Decontamination Services Technician

Benenden Hospital; Royal Tunbridge Wells; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A private healthcare provider in Royal Tunbridge Wells is seeking a Decontamination Services Technician to ensure the safety of reusable medical devices. The ideal candidate will have GCSE qualifications, IT skills, and a willingness to pursue relevant qualifications. This position offers excellent benefits including a pension scheme, health membership, and free on-site services, all within a supportive team environment.

Benefits

Defined contribution pension scheme with employer contribution up to 10%

Membership to health benefits

Excellent life assurance benefit

Free parking

Subsidised eye tests

Free flu vaccinations

Free tea and coffee

Subsidised on-site restaurant

Qualifications

• Educated to GCSE level or equivalent.
• NVQ Level 3/Technical Certificate in Decontamination or willingness to undertake training.
• Good IT skills required.
• Ability to work in a timely manner with high accuracy.
• Flexibility and adaptability to meet changing workplace needs.

Responsibilities

• Support clinical activity by providing decontamination services.
• Plan and prioritize workload according to team and patient needs.
• Reprocess surgical instruments and operate decontamination equipment safely.
• Record information accurately using electronic and tradability system.

Skills

Good IT skills

Ability to work accurately

Flexibility and adaptability

Education

Educated to GCSE level or equivalent

NVQ Level 3/Technical Certificate Decontamination or equivalent

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25.08.2025

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Job Description:

We are currently recruiting for a Decontamination Services Technician to support clinical activity and excellence in patient safety by providing a controlled Decontamination Service for reusable medical devices at the hospital.

About us

At Benenden Hospital we put patients at the heart of everything we do. We attract kind, compassionate, and talented people to our ultra-modern private hospital, which opened in 1907 and has been rated as Outstanding by the CQC. We hold JAG accreditation for Endoscopy and have a beautiful setting in the middle of the Kent countryside.

Benenden Hospital offers excellent working conditions and facilities. We promote flexible working and a healthy work/life balance. We are committed to professional development and have excellent training and education facilities. We work hard to make sure that everyone at Benenden Hospital feels involved and shares our values and vision for the future.

About the role

At Benenden we’re proud of our Outstanding CQC status and we want you to be too. You’ll be a valued member of the team, where we will encourage and support you to develop new skills and knowledge in line with our gold award as an Investor of People.

You will be expected to contribute and to support the department’s best practice and continuous improvements.

As our DS Technician you’ll plan and prioritize your workload with consideration to the DS Team and the needs of our patients and work in accordance with the department’s Standard Operating and Procedures and Quality Management System.

You will play a vital part in reprocessing reusable surgical instruments and operating decontamination equipment safely, carrying out important routine daily tests as set out in the DS Planned Preventative Maintenance and periodic testing schedule.

Using the electronic and tradability system, you will accurately record information and report breakdowns and resource issues in a timely manner.

Skills and experience required

• Educated to GCSE level or equivalent
• NVQ Level 3/Technical Certificate Decontamination or equivalent level or knowledge and experience through decontamination training or a willingness to undertake
• Good IT skills
• Working in a timely manner while achieving high levels of accuracy
• Be flexible and adaptable to meet the changing needs of the workplace

Benefits include

• Defined contribution pension scheme with employer contribution up to 10%
• Membership to Benenden Health which offers a wide range of benefits, discounts and activities
• Excellent Life Assurance benefit
• Free parking
• Subsidised eye tests
• Free Flu vaccinations
• Free tea and coffee
• Subsidised on-site Restaurant

“I love working at Benenden Hospital, it’s a beautiful location in the countryside”, “the whole organisation is supportive”, “it’s the team, the team are amazing”, “Benenden is a bit like a family”, “the whole atmosphere is brilliant”

These are just some of the reasons why more than 400 people work at Benenden Hospital which has a long history of caring since it was founded in 1907.