Endoscopy Decontamination Technician

As part of our growing service we are looking for you to join our busy Endoscopy Unit at Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust-. Our services cover the sites of Queen Alexandra Hospital and Gosport War memorial Hospital due to this you will be expected to be mobile across all PHU sites.

We are a highly motivated team running five full time Endoscopy suites, and an unsedated nurse-led satellite unit at Gosport War Memorial.

We are a core diagnostic function of the hospital and keep the flow of patients getting the care they need. Our services include an ever increasing number of specialised therapeutic and diagnostic procedures which require a high level of technical capability and a passion for problem solving.

The main responsibility of this post will be as a vital member of the decontamination team, which involves daily manual cleaning and processing of Endoscopes for the procedure rooms. Training and supervision will be ongoing during the first 12 week 'in house' competencies.

Shifts for this role will include a variety of:

Early - 07;30 - 15:00

Late - 11:30 - 19:00

Days - 08:00 - 18:00

This can be a physically demanding as you will be standing and moving across the site for your shift and challenging role but is very rewarding. We offer full in house training, apprenticeships and internal progression to various posts within Endoscopy. We are able to support the validation of your portfolio of evidence.

You will be expected to work in a team and learn all aspects of decontamination of flexible endoscopes. To work alongside the multi-disciplinary team in delivering high level decontamination expertise and care to patients in all areas of the department, including covering the Gosport Unit.

Essential

• English and Maths qualification at Level 1


• Attention to detail


• Desire to deliver compassionate care in the hospital environment


Desirable

• Previous cleaning experience


Skills and Knowledge

Essential

• Ability to work as part of a team


• Effective patient/client care skills


• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.


Desirable

• IT skills


• European Computer Driving Licence (ECDL)
  
  Here at Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust, we are proud to provide expert, compassionate care for our local population. We are ranked as the third in the country for research, embedding education and training across the organisation. Our main hub is the Queen Alexandra Hospital, which is one of the largest hospitals on the south coast employing over 8,700 staff.


Our patients come from all walks of life and so do we. We hire great people from a wide variety of backgrounds because it makes our hospital stronger. If you share our values and our enthusiasm for getting it right for patients, colleagues, and our community, you will find a home at Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust., The health and wellbeing of our staff is at the forefront of everything we do. We are proud to be able to offer our staff some fantastic benefits including our on-site Nursery, access to our free Beach Hut for those long summer days, our on-site Wellness Centre including a gym and a swimming pool, access to our fantastic staff networks including LGBTQ, Race Equality and DisAbility, and awards ceremonies to recognise your achievements. We believe we can offer support to all of our staff when they need it the most.