Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
ATO (Sterile Services/Decontamination)
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Assistant Technical Officer – Decontamination Services
About the Role
The Assistant Technical Officer is a critical role within Decontamination Services at King’s Mill Hospital, essential for maintaining the highest standards of patient safety and quality care across the NHS Trust.
Working within Sterile Services, Mattress Decontamination, or Endoscopy, the role involves supporting the delivery of a safe, efficient, and responsive service through the handling, cleaning, decontaminating, reprocessing, sterilising, and tracking of:
- Essential medical equipment
- Surgical instruments
- Endoscopes
- Specialist mattresses
Every processed item plays a vital role in supporting safe and effective patient care across theatres, wards, and clinical departments.
Key Responsibilities
- Operate specialist decontamination equipment under strict protocols
- Follow infection prevention and quality standards rigorously
- Maintain full traceability of processed items through digital tracking systems
- Support the cleaning, reprocessing, and sterilisation of medical instruments and equipment
- Work in a fast-paced, detail-focused healthcare environment, ensuring accuracy and quality in all tasks
- Contribute to fostering a culture of safety, efficiency, and continuous improvement
- Provide meaningful support to clinical teams, ensuring they have the equipment necessary for excellent patient care
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About Our Trust
King’s Mill Hospital is an award-winning NHS Foundation Trust delivering acute and community healthcare services for over 420,000 people across Mansfield, Ashfield, Newark, and Sherwood, as well as parts of Derbyshire and Lincolnshire.
We prioritise placing patient needs at the heart of everything we do, striving to ensure that every patient receives treatment with the same care, kindness, and courtesy we would expect for our own family members.
Our Commitments:
- Clinically-led organisation: Staff and teamwork are empoweringly supported.
- Reputation for excellence: Voters named us the best acute Trust to work for in the East Midlands for seven consecutive years in the NHS Staff Survey.
- Outstanding care rating: The Care Quality Commission awarded our Trust 'outstanding', and King’s Mill Hospital is the only outstanding NHS-run hospital in the East Midlands.
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Additional Information
Contract Type
Zero-hour contracts will be considered.
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- As of 9th April, visa type switches may no longer be eligible, even if the role appears on the shortage occupation list.
Contact for Further Details
| Field | Information |
|---|---|
| Name | Julie Stewart |
| Job Title | Team Leader |
| julie.stewart6@nhs.net | |
| Telephone | 01623 622515 |
| Ext. | 3181 |
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