Hospital Authority

Application Deadline : 2 September 2026
Date of Issue : 20 August 2026

Vacancy Notification Circular No. HKIC202608138

Position

Sterile Supplies Assistant

Rank

Patient Care Assistant II

Hospital / Cluster / Department :

Hong Kong Island Cluster/ The Duchess of Kent Children's Hospital / Operating Theatre

Pay

HK$22,174 - HK$25,195 per month

Up to 5% of total basic salary as end-of-contract gratuity may be offered upon completion of the contract with satisfactory performance.

Key Responsibilities

1.          Count and check the used surgical instruments and accessories before decontamination process;

2.          Undertake decontamination, washing and disinfection of used instruments and utensils by the use of appropriate machinery and washing cycles;

3.          Hand wash certain types of instruments;

4.          Operate, test and clean various types of sterilizer, washer-disinfector, ultrasonic cleaner, heat sealing machine, computer and report for any abnormality;

5.          Monitor the critical parameters of sterilizer and wash-disinfector at the end of each functioning cycle;

6.          Maintain the daily and periodical records of the related devices;

7.          Perform manufacture / expiry date stamping on the sterilized goods;

8.      Perform duties in surgical instruments and accessories care, including maintenance service, dismantling, cleansing, disinfection, drying, inspection, assembling, packing, sterilization and dispatching;

9.          Perform duties in packing, sterilization and dispatching of linen packs and dressings;

10.      Management of instrument stores (sterile / clean);

11.      Inventory keeping of instrument, accessories and consumable and record keeping of department activities;

12.      Co-ordinate with external suppliers and other hospital departments;

13.      Perform any other duties as assigned by the supervisor.

F.5/ S.5 or equivalent (see Remark);

Possession of at least one of the following Certificates of Competency for Boilers & Pressure Vessels Ordinance based on duty requirements (see Remark):

(a) Class III All Electrically Heated Boilers (including automatically controlled) and Steam Receivers;

(b) Class V Special Purpose Boilers as Specified: Steam Heated Boilers only;

(c) Class VI Steam Receivers;

Completion of structured departmental training (see Remark);

Good command of English and Chinese, written and spoken.

Preferred Attributes:

Experience in reprocessing of operating theatre instruments.

Able to work independently, self-motivated, well-organized and be responsible.

Possess recognized Health Care Assistant Training or Care-related Support Worker (CRSW) certificate.

Remark 

For All Applicants

1. Please refer to https://www.ha.org.hk/haho/ho/hrd_jv/NotestoApplicants.pdf for Notes to Applicants.

2.  Applicants who do not meet entry requirements (2), (3), if find suitable, will be employed to undergo at least 6 months' on the job training including the structured departmental training and certified boiler / equipment sterilizer operation training. Employment may be terminated if the selected applicant cannot pass the assessment after training.

For Serving HA Staff

3. Serving staff with F.3/ S.3 standard and 2 years' care-related work experience may also be considered. Candidates who have completed the JUMP program organized by Hospital Authority are considered to have attained F.3/S.3 level.

Please submit on-line application on or before 2 September 2026. 

For enquiries, please telephone 2817 0293.