Decontamination Assistant

Bupa; Newcastle upon Tyne; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading dental care provider in the UK is seeking a Dental Decontamination Technician to join their team. This role includes providing fully sterilised equipment, ensuring compliance with regulations, and delivering excellent patient care. Ideal candidates will be hardworking team players, with strong communication skills. Full training on HTM01-05 guidelines and Care Quality Commission requirements is provided, along with a competitive salary and great benefits including training, progression opportunities, and a supportive team environment.

Benefits

Competitive starting salary

Fully funded training and development

Contributory pension scheme

Discounted gym membership

Employee referral scheme

Qualifications

• Previous experience in a similar role is desirable but not essential.

Responsibilities

• Providing fully sterilised equipment compliant with practice policies.
• Providing excellent patient care.
• Setting up decontamination of instruments.
• Ensuring Care Quality Commission requirements are met.

Skills

Hard working

Strong team player

Strong communication skills

Job description

Overview

Dental Decontamination Technician role with Bupa Dental Care. Full training provided on HTM01-05 guidelines and Care Quality Commission requirements.

Responsibilities

• Providing fully sterilised equipment that is compliant to practice policies and HTM01-05 guidelines (training provided).
• Providing excellent patient care.
• Setting up decontamination of instruments.
• Ensuring Care Quality Commission requirements are met (training provided).

Team & Personal Qualities

• Hard working and a strong team player.
• Comfortable managing your own workload.
• Strong communication skills.
• Previous experience is desirable but not essential.

About Bupa Dental Care

Bupa Dental Care are a leading provider of NHS & Private dental care across the UK & Ireland, proudly caring for over 3 million patients in over 400 practices, providing everything from regular check-ups to specialist & cosmetic treatments.

Benefits & Development

• A competitive starting salary and the opportunity to increase this through fully funded training and development.
• Receive supported training from our team in order to achieve the required knowledge and skills to be able to perform this role in our busy sterilisation room.
• Progression and development.
• Contributory pension scheme.
• Modern surgeries and dental software system.
• Welcoming, sociable and committed team.
• Practice Manager Academy – our training programme for those looking to progress into practice management.
• Competitive staff benefits including discounts in over 7000 retailers, discounted gym membership and even a day off for your wedding!
• Earn up to £3,000 per referral in our employee referral scheme.
• Your uniform will be provided.

We're proud to have been named in the LinkedIn Top Companies Where the UK Wants to Work 2019, the Forbes World's best employers, and in the Inclusive Top 50 UK Employers list.

If you or someone you know would be interested in working with a dynamic and expanding healthcare business as a Dental Decontamination Technician, with lots of support on offer, great benefits and friendly teams, we would love to hear from you!

To find out more about working with us, find us on LinkedIn, Facebook and Instagram.

Bupa Dental Care is an equal opportunities employer.

Here you'll be welcomed. We champion diversity and we understand the importance of our people representing the communities and customers we serve. You'll find an inclusive environment where you can be yourself and where everyone is driven by the same purpose - helping people live longer, healthier, happier lives and making a better world.

Bupa takes pride in being a Level 2 Disability Confident Employer and will aim to offer an interview/assessment to disabled applicants who best meet the minimum criteria for the role. We are committed to ensuring you are treated fairly during the recruitment process and offer reasonable adjustments to anyone who may benefit from accommodations to the recruitment process.