Decontamination Technician

Job overview

Applications are invited for a decontamination technician to work as a member of a busy team in all aspects of reprocessing surgical equipment, medical devices, instruments sets and endoscopes, including disinfection, sterilisation and delivery.

***Preference will be given to internal Trust staff, as well as ‘Priority’ and 'At Risk' status including NHS At Risk staff throughout Devon who are able to display recent relevant experience as dictated by the Person Specification.***

Main duties of the job

To undertake Decontamination Science duties and assist the Decontamination Technician Section Lead, in providing a specialised decontamination of medical devices service contributing to the clinical care of the patient

Responsible for the receipt, disassembly, cleaning, reassembly, packing and distribution of Sterile Goods and Surgical Instruments, in one of the main sections of the Decontamination and Sterilisation unit

Working with soiled items returned from Theatres for Decontamination and Sterilisation or under Clean Room conditions working to Quality First instructions

To be flexible in working in different sections of the Decontamination and Sterilisation unit

To work in accordance with the Department’s Standard Operating Procedures and Quality Management Systems

This is a crucial area of the hospitals work, supporting the Operating Theatres, Wards, and local health centres in caring for the patient.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

COMMUNICATION

• To communicate, both verbally and electronically with other members of Staff and Management to ensure the continual and efficient running of the service and to the required high standards
• To assist in receiving Customer requests and progressing high priority items
• Ability to train other staff in aspects of decontamination
• Communicates with Theatres and other Departments when necessary to inform them of the status of their requirements.

KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE

• To gain and use their knowledge of Surgical Instruments in Producing a Quality First service to Theatres, Wards, Clinics and G.P.s
• To Support and enhance the continual quality initiative ensuring ‘Quality First’ approach to all aspects of work and to act as a Quality Auditor when required.
• Understanding of the procedure for Loan items
• Acceptance to work towards the NVQ Level 3 qualification in Infection Control & Decontamination
• To have the knowledge of the complete Decontamination Process
• To have a knowledge of the Endoscope reprocessing process
• Working towards or already have a Diploma in Decontamination

For further information please see attached job description

Applicant requirements

The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.