HSDU Technician (Partime Evenings)

  • HSDU Technician (Partime Evenings) | Manchester University NHS...

    Company Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust in Manchester
    06.03.2025 Updated on: 06.03.2025

    HSDU provides a technical service to the whole Trust i.e., the decontamination and sterilisation of medical devices. This is a service which is critical to patient safety.The service provided by HSDU is in continuous demand from theatres and other “customers” throughout the Trust. The potholder is frequently required to respond effectively to unpredictable demands, changing priorities, interruptions etc. associated with this hectic and stressful environment immediately changing planned activities in response.The largest proportion of work carried out by the department is the reprocessing of surgical instruments after use. The initial stage in this process is the decontamination of the instruments which involves the removal of blood, tissue and other bodily fluids resulting from their previ...