Decontamination Services Apprentice Technician

The duration of this apprenticeship programme will be 12 to 18 months and you will achieve a Level 2 Diploma in Healthcare Science. This qualification will be administered through satisfactory attendance with the registered provider and satisfactory completion.

This is a full time position, 36.5 hours per week, working on a 4 week rolling rota with varied shifts patterns between 08.00am to 20.00pm. This includes rostered weekends.

• Please note that the pay scale will be as follows. Pay is determined as a percentage of the pay for qualified staff. You will be remunerated in accordance with Annex 21 Agenda for Change.


Main duties of the job

To work as an integral part of the department team in the receipt, disassembly, cleaning, disinfection, re-assembly, packing and sterilisation of surgical instruments (medical devices). Recording all tasks on the departments computerised tracking and tracing system.

To work at all times in accordance with the department Standard Operating Procedures and the Quality Management System BS EN ISO 13485 MDD 93/42 EEC (MHRA) Annex Sterility Aspects only.

To assist Decontamination Services Technicians and Supervisors in providing a specialized decontamination of medical devices service contributing to the clinical care of patients.

The Decontamination Services Department adopts the principle of working together, thereby covering all aspects of the duties required to meet our service needs.

To be eligible for a funded apprenticeship, you must be over the age of 16, a resident in the UK for the last 3 years and you must not hold a level 3 qualification (or above) or an NVQ Level 2 qualification in the same pathway or subject, e.g., BTEC or GCSE.

We provide care and support to over a million people in Wakefield and Kirklees in their homes, community settings and across our three hospital sites at Pontefract, Dewsbury and Pinderfields (Wakefield).

Always striving for excellence, we are at the forefront of innovation and research, and we invest in teaching and the development of our workforce.

We live by our values of caring, improving, being respectful and maintaining high standards. We listen and learn because we aim to make Mid Yorkshire the best place to work and receive care.

We value diversity and welcome talent and enthusiasm irrespective of age, disability, neurodivergence, sex, gender identity and gender expression, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation, or other personal circumstances including providing unpaid carers support to someone with a health and care need. As ethnic minority groups, members of the LGBTQ+ community, and people with a disability/neurodivergence are currently under-represented across the organisation, we encourage applications from members of these groups. We have policies and procedures to ensure all applicants are treated fairly and consistently.

We are proud of our staff networks - who offer valuable guidance and feedback from those with lived experience.

We have a clear vision and you could be part of this! If you share our values and you want to make a difference to the lives of our patients and their families and carers, we would love to hear from you.

£22,816 to £24,336 a year Remuneration is in accordance with Annex 21 Agenda for Change