Senior Assistant Technical Officer(UK Visa Sponsorship)
Job Description
About the role
University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Senior Assistant Technical Officer to join its Sterile Services team. This is a key operational role within the Trust’s decontamination services, supporting the safe and timely supply of sterile instruments and equipment used across operating theatres and clinical areas.
You will work across all Trust decontamination facilities and play an important supervisory role, supporting technicians, maintaining quality standards, and ensuring regulatory and accreditation requirements are consistently met. This post requires flexibility, attention to detail, and a strong commitment to patient safety.
Key responsibilities
As a Senior Assistant Technical Officer, you will:
- Work across all areas of the sterile services and decontamination function
- Supervise staff in designated areas, providing guidance, support, and on-the-job training
- Monitor technician performance, dress code compliance, and adherence to Trust procedures
- Take responsibility for final product release, ensuring all items meet required quality standards
- Inspect, assemble, and prepare surgical instruments according to agreed specifications
- Decontaminate, replace, or arrange repair of equipment used in theatres and clinical settings
- Ensure products are supplied in the correct quantities, condition, and level of cleanliness
- Maintain delivery schedules to support clinical activity
- Carry out daily and weekly testing regimes in line with regulatory requirements
- Conduct stock audits, including sterility checks and expiry date monitoring
- Liaise with clinical teams, providing customer service and support visits where required
- Participate in the on-call rota for both departments
- Support the maintenance of ISO 9001 and ISO 13485 accreditation
About UCLH
University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest and most complex NHS trusts in the UK, serving a diverse local, national, and international population.
UCLH delivers academically led acute and specialist services across eight hospital sites, including University College Hospital, the National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, and the Royal National ENT and Eastman Dental Hospitals. The Trust is internationally recognised for excellence in cancer care, infection, neurology, gastroenterology, women’s health, and oral health, supported by world-class diagnostic and clinical services.
UCLH is proud to be consistently rated as one of the best NHS trusts to work for in England, based on staff survey results.
Person specification
Qualifications and knowledge
Essential:
- Five GCSEs/O Levels (or equivalent experience)
- Understanding of quality-controlled production environments
Desirable:
- Full or associate membership of the Institute of Decontamination Sciences (IDSc)
- Experience working within a Quality Management System (QMS)
- Internal auditor qualification
Experience
Essential:
- Experience producing high-quality products within defined performance criteria
Desirable:
- Experience working within the NHS
- Experience in a sterile services or decontamination facility
Skills and attributes
You will demonstrate:
- A strong awareness of teamwork and collaborative working
- The ability to follow Trust policies, procedures, and safety requirements
- Clear verbal and written communication skills
- Commitment to continuous professional development
- Physical capability to stand for extended periods
- Experience of repetitive manual handling, including lifting loads exceeding 15kg
Pre-employment checks and compliance
- This role is subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check, in line with the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1975
- Applicants must have the right to work in the UK
Visa sponsorship
Applications from candidates requiring Skilled Worker visa sponsorship are welcome and will be considered in line with UK Visas and Immigration requirements
Overseas applicants may be required to provide criminal record certificates for countries lived in during the past 10 years
- Professional standards and safety
- This role supports national standards for patient safety, infection prevention, and medical device decontamination
- Employment practices align with NHS and public sector workforce guidance
Employer details
University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
University College London Hospital
250 Euston Road
London, NW1 2PG
