3779 - Decontamination Technician

The Methodist Church in Britain; Barnsley; On-site; GBP 15,000 - 17,000; Full time

Job summary

The Decontamination Services Team at Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is offering an 18-month apprenticeship as a Decontamination Technician, delivered by Barnsley Facilities Services. You will clean, assemble, pack and sterilise reusable medical devices, including flexible endoscopes, sourced from theatres and clinical areas.

Training to Level 2 apprenticeship with the IDSc Technical Certificate is provided, so prior experience isn’t essential.

Qualifications

• Apprenticeship in Decontamination or willingness to train
• Maths and English GCSE certificates required
• Willingness to learn and work under supervision

Responsibilities

• Receive, clean, disassemble, reassemble, pack and sterilise devices per procedures
• Collect equipment from theatres and departments
• Assemble instrument sets and sterilise according to laid-down procedures
• Supply sterile goods to internal and external users
• Record tasks in the Healthcare Science Information Systems tracking database
• Work to departmental SOPs and quality management systems
• Assist supervision in providing decontamination service
• Prioritise tasks to meet deadlines

Skills

Teamwork

Accurate under pressure

SOP compliance

Computer skills

Willingness to learn

Decontamination awareness

Education

Technical Certificate in Decontamination

Maths & English GCSE

Job description

An 18-month apprenticeship post as a Decontamination Technician in the Decontamination Services Team, delivered by Barnsley Facilities Services for Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. The work is the cleaning, assembly, packing and sterilising of reusable medical devices, including flexible endoscopes, collected from theatres and clinical areas. Training to a Level 2 apprenticeship with the IDSc Technical Certificate is provided, so prior experience is not essential, and the shift runs 14:00 to 22:00 Monday to Friday with alternate Saturdays and possible on-call.

What the job involves

• Receive, disassemble, clean, reassemble, pack and sterilise reusable medical devices within ISO 13485:2016 and UK MDR 2002
• Collect equipment from theatres and departments
• Assemble instrument sets against their contents lists and sterilise them to laid-down procedures
• Supply sterile goods to internal and external users as required
• Record all tasks on the Healthcare Science Information Systems tracking and tracing database
• Work to departmental standard operating procedures and quality management systems
• Assist, under supervision, the Decontamination Technician Supervisors in providing the decontamination service
• Manage competing priorities and meet deadlines

Qualifications

• Technical Certificate in Decontamination, or willingness to work towards it, or equivalent knowledge and experience through decontamination training
• Maths and English GCSE certificates, to bring to interview

Skills & knowledge

• Ability to work as part of a team
• Ability to work accurately under pressure
• Ability to work to standard operating procedures
• Working knowledge of keyboard, typing and computer skills
• Ability to learn
• Awareness of the function of the Decontamination Services team

Checks & eligibility

• DBS (criminal records) check, with the cost met by the successful candidate through salary deduction

Other

• Written statement of about 100 words on what Equality & Diversity means to the applicant and why it matters
• Written statement of about 100 words on what motivates the applicant to do a good job

Nice to have

• Knowledge and experience in the decontamination of reusable medical devices

What’s offered

• Full training and support towards a Level 2 apprenticeship, including the IDSc Technical Certificate
• Progression into a qualified Technician role
• Possible permanent contract on completion of the apprenticeship