Endoscopy Decontamination Technician | University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

Overview

An exciting opportunity within the Endoscopy Decontamination Unit for the Humber Health Partnership. The unit operates across three sites (Castle Hill Hospital, Hull Royal Infirmary and Sterile Services on Harrow Street) and supports Endoscopy care. Full training on how to process endoscopes for medical use is provided and a clean driving licence is required.

• Participate in the decontamination and processing of flexible endoscopes and operate equipment to ensure safe and effective production of goods received and dispatched from the reprocessing units.
• Safely and securely transport contaminated devices into the department and ensure timely despatch of processed products to the procedure suites.
• Hold a full driving licence to drive a Trust vehicle for delivering and transporting scopes within working hours.
• Collect data in accordance with unit procedures and ensure results are processed and stored daily; work supervised and be accountable to the Senior Endoscopy Supervisor.

The Humber Health Partnership is one of the largest NHS partnerships, serving over one million patients annually with a budget of over £1.3 billion. It comprises two Trusts—Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust (NLAG) and Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (HUTH)—and employs nearly 20,000 staff across multiple sites, including NLAG’s Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital, Scunthorpe General Hospital, Goole and District Hospital, and HUTH’s Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital.

As Teaching Hospitals working with the Hull York Medical School, we lead and contribute to research across biomedical research, primary care, palliative medicine, cardiovascular and respiratory medicine, vascular surgery, cancer surgery and oncology. We aim to develop a diverse, inclusive, innovative, skilled and caring workforce to deliver excellent patient care and a positive future for employees, the Partnership and the community.

For details regarding this vacancy, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification. If applications are high in volume, the advert may close earlier than stated. In line with UKVI regulations, this vacancy does not meet eligibility criteria for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker Visa route, and a Certificate of Sponsorship cannot be issued for this position. We are committed to fair and equal recruitment and welcome applications from all suitably qualified candidates who have the right to work in the UK.

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