Kernowflex (Bank) Sterile Services Technician
At a glance
- Band
- Band 3
- Contract
- Bank
- Pattern
- Flexible working
- Posted
- 09/09/2026
- Closes
- 23/09/2026
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Role summary
This role is for a Sterile Services Technician to join the busy Sterile Services Department at Royal Cornwall Hospital. The department is responsible for decontaminating and sterilizing surgical instruments for various hospital departments and external customers, adhering to British, International, and European Standards. Full training will be provided, but candidates should have GCSE English and Maths or equivalent, and be able to work as part of a team.
Key responsibilities
- Decontaminating and sterilizing surgical instruments for operating theatres, wards, departments, and external customers.
- Working within a Quality System accredited to British, International, and European Standards.
- Becoming familiar with many different instruments and sundries.
- Communicating effectively and working within a team.
- Taking instruction and following precise work instructions accurately and diligently.
- Completing training to cover the full range of the decontamination cycle for surgical instruments and theatre sets.
Essential criteria
- GCSE English and Maths at Grade C or above or equivalent
- Verbal communication
- Electronic communication
- Working as part of a team
- Basic use of IT systems
- Recording information
- Good verbal and electronic communication skills
- Ability to follow both verbal and written instructions
- Ability to follow precise work instructions accurately and diligently
- Self-motivated and enthusiastic
- Able to work with minimum supervision
- Able to concentrate for long periods of time
- Ability to work as part of a team
- Ability to work under pressure
- Punctual and reliable
- Commitment to providing a quality service
Desirable criteria
- Achieved/Working toward BTEC3 or NVQ3 in Decontamination or equivalent
- Experience in customer care
- Ability to identify several hundred surgical instruments
- Experience in decontamination
- Able to identify different instrumentation
- Experience in decontamination
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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Royal Cornwall Hospitals Trust
Kernowflex (Bank) Sterile Services Technician
The closing date is 23 September 2026
Job summary
Kernowflex (Bank) Sterile Services Technician
Zero Hours Contract
We are currently looking for Sterile Services Technician to join us in our busy Sterile Services Department. The Department provides an important service within the Hospital, Decontaminating and Sterilizing Surgical instruments for the Operating Theatres/Wards, Departments and external customers. The Department is fully accredited to British, International and European Standards and works within a Quality System.
Main duties of the job
This is a varied role requiring many different skills, for which we will provide full training. You must have GCSE in Maths and English or equivalent and willing to become familiar with many different instruments and sundries. Previous Sterile Services experience is helpful although not essential but you must be able to communicate well, work within a team and take instruction.
Applicants will also be given training to cover the full range of the decontamination cycle for surgical instruments and theatre sets which will contribute towards the achievement of the BTEC National Diploma in Decontamination for re-usable medical devices.
About us
Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust (RCHT) is at the heart of acute and specialist
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