Sterile Services Technician

Main area Sterile Services Grade Band 2 Contract Permanent Hours 37.5 hours per week (Full Time 37.5 hours per week) Job
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10210-EH

Site Luton and Dunstable Hospital Town Luton Salary £25,272 pa Salary period Yearly Closing 13/10/2026 23:59 Interview date 22/10/2026

The Sterile Services Department at the Luton & Dunstable NHS Trust requires a Technician to join our busy team.

Working at 37.5 hours a week, 13:00 to 21:00 and every 4 th weekend. (bank holidays by rota)

The Department processes flexible endoscopes, surgical instruments and supplies sterile and disinfected equipment to the wards, departments and theatres within the hospital.

Duties will involve the decontamination and sterilizing of surgical instruments including flexible endoscopes, operation of decontamination equipment and distribution of sterile items throughout the hospital.

Experience is desirable but not essential as an in-house training programme is in place.

Please note there is a strict uniform policy in place due to infection control.

HOURS:

8am to 4pm alternating with 1pm – 9pm Monday to Friday

Saturday and Sunday 8am – 4pm or 11am to 7pm (depending on rota) every 4 th weekend

Bank holidays worked on a rota system

Post holder will be required to participate in the departments on-call rota

Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides hospital services to a growing population of around 700,000 people living across Bedfordshire and the surrounding areas across two busy hospital sites in Bedford and Luton. Both hospital sites offer key services such as A&E, Obstetrics-led Maternity and Paediatrics. You will be joining a friendly, high performing Trust committed to ensuring the health and wellbeing of staff.

As one of the largest NHS Trusts in our region you will have access to a programme of high quality training and development to help you grow your career. The Trust continues to be committed to delivering the best patient care using the best clinical knowledge and technology available.

Our values

We not only recruit based on qualifications and experience - we recruit individuals who demonstrate the behaviours which underpin our Trusts core values. We achieve this by using values based recruitment. We are dedicated to making our recruitment practices as inclusive as possible for everyone, we are committed to promoting equality and diversity, and creating a culture that values differences.

Please note that vacancies may close prior to the advertised closing date when sufficient number of applications have been received. All new staff will be subject to a probationary period covering first 6 months in post. Travel between hospital sites may be required. Please review documents attached to ensure you familiarize yourself with all requirements of the job.

You will be joining a friendly, high performing Trust committed to ensuring the health and wellbeing of staff. As one of the largest NHS Trusts in our region you will have access to a programme of high quality training and development to help you grow your career.

We have state-of-the art facilities placing us at the heart of cutting edge health care. The Trust continues to be committed to delivering the best patient care using the best clinical knowledge and technology available.

Please note that vacancies may close prior to the advertised closing date when sufficient number of applications have been received. Please ensure that you make your application as soon as possible.

All new staff will be subject to a probationary period covering their first six months in post. Travel between hospital sites may be required.

Please review all documents attached to this…