H S D Operative

HSSD (Hospital Sterile Services Department) Operative, Cork University Hospital.

Details of Service:

The core element of HSSD is the decontamination and sterilisation of Reusable Invasive Medical Devices (RIMD) for the Theatre Department, CUMH, the wards, Outpatients, Dialysis, A&E and the Radiological unit, and the provision of Endoscopy services for Out-Patient and Regional Cancer services. HSSD has operational hours of 24 hours a day over 7 days.

Purpost of Post:

To reprocess surgical and medical instrumentation and devices, including the collection, cleaning, disinfection, inspection, packing, sterilizing and delivery back to the service user.

To reprocess Endoscopes through decontamination and sterilisation and delivery back to service user. Each step is tracked and traced on a computerised system and aimed at achieving the HSE standards and recommended practices for Central Decontamination Units.

Informal Enquiries

Ms Andrea Kennedy, CNM2, HSSD Manager, Email: Andrea.Kennedy@hse.ie, Tel: 021 4920157

Closing Date:

12 noon on Tuesday 15th April 2025