The incumbent will be responsible for performing routine work in the collection and distribution of items to and from the Central Sterile Processing Department.

 VACANCY

Applications are invited for suitably qualified persons to fill the following position at the North-Central Regional Health Authority (NCRHA).

CENTRAL STERILE PROCESSING ATTENDANT

The incumbent will be responsible for performing routine work in the collection and distribution of items to and from the Central Sterile Processing Department.

 Main Responsibilities:

• Collect and receive contaminated articles from ‘User Areas’.
• Distribute sterilised items to ‘User Areas’.
• Collect water from the water treatment room for sterilisation.
• Maintain clean trolleys for the distribution of sterile items.
• Pack trolleys with sterilised items to return to ‘User Areas’.
• Pack consumable supplies for sterilisation.
• Take linens to the sewing room for repairs.
• Assist on weekends with the assembling of instruments and linen when the workload is heavy.
• Use an enclosed trolley for collection of contaminated instruments from the ‘User Area’ to be decontaminated.
• Follow the guidelines in the Quality Assurance Manual, Quality Management System Procedure Manual and the Draft Health and Safety Manual.
• Documentation of the instrument packs received from the ‘User Areas’, as well as, ensure documented contaminated instrument forms correspond with sterile items to be returned to ‘User Area’.
• Manually wash soiled articles, assembles soiled or washed articles in baskets or other containers prior to final cleaning and decontamination in mechanical or ultrasonic washer/sterilizer.
• Load assembled orders into sterile transport carts and transports sterile supplies to patient-care areas, obtaining necessary approved documentation on hand-over.
• Perform other related duties as directed by the organisational relationship.

Minimum Qualifications, Training and Experience:

• Three (3) O’level passes which should include Mathematics, English Language.
• Knowledge of handling sterilised items.
• At least three (3) years’ experience in a sterilisation environment.
• Certificate in sterilizing from a recognised body.

* Certificates acquired at foreign universities MUST be supported by certified transcripts as well as evidence that the completed program is accredited in Trinidad and Tobago. 

All applications should be submitted with a cover letter, a detailed Curriculum Vitae, copies of relevant certificates, birth certificate, a police certificate of good character, a contact number and two (2) testimonials by October 02, 2025 and addressed (with the name of the position applied for, clearly labelled, on the outside of the envelope and the cover letter). To:

Office of the General Manager, Human Resources

North-Central Regional Health Authority

Building #39, Third Floor

Eric Williams Medical Sciences Complex

Champs Fleurs

Unsuitable/late applications will not be acknowledged.