# Decontamination Technician > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/decontamination-technician/bb5c2545-e267-4aa7-a85f-e48127eabe47 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/decontamination-technician/bb5c2545-e267-4aa7-a85f-e48127eabe47.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust - **Location:** Derriford Hospital - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Decontamination technician - **Grade:** Band 2 - **Salary:** £25,272 Per Annum - **Contract type:** Permanent: 37.5 hrs Monday to Friday, night shift enhancements for unsocial hours. - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-10-19T22:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-10-05T09:01:23.451Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Devon/PLYMOUTH/University_Hospitals_Plymouth_NHS_Trust/Health_care_sciences/Health_care_sciences-v8299194 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8299194?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.plymouthhospitals.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### 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. ## Person Specification ### Qualifications **Essential** - Able to work towards apprenticeship NVQs at level 2 and 3 - Must have excellent administrative and numerate skills - Educated to a GCSE standard in English and Maths and a science subject grade 4 -9 (A-C) or equivalent demonstrable experience **Desirable** - Completed Risk Assessment training - NVQ Level 2 and 3 in Decontamination support service - IDSc Technical certificate in Decontamination or relevant demonstrable experience in Decontamination ### Aptitude & Abilities **Essential** - Good communication skills, written and verbal, with ability to demonstrate clarity and understanding - Good Customer Service skills - Attention to detail **Desirable** - Demonstrable experience in a demand and supply, customer-based environment ### Knowledge & Experience **Essential** - Previous demonstrable experience in a Production Environment - Basic IT skills - Able to deal with Complex assembly **Desirable** - Demonstrable Supply or Retail experience - Basic mechanical or electrical assembly - Demonstrable experience and proven knowledge required of Surgical Instruments and Endoscopes and of the necessary Decontamination procedures ## Documents - [basic literacy assessment (pdf, 56.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10665891) - [decontamination technician (pdf, 320.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10665890) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.