Decontamination Technician

The Methodist Church in Britain; Carmarthen; On-site; GBP 19,000 - 23,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Dedicated training mentor throughout培训

Full training provided for applicants

Welsh language learning options and on

Job summary

The Sterile Services Unit at Glangwili General Hospital, part of Hywel Dda University Health Board, is seeking a dedicated technician to prepare, sterilise and deliver ward and theatre packs, while maintaining EC 93/42 accreditation. Full training is provided, including for applicants without prior sterile services experience.

Responsibilities include decontaminating instruments, documenting procedures, and supporting a fast-paced team.

Qualifications

• GCSE passes or equivalent education.
• NVQ Level 3 in decontamination or equivalent experience.
• Experience working within a quality management system for decontamination.
• Experience dealing with customers.

Responsibilities

• Prepare, produce, sterilise and deliver ward and departmental procedure packs.
• Prepare and sterilise theatre and day theatre instrument sets.
• Decontaminate surgical instruments and endoscopes for the health board and external customers.
• Maintain EC Directive 93/42 EEC accreditation through documentation and procedures.
• Follow departmental work instructions, technical files and tray contents lists.
• Be a member of the Sterile Service team and cover on-call duties when competent.

Skills

Basic computer literacy

Initiative

Staff supervision

Welsh (Level 1)

Education

GCSE passes or equivalent

NVQ Level 3 in decontamination

Job description

This post sits in the Sterile Services Unit at Glangwili General Hospital, preparing and sterilising surgical instruments and flexible endoscopes for Hywel Dda University Health Board and external customers. The core work is building ward and theatre procedure packs and instrument sets, with records kept to the EC Directive 93/42 EEC accreditation. Once fully trained, the post holder covers on-call duties including weekends and bank holidays. Sterile services or endoscopy experience is desirable, not essential, as full training and a dedicated mentor are provided.

What the job involves

• Prepare, produce, sterilise and deliver ward and departmental procedure packs
• Prepare and sterilise theatre and day theatre instrument sets
• Decontaminate surgical instruments and flexible endoscopes for the health board and external customers
• Maintain EC Directive 93/42 EEC accreditation through documentation and following departmental procedures
• Work to departmental work instructions, technical files and instrument tray contents lists
• Work as a member of the Sterile Service team
• Cover on-call duties, including weekends and bank holidays, once fully competent

What’s required

Qualifications

• Good general education with GCSE passes or equivalent
• NVQ Level 3 in decontamination or equivalent experience

Experience

• Professional experience of working in and applying a quality management system in a decontamination service
• Experience of dealing with customers

Skills & knowledge

• Basic computer literacy
• Ability to work on own initiative
• Ability to give advice, instruction and monitor staff, and initiate first-line corrective action

Nice to have

• Experience of supervising or managing staff
• Welsh speaker (Level 1)
• Internal auditor's qualification to ISO 13485 standards
• Institute of Decontamination Sciences Technical Certificate; e-learning programme in decontamination practice principles
• ECDL qualification
• Ability to deliver practical work-based training and assessment
• Proven ability to manage and prioritise own workload and that of others in a fast-paced, customer-focused, quality-assured environment
• Experience in sterile services or endoscopy decontamination

What’s offered

• Dedicated training mentor throughout the training period
• Full training provided for applicants without sterile services experience
• Welsh language learning options and staff support