NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (NHSGGC) is one of the largest healthcare systems in the United Kingdom, employing approximately 40,000 staff across a wide range of clinical and non-clinical professions and roles. We deliver acute hospital, primary, community and mental health services to a population of over 1.15 million people, and to a wider population of 2.2 million when regional and national services are included.

The role:

The post is an Assistant Technical Officer (ATO) to support workers within Cowlairs Central Decontamination Unit (CDU), responsible for the decontamination, assembly, packaging and sterilisation of reusable medical devices. All postholders are expected to become multiskilled across every zone of the CDU.

Band 2 roles are not eligible for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker or Health and Care Worker visa routes.

All other roles will be assessed for sponsorship eligibility in line with current Home Office requirements. NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (NHSGGC) can only issue a Certificate of Sponsorship (CoS) where these are met.

Duration, Location, and Working Pattern:

• Full-time, permanent

• Based at Cowlairs CDU, serving theatres, clinics and community services across the Glasgow Health Board area.

• Shift pattern - Monday - Friday 12:00-20:00

• Staff rotate regularly through all CDU zones once fully trained.

Key responsibilities:

• Decontaminating instruments cleaning and preparing reusable medical devices.

• Assembling instrument sets ensuring correct components are included.

• Packaging and checking preparing devices for sterilisation.

• Sterilisation processes operating sterilisation equipment safely and accurately.

• Rotating through all CDU zones as part of a multiskilled workforce.

• Supporting the reprocessing of approximately 12 million instruments per year.

Knowledge, training, qualifications and/or experience required to do the job:

• Decontamination knowledge is essential; prior experience is advantageous.

• Good general education, including literacy, numeracy, and manual dexterity.

• Full training provided in:

  • Decontamination

  • Assembly

  • Checking

  • Packaging

  • Sterilisation

What we offer:

We offer a wide range of supportive policies designed to enhance your employee journey, including a comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme, Cycle to Work Scheme, bursary scheme and extensive learning and development opportunities.

As an NHS Scotland employee, you will be entitled to:

• A minimum of 27 days annual leave, increasing with length of service, plus public holidays
• Membership of the NHS Pension Scheme, including life insurance benefits
• Salary Sacrifice Car Benefit Scheme
• Development opportunities including study bursaries, e-learning and classroom-based courses
• Enhanced pay for working public holidays
• NHS discounts on a wide range of goods and services
• Confidential employee support and assistance, including counselling and psychological therapies

Interested?

If you would like to find out more, we would love to hear from you.

For an informal discussion, please contact:

Julie Henderson - Assistant Production Manager - Julie.Henderson2@nhs.scot - 0141 232 2814

Francis Haughey - Assistant Production Manager - Francis.Haughey@nhs.scot - 0141 232 2814

Details on how to contact the Recruitment Service and the Recruitment Process: Information for candidates

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NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (NHSGGC) recognises the importance of work-life balance and is committed to offering a range of flexible working options where service needs allow. For roles where less than full-time hours can be accommodated, and where the tenure is listed as “various”, we encourage applications from individuals seeking flexible working arrangements. Flexible working will be included as a topic for discussion during the recruitment process.

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