Decontamination Technician

We are looking for a motivated and detail-orientedSterile Services Technicianto join our Decontamination Services team on our York Site. This is a key role in supporting safe and effective patient care, by ensuring surgical instruments and medical devices are decontaminated and sterilised to the highest standards. The Sterile Services Department (based at York Hospital) provides a vital service, decontaminating and reprocessing surgical instruments for use on the wards and departments. You will be involved in cleaning, inspecting, assembling, packing, sterilizing and distributing surgical equipment to wards, departments and theatres., As a clinical support unit, the department is operational 7 days a week to meet the demands of the hospital. The technician role is for a permanent part time role on the 2pm-10pm shift, Monday to Friday, and includes weekends on a rota 8am-4pm and also rostered bank holidays.,

• To undertake decontamination science duties and assist in providing a specialised decontamination of medical devices service, contributing to the clinical care of the patient.
• To carry out the receipt, disassembly, cleaning, disinfection, reassembly, packing, sterilisation or high level disinfection of reusable medical devices. Record all tasks in the Healthcare Science Information Systems (tracking and tracing) database.
• To deal with all levels of customer queries via; telephone and direct personal contact, including clinicians, nurses and other practitioners.
• To provide supervision to Apprentice Decontamination Technicians and other junior staff within the team.
• Work in accordance with the Department's Standard Operating Procedures and Quality Management System ISO13485:2016.
• The role involves exposure to infectious material and bodily fluids.
  
  Successful candidate will require attention to detail and an eagerness and ability to learn. We have a comprehensive in-house training package which successful candidates will be expected to complete.The role is physically demanding, lifting and handling heavy instrument sets and long periods of standing., The department is compliant to ISO 13485 Quality management System. Previous experience working with a quality system or in the decontamination is desirable but not essential.
  
  We offer a range of benefits to support our staff including:
• Access to the NHS Pension Scheme, providing generous benefits upon retirement, as well as a lump sum and pension for dependants
• 27 days holiday rising to 33 days (depending on NHS Trust service)
• A variety of different types of paid and unpaid leave covering emergency and planned leave
• Confidential advice and support on personal, work, family and relationship issues, 24/7, from our Employee Assistance Programme
• NHS Car Lease scheme and Cycle to Work scheme
• An extensive range of learning and development opportunities
• Discounts on restaurants, getaways, shopping, motoring, cinema and finance through a range of provider
For further information on the fantastic range of benefits we offer please visit the Trust's dedicated Staff Benefits pages.