# Endoscopy Decontamination Technician

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust.

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## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust
- **Location:** St Mary's Hospital (The Bays); Charing Cross Hospital
- **Workplace type:** onsite
- **Profession:** Decontamination technician
- **Grade:** Band 3
- **Salary:** £31,554 - £33,270 pa inclusive
- **Contract type:** Fixed term: 10 months (end date 30/06/2027)
- **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- **Closing date:** 2026-09-23T22:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-09-16T19:03:01.250Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/-v8301784
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8301784?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002
- **Employer website:** https://www.imperial.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen to be part of our in-house Endoscope Reprocessing Unit (ERU) team, as a Decontamination Technician.

Main duties will include to work in accordance with Departmental Policy, Standard Operating Procedures and Quality Management System.

You will be required to undertake work across all sites (St Mary's Hospital, Hammersmith Hospital and Charing Cross Hospital), Monday to Friday, with shift patterns between 08:00-20:00. Opportunities to work weekends as bank shifts are regularly available.

### Main duties of the job

- To undertake decontamination science duties & assist (under supervision) the workforce of Decontamination Supervisors, in providing a high quality, specialised, safe & efficient decontamination of endoscopes & medical devices service contributing to the clinical care of the patient.
- To carry out the timely collection, receipt, disassembly, cleaning, disinfection, checking, reassembly, packing, dispatch & delivery of reusable medical devices. Record all tasks in the Healthcare Science Information Systems (tracking & tracing) database.
- Work in accordance with the Department’s Standard Operating Procedures & Quality Management Systems.
- To welcome & accompany visitors to the department.
- Plan your own workload with limited supervision to deliver timely, smooth & accurate production.
- The role involves exposure to blood & body fluids.

### Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required.

For both overviews, please view the Job Description attachment with the job advert.

## Person Specification

### Experience

**Essential**

- 2 years working experience (or more) in Endoscopy Decontamination
- Infection control awareness
- Customer service

**Desirable**

- Relevant Operator training.
- Audit experience.
- Service sector work

### Education/qualifications

**Essential**

- English and mathematics to CSE Grade 3 or higher (or equivalent)

**Desirable**

- NVQ3 (Technical Certificate Decontamination) or equivalent level of knowledge & experience through decontamination training.
- QMS / internal audit certificate.

## Documents

- [frf form (pdf, 272.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10621158)
- [job description (pdf, 421.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10621157)
- [our strategy 2023-25 (pdf, 230.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=427)

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