Sterile Service Technician
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Position Overview & Specifications
It is an exciting time to join Bristol Dental School as we move to a city centre state of the art new site (1 Trinity Quay, Avon Street, Bristol) to deliver a new operating model in Summer 2023.
Applications are invited for a flexible, hardworking, and reliable sterile services technician for the processing of all dental instruments for this 119-chair clinical facility.
The post holders will be working within a small team, work closely with and taking direction from the Sterile Services Supervisor and Head of Dental Nursing and Decontamination. The decontamination unit will maintain the flow of dental instruments through the Dental School, the production of all goods received and dispatched to and from the clinical areas being a predominantly teaching environment for dental undergraduates and trainee dental nurses.
The successful candidate will:
- Working with a team of technicians to fulfil objectives within the teaching environment
- Undertake safe and efficient practices for decontamination, instrument assembly and sterilisation of instruments, consumables, and equipment within the predefined quality assurance standards.
- Engage with all aspects of decontamination and the decontamination process to include trac and trace systems
- Working closely with the Sterile Service Supervisor and Head of Dental Nursing and decontamination to achieve an efficient and fully functional sterile service department at Bristol Dental School
- You have previous experience as a sterile services technician or similar role within the sterile services field
- You have a positive attitude with good communication skills
- You are committed in providing a high level of internal customer service
- You have the ability to work effectively and proactively as part of a sterile service team and within the wider dental teaching environment
- Full time/Part time/Job Share- Monday-Friday, 35 hours per week.
- Salary Range – Grade D £21,761 (£11.97 per hour) to £23,662 (£13 per hour) based on 35 hours per week- depending on experience.
Contract type: Open-ended
Work pattern: Full time/ 1 FTE
Grade: D
Salary: £21,761 – £23,662 per annum
School/Unit: Bristol Dental School
Shift pattern: 35 hours per week
This advert will close at 23:59 GMT on 13/06/2023
For informal queries please contact: Lee Moran lee.moran@bristol.ac.uk
We recently launched our strategy to 2030 tying together our mission, vision and values.
The University of Bristol aims to be a place where everyone feels able to be themselves and do their best in an inclusive working environment where all colleagues can thrive and reach their full potential. We want to attract, develop, and retain individuals with different experiences, backgrounds and perspectives – particularly people of colour, LGBT+ and disabled people - because diversity of people and ideas remains integral to our excellence as a global civic institution.Available documents
- School Information - BDS - October 2022.pdf
- SUPP109856 - Sterile Service Technician JD.pdf
JOB NUMBER
SUPP109856
CONTRACT TYPE/WORK PATTERN
Open ended / Full time
CLOSING DATE
13 Jun 2023
FACULTY/DIVISION
Faculty of Health Sciences
SALARY
£21,761 – £23,662 per annum
Candidate Selection & Onboarding Process
Application & Resume Screening
Submit your tailored CV/Resume directly to the talent acquisition portal.
Technical & Competency Interviews
Virtual interviews with the hiring manager and multidisciplinary team.
Formal Offer & Benefits Negotiation
Written agreement outlining compensation, equity, retirement vesting, and relocation allowances.
Onboarding & Corporate Integration
Equipment provisioning, team orientation, and commencement of duties.
United Kingdom Right to Work & Skilled Worker Visa Guide
Employment in the United Kingdom requires legal Right to Work verified under the Home Office Points-Based Immigration System:
Sponsoring employers must hold an active Home Office A-rated Sponsor License and assign a valid Certificate of Sponsorship (CoS). Role must meet the general minimum salary threshold (£38,700) or occupation going rate.
Continuous employment under Skilled Worker status establishes eligibility for Indefinite Leave to Remain (ILR) after 5 continuous years, leading to British Citizenship.
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Based on transatlantic hiring benchmarks for Sterile Service Technician roles across University of Bristol's corporate sector, successful applicants typically excel across three core dimensions:
Demonstrated portfolio evidence, architecture/system design case studies, or validated professional certifications directly applicable to Colleges & Universities.
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Total compensation expectation aligned within the benchmarked £21,761 - £23,662 bracket, including retirement vesting and health parity.
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