# Dental Decontamination Technician

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Gloucestershire Health & Care NHS Foundation Trust.

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## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** Gloucestershire Health & Care NHS Foundation Trust
- **Location:** Edward Jenner Court
- **Workplace type:** onsite
- **Profession:** Decontamination technician
- **Grade:** Band 3
- **Salary:** £25,760 - £27,476 per annum
- **Contract type:** Permanent
- **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- **Closing date:** 2026-09-20T22:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-09-01T01:44:18.899Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Gloucestershire/Cheltenham/Gloucestershire_Health_Care_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Dental/Dental-v8255365
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8255365?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002
- **Employer website:** https://www.ghc.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### Job overview

We are seeking a motivated and enthusiastic Dental Decontamination Technician to join our team. The successful candidate will paly a vital role in supporting the delivery of safe, high quality dental care by ensuring al dental instruments and equipment are effectively decontaminated, sterilised, and maintained in accordance of HTM 01-05 and current processes.

### Main duties of the job

- - Utilising specialised decontamination equipment.
- - Ensure used equipment and instruments are cleaned, sterilised and repackaged.
- - Undertake frequent testing of specialised decontamination equipment and pressurised vessels to ensure that these items of equipment are functioning correctly
- - To ensure a smooth and efficient running of the Dental service
- - It is a requirement for this role that the successful candidate is appropriately vaccinated to carry out this role once induction and on site training is complete.

### Detailed job description and main responsibilities

- To complete testing of autoclaves, washer disinfectors and ultrasonic cleaners.
- Adhere to local processes and HTM01-05
- Complete specific cleaning efficiency testing.
- Decontaminate and sterilise specialised re-usable dental equipment and instruments.
- To sterilise dental instruments using pressure vessels/autoclaves.
- To liaise with outside stakeholders to ensure a quality service.
- To be proactive in problem solving when equipment fails.
- To undertake administrative tasks within the clinic as required.

The qualification, training & experience requirements for the role are underlined in the Job Description/Person Specification.

### Applicant requirements

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

## Person Specification

### Essential

**Essential**

- NVQ Level 3 or equivalent level of knowledge
- Evidence of good attention to detail
- Evidence of good communication skills
- Clear and accurate recording skills, both digitally and written

**Desirable**

- Knowledge of HTM 01 05
- Experience in decontamination process
- Knowledge or experience of dental services

### desirable

**Essential**

- Evidence of motivation, use of initiative and a team player
- Prioritising work loads

**Desirable**

- Knowledge of GHC trust

## Documents

- [staff benefits - ghc (pdf, 618.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2522)
- [dental decontamination technician (pdf, 146.2kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10569260)
- [dental decontamination technician (pdf, 445.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10569259)
- [additional information for applicants (pdf, 408.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2656)

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