How do I hire locum or temporary sterile services technicians through Actionus?

Send us the role, location, dates and engagement type. We confirm what is achievable, shortlist compliant sterile services technicians and book them once you approve, with hours recorded through weekly online timesheets.

Can Actionus recruit permanent and interim sterile services technicians?

Yes. We recruit sterile services and decontamination staff on locum, temporary, interim and permanent terms, and temporary assignments can convert to permanent on agreed terms.

What checks are completed before sterile services technicians start?

Professional registration where it applies, right to work, identity, the correct level of DBS, references and role-specific training evidence. The compliance pack is shared with you before the assignment begins.

Do you work across the whole of the UK?

Yes. Actionus recruits nationally across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, and in Ireland, so you work with one agency wherever the vacancy sits.

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Sterile Services and Decontamination recruitment agency.

Hire locum, temporary, interim and permanent sterile services technicians with Actionus. Sterile services and decontamination keep theatre lists running, and staffing gaps quickly translate into cancelled operations. Actionus supplies decontamination technicians, team leaders and managers for temporary, contract and permanent roles across NHS SSD units and independent providers.

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How you can hire

Locum, temporary, interim or permanent.

Locum sterile services technicians

Short-notice and planned locum sterile services technicians to cover rota gaps, sickness, leave and backlogs, booked on your framework or direct engagement terms where they apply.

Temporary sterile services technicians

Temporary sterile services technicians for seasonal pressure, projects and fixed blocks of work, with weekly online timesheets approved by your manager.

Interim sterile services technicians

Interim sterile services technicians and senior leads to hold a service, cover a vacant post or deliver a change programme while you recruit permanently.

Permanent sterile services technicians

Permanent sterile services technicians sourced, screened and shortlisted against your brief, with interviews arranged and offers managed through to start.

Compliance checked before the first shift

•Enhanced DBS or PVG, with update service checks
•Right to work and identity verification
•References covering recent clinical employment
•Occupational health and immunisation clearance
•Mandatory training evidence

Settings we supply

•NHS sterile services departments
•Independent decontamination providers
•Endoscopy decontamination units
•Theatre support services

Specialities

Instrument decontamination, Endoscope reprocessing, Tray assembly and inspection, Autoclave operation, Quality and audit, Shift leadership

Questions

Hiring sterile services technicians, answered.

How do I hire locum or temporary sterile services technicians through Actionus?: Send us the role, location, dates and engagement type. We confirm what is achievable, shortlist compliant sterile services technicians and book them once you approve, with hours recorded through weekly online timesheets.
Can Actionus recruit permanent and interim sterile services technicians?: Yes. We recruit sterile services and decontamination staff on locum, temporary, interim and permanent terms, and temporary assignments can convert to permanent on agreed terms.
What checks are completed before sterile services technicians start?: Professional registration where it applies, right to work, identity, the correct level of DBS, references and role-specific training evidence. The compliance pack is shared with you before the assignment begins.
Do you work across the whole of the UK?: Yes. Actionus recruits nationally across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, and in Ireland, so you work with one agency wherever the vacancy sits.

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