Decontamination Technician

Due to the growing number of treatments we are now giving to patients our busy, detailed and professional, Sterile Services department have a need for Bank Decontamination Technicians to join to support the Sterile Services team and in ensuring a continuously effective decontamination and sterile supplies service.

• How conscious are you about decontamination and sterile services in our Hospitals and Treatment Centres today?
• How knowledgeable and compliant are you when it comes to health and safety guidelines (PPE) and the COSHH legislation?
• How do you see yourself working to a prescribed standards in order to minimise risk to others?
Working in close co-operation our with Theatre departments you the Sterile Services Technician will be providing an effective service for the needs of surgeons and patients. This is a Bank / casual position, offering flexible working hours from Monday toSaturday (Arrange rotas will be issued to you up to 2 weeks in advance!) Reporting to the Decontamination Manager you the Bank Decontamination Technician will be assisting in the reprocessing of reusable medical devices this will involve washing, disinfecting and the sterilising of theatre equipment. You will also be responsible for the decontamination of flexible Endoscopes for our Endoscopy department. You'll be helping to maintain supplies inventories and stock levels, keeping accurate records maintained on our computer system tracking various theatre items and instruments. This will include, daily validation testing and recording. With the Sterile Technicians, you'll look to monitor all procedures and report malfunctions of sterilisers and washer-disinfectors to the Sterile Services Manager and record the details on forms. You will be helping in conducting planned audits, looking at particulars such as equipment being correctly labelled and available as required and that equipment leaving the centre is correctly documented. There is a requirement to stand while carrying out duties in all production areas; with a frequent requirement to exert a moderate to high physical effort whilst unloading and loading trolleys into the autoclaves and washer disinfectors.

You will need to be focused in your work as concentration is required all times during the decontamination and packing process. You will be an effective communicator at all level, both written and verbal with a good degree of computer literacy. The role requires applicants to preferably have Hepatitis B and TB vaccinations, however, practice plus group will put successful applicants through a course if there is no evidence of immunisation

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