Decontamination Technician

Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust; Greater Manchester; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 30,000; Part time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in Greater Manchester is seeking a part-time Decontamination Technician to join its Sterilization and Disinfection Unit. The role involves performing decontamination science duties to ensure medical devices are safe for clinical use. Candidates should be prepared to work under supervision and handle tasks like cleaning and sterilising medical devices. A supportive team environment and competitive benefits are provided.

Benefits

Competitive benefits package

Flexible working opportunities

Annual leave allowance

Qualifications

• Experience in the hygiene and cleaning of reusable medical devices.
• Understanding of quality management systems in healthcare.
• Ability to work under supervision with limited independence.

Responsibilities

• Undertake duties to assist in the decontamination of medical devices.
• Carry out tasks such as cleaning, reassembly, packing, and sterilisation.
• Record all tasks in the Healthcare Science Information Systems database.

Skills

Decontamination science duties

Ability to work in accordance with Standard Operating Procedures

Ability to plan workload

Job description

Overview

We have a vacancy available for a part-time 25 hours Decontamination Technician to work with the Hospital's Sterilization and Disinfection Unit (HSDU) at the Royal Oldham Hospital, which is part of the Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust. Shift patterns: 10am-6pm (Monday - Friday). The HSDU is responsible for the decontamination and sterilisation of invasive reusable medical devices. The HSDU is a purpose-built facility at the Royal Oldham Hospital and serves as the sterile services department for the organisation and beyond, ensuring that medical devices are made safe for use between each patient. The service is quality-driven, in line with the department's ISO 13485 Accreditation. The successful candidates will undertake decontamination science duties to assist in providing a specialised decontamination and resupply of medical devices service, contributing to the clinical care of the patient. Under supervision, you will support the day-to-day operation of decontamination services, to meet the demands of the department's workload.

Responsibilities

• To undertake decontamination science duties and assist (under supervision) the workforce of Decontamination Production Managers and Supervisors, in providing a specialised decontamination of medical devices service contributing to the clinical care of the patient.
• To carry out the receipt, disassembly, cleaning, reassembly, packing and sterilisation of reusable medical devices. Record all tasks in the Healthcare Science Information Systems (tracking and tracing) database.
• Work in accordance with the Department's Standard Operating Procedures and Quality Management Systems.
• To plan your own workload with limited supervision.
• The role involves exposure to blood and body fluids.

The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester. Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford, to save and improve lives.

As a large NHS trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and we're always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values - care, appreciate and inspire - to join our team. In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including, a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance.