Job Description

Spire Cardiff Hospital | Pontprennau, Cardiff | Sterile Services Assistant | Bank | Free on site parking

At Spire Cardiff Hospital, our Sterile Services Department is essential to the smooth and safe delivery of surgical care. As an SSD Assistant, you will play a crucial role in ensuring every instrument used in theatre is clean, safe, and ready for use. Your work directly impacts patient outcomes, supporting clinical teams by maintaining the highest standards of safety and precision. This is a hands-on, physically active role where attention to detail and a commitment to quality make a real difference every day.

This Sterile Services Assistant role is ideal for candidates with experience in decontamination or hospital sterile services.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Clean, disinfect, sterilise, and pack theatre instruments and equipment
• Check instrument trays pre- and post-decontamination to ensure accuracy
• Prepare linen, consumables, and surgical sets for sterilisation
• Maintain accurate records using instrument tracking systems
• Monitor equipment performance and report repair requirements
• Follow infection prevention and control policies at all times
• Undertake manual handling tasks, including lifting and moving equipment safely

Who we’re looking for:

• Certificate or NVQ Level 3 in Decontamination (desirable)
• Self-motivated, with the ability to work both independently and as part of a team
• Awareness of infection control, microbiology, and aseptic techniques
• Understanding of SSD processes, machinery, and surgical instruments
• Good English communication skills (equivalent to IELTS 7.0)
• Comfortable working in a physically demanding environment

Contract Type: Bank

Working Hours: Weekends

Benefits

• Weekly pay and competitive hourly rates
• Flexible shifts to fit around your lifestyle
• Access to Spire Healthcare pension
• Free uniform and DBS check
• Comprehensive induction and ongoing training
• A welcoming, inclusive team culture

We commit to our employee’s well-being through work life balance, on-going development, support and reward.

If you’re looking for a flexible role where you can make a meaningful difference to patient care, we’d love to hear from you.

For further information about this role or for an informal conversation about the range of career options available with Spire please contact Alison Roberts on alison.roberts@spirehealthcare.com

Closing Date If we have received sufficient applications, we reserve the right to close this vacancy without further notice, so please submit your application as soon as possible.

Join Spire Cardiff in Pontprennau and be part of a team that plays a vital role in delivering safe, high-quality patient care.

Spire Healthcare is a leading independent healthcare group in the United Kingdom, running 38 hospitals and over 50 clinics across England, Wales and Scotland. It provides diagnostics, inpatient, day case and outpatient care, operates a network of private GPs and provides workplace health services to over 800 corporate clients. It also delivers a range of private and NHS mental health, musculoskeletal and dermatological services.

We have achieved our market leading position because of our Purpose, which is to 'make a positive difference to people's lives through outstanding personalised care' Everyone at Spire is aligned to this purpose, which underpins a culture of respect, inclusion, passion and collaboration across our business, enabling us to achieve more than 98% of our hospitals being rated ‘Good’ or ‘Outstanding’ by the Regulators; these are sector leading standards.