3779 - Decontamination Technician

Barnsley Hospital; Barnsley; Hybrid; GBP 22,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

Barnsley Hospital is recruiting a Technician in the Decontamination Services Team to decontaminate reusable medical devices across clinical areas.

You will join a team, receive full training, and progress through a Level 2 Apprenticeship with the IDSc Technical Certificate, enabling progression to a qualified Technician role.

Qualifications

• 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.
• Willing to undertake Level 2 Apprenticeship with IDSc Technical Certificate.

Responsibilities

• Carry out receipt, disassembly, cleaning, reassembly, packing and sterilisation of reusable medical devices.
• Record all tasks in the Healthcare Science Information Systems (tracking and tracing) database.
• Ensure instrument sets are assembled per contents lists and sterilized to procedures.
• Work in accordance with SOPs and Quality Management Systems.
• Support decontamination of medical devices across clinical areas.

Skills

Teamwork

Accuracy under pressure

SOP compliance

Computer skills

Keyboard skills

Typing

Education

Technical Certificate in Decontamination

Job description

An excellent opportunity has arisen to join Barnsley Facilities Services (BFS) at Barnsley Hospital as a Technician within the Decontamination Services Team. The team is dedicated to delivering high-quality, compliant services at the right pace and cost to Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (BHNFT) and other customers, ensuring high levels of satisfaction while maintaining a safe environment for patients, staff, and service users. You will work as part of a team responsible for the effective and timely decontamination of medical equipment across a range of clinical areas, managing competing priorities and meeting deadlines within a Quality Management System.

The role includes collecting equipment from theatres and departments, and carrying out disassembly, cleaning, reassembly, packing, and sterilisation of reusable medical devices, including flexible endoscopes. While prior experience is advantageous, it is not essential, as full training and support will be provided to complete a Level 2 Apprenticeship, including the IDSc Technical Certificate, leading to progression into a qualified Technician role.

The shift will do 14:0022:00 Mon to Fri, with alternate Saturdays and possible on-call duties. A permanent contract may be offered on successful completion of the apprenticeship. Applicants invited to interview must bring Maths and English GCSE certificates.

Main duties of the job

In this role you will undertake decontamination science duties and assist (under supervision) the workforce of Decontamination Technician Supervisors, in providing a specialised decontamination of medical devices service contributing to the clinical care of the patient.

You will:

-Carry out the receipt, disassembly, cleaning, reassembly, packing and sterilization of reusable medical devices within the ISO 13485:2016 and UK MDR 2002. --Record all tasks in the Healthcare Science Information Systems (tracking and tracing) database.

-Ensure all instrument sets are assembled in accordance with the sets contents lists and sterilized to laid down procedures. To ensure sterile goods are provided to all users, both internal and external, as and when required.

-Work in accordance with the Departments Standard Operating Procedures and Quality Management Systems.

The successful candidate will have:

- Ability to work as part of a team

- Ability to work accurately under pressure

- Ability to work to Standard Operating Procedures

- A working knowledge of computer skills

- Ability to learn

Forindividuals who may require sponsorship under the skilled worker or health& care visa route please use the link on the right hand side of the advertto check your eligibility, please note that Level A roles are no longer eligiblefor sponsorship.

About us

Operatingas a Wholly Owned Subsidiary to Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, BFS hasover 40 years heritage in providing high quality estates, facilities, procurementservices and Outpatient pharmaceutical services to the healthcare sector. With a turnover of over £50m per annum, wetake pride in our people, the quality of our work and in making financialcontributions back into the NHS, supporting our patients and staff to deliverfront line patient services.

BFSare passionate about providing essential facilities and healthcare supportservices. Our highly skilled and experienced leading professionals take pridein what they do, delivering world-class services and best-in-class NHSstandards.

Webelieve in our people, and our ethos is to put our customers and team at theheart of everything we do.

Ourvision is to provide quality essential services, growing for the ultimatebenefit of public healthcare and beyond.

Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and BarnsleyFacilities Services (BFS) are committed to promoting equality of opportunityand fair treatment to all applicants regardless of race, nationality, ethnicorigin, gender, marital status, mental or physical disability, religion orbelief, sexual orientation, age or offending history.

The cost of the DBS (criminal records check)will be met by the successful candidate(s) through salary deduction.

Pleasenote we reserve the right to close positions early

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the attachedJob Description and Person Specification for full details of the role andresponsibilities.

SupportingDocuments

Please refer to thevalues-based recruitment guidance and associated documentation.

Person Specification

Values

• Please describe in around 100 words: what Equality & Diversity means to you and why they are important.
• Please describe in around 100 words: What motivates you to do a good job?

Skills and Abilities

• Ability to work as part of a team
• Ability to work accurately under pressure
• Ability to work to Standard Operating Procedures
• A working knowledge of keyboard, typing and computer skills

Qualifications

• Technical Certificate Decontamination / willing to work towards. Or equivalent level of knowledge and experience through decontamination training

Knowledge and Awareness

• Awareness of the function of the Decontamination services team
• Knowledge and experience in the decontamination of reusable medical devices

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

£22,132 a yearrising to £27,666 upon completion of apprenticeship