instrument trays (for others) ensuring the contents are correct and reporting any discrepancies.
- Maintaining an awareness of the basic types and categories of instruments, flexible scopes according to their function and identify the points for inspection and test procedures.
Essential criteria
- Willing to work towards building up knowledge & experience in Sterile Services
- Transferable experience in communications, production/factory environments/food processing/engineering or decontamination.
Desirable criteria
- Experience in Sterile Services / Decontamination
- Experience within Sterile Services or Endoscopy Previous experience of working within the NHS
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 3 at £24,625 – £25,674 a year, across England.
This advert: £25,760 – £27,476 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
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North Tees & Hartlepool Solutions
CSSD Technician
The closing date is 03 September 2026
Job summary
Working as part of a team you will be involved in the complete decontamination and sterilisation process for reusable instruments and medical devices including endoscopes, following the ISO accredited policies, procedures and work instructions within the department's quality system.
Main duties of the job
As a CSSD Technician you will play a key role in delivering all decontamination related duties based within the Sterile Services Department at both University Hospital North Tees and University Hospital Hartlepool Endoscope Decontamination Units.
The post holder will work in line with the departmental work instructions, whilst adhering to the ISO accredited policies and procedures in all aspects of the Sterile Services Department and flexible endoscope decontamination.
About us
NTH Solutions is a wholly owned subsidiary company of North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust, established in April 2018 to provide estates, facilities and support services.
Our main priority is, and always will be, to provide safe and high quality care to our patients every day; the kind of care we would want for ourselves and our loved ones. We want our organisation to be the best place to work with the right staff, in the right roles, at the right time, to ensure we de
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