Decontamination Technician

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Applications are invited for a decontamination technician to work as a member of a busy team in all aspects of reprocessing surgical equipment, medical devices, instrument sets and endoscopes, including disinfection, sterilisation and delivery.

Preference will be given to internal Trust staff, as well as Priority and 'At Risk' status including NHS At Risk staff throughout Devon who are able to display recent relevant experience as dictated by the Person Specification.

To undertake Decontamination Science duties and assist the Decontamination Technician Section Lead, in providing a specialised decontamination of medical devices service contributing to the clinical care of the patient.

Responsibilities include:

• Receipt, disassembly, cleaning, reassembly, packing and distribution of Sterile Goods and Surgical Instruments in one of the main sections of the Decontamination and Sterilisation unit.
• Working with soiled items returned from Theatres for Decontamination and Sterilisation or under Clean Room conditions working to Quality First instructions.
• Flexibility in working in different sections of the Decontamination and Sterilisation unit.
• Work in accordance with the Department's Standard Operating Procedures and Quality Management Systems.
• Support key hospital areas including Operating Theatres, Wards, and local health centres.

• Communicate verbally and electronically with staff and management to ensure efficient running of the service at high standards.
• Assist in receiving customer requests and progressing high priority items.
• Train other staff in aspects of decontamination.
• Communicate with Theatres and other Departments to inform them of status of requirements.

• Knowledge of Surgical Instruments to produce a Quality First service to Theatres, Wards, Clinics and G.P.s.
• Support quality initiatives and act as a Quality Auditor when required.
• Understanding of the procedure for Loan items.
• Acceptance to work towards NVQ Level 3 qualification in Infection Control & Decontamination.
• Knowledge of the complete Decontamination Process.
• Knowledge of the Endoscope reprocessing process.
• Working towards or already holding a Diploma in Decontamination.

For further details please see the attached JD & PS.

We encourage people from diverse backgrounds to apply for our roles, as diversity strengthens our teams. It is sometimes necessary to close vacancies before the closing date. If you have not heard from us within 4 weeks of the closing date, please assume that you have not been shortlisted.

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We recognise that work life balance is important for our colleagues and so we invite requests from applicants around less than full time/flexible working for our advertised roles. Please contact the recruiting manager to discuss this prior to your application submission. We commit to giving this full consideration in each case.