Decontamination Technician

Job overview

DECONTAMINATION TECHNICIAN (HSDU)

Band 3

Hours: 37.5 hours per week

Early: 8am – 16.00pm

Late: 11am – 19.00pm

Saturday: 8am – 16.00pm - Every other week

The Decontamination Unit provides a vital service reprocessing surgical instruments for use in all wards and departments within the trust

You will be involved in the cleaning, inspecting, assembling, packing, sterilising and distributing surgical equipment for supply to Wards, Departments, Theatres and Endoscopy

Successful candidates will require attention to detail & an eagerness and ability to learn

A comprehensive in house training programme is in operation which successful candidates will be expected to take part in and complete

The role is physically demanding, lifting and handling heavy instrument sets and long periods of standing.  It is necessary to transport theatre equipment around the hospital using trolleys.

As a clinical support service the department is operational 6 days a week, supported by an on-call service to meet the demands of the hospital.

Other requirements for this role are:

• v  Literacy and numeracy skills v  Good organisational skills v  Confident, outgoing, punctual and flexible v  Basic IT skills v  Insight into the care of delicate and expensive equipment

The unit is compliant to ISO13485 Quality Management System.  Previous experience working with a Quality System is desirable but not essential.

We are unable to offer sponsorship for this role

Interview 19 December 2025

Main duties of the job

'We care We communicate We collaborate We contribute'

To assist in the reprocessing and sterilisation of reusable instrumentation for patient use in theatres, wards and departments these products are classed as medical devices and are subject to regulatory control during manufacture.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

• v  To communicate with customers at all levels both face to face and by telephone. v  To deal with telephone enquires as necessary in a concise and appropriate manner, recording all relevant information and acting as appropriate v  To ensure that verbal and written communication is maintained within the departments v  Exchange information with work colleagues and service users v  Demonstrate a courteous and helpful approach to visitors and Colleagues v  Support new employees in the department v  Required to deliver the set work on time and to the required standard v  Provide information and demonstrate duties to less experienced staff to assist them in meeting work demands v  Be able to provide anticipated delivery times of equipment and advise on location of equipment using the traceability system to locate individual sets/equipment v  Monitor and record daily checks on decontamination equipment ensuring that any anomalies are escalated to the senior team. v  Isolating faulty equipment for further investigation and recording non-conformances in the approved manner. v  Carry out detailed product release, checking for physical evidence/indication of sterility.  Physical properties to be assessed. v  Inspect decontamination equipment (Autoclaves and Washer/Disinfectors) for any change in condition i.e., steam leaks or build-up of scale of the autoclaves. Please refer to the job description for further details.