Decontamination Technician

JR United Kingdom; Truro; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading independent healthcare provider in the Decontamination Unit at Duchy Hospital, Truro. This role emphasizes collaboration within a multi-disciplinary team to ensure the highest standards of patient care. With opportunities for training and development through Ramsay Academy, you'll be a key player in enhancing patient experiences.

Benefits

Contributory pension scheme

25 days’ annual leave plus Bank Holidays

Family friendly policies including enhanced parental leave

Private healthcare and life assurance

Free uniform and DBS check

Free onsite parking

Subsidised staff restaurant

Employee discount programme

Wellbeing Centre and employee assistance line

Employee recognition awards

Qualifications

• Experience in decontamination or sterilization is beneficial but not essential.
• Eagerness to learn with support from Ramsay Academy.
• Ability to work flexibly within a multi-disciplinary team.

Responsibilities

• Ensure timely availability of sterilized instruments for surgical procedures.
• Promote best practices and enhance quality within the Decontamination Unit.
• Support a positive patient experience through effective teamwork.

Skills

Flexibility

Teamwork

Can-do attitude

Job description

The safety of our patients and our people is paramount to us at Ramsay Health Care UK. That’s why our work in the Decontamination Unit is so vital. It’s here that we sterilise all the instruments and equipment needed to deliver a wide variety of surgical procedures and treatments across the hospital. Join us, and you’ll help bring peace of mind to our patients, their families, and our hard-working teams, as you deliver for your customers across a complex and changing caseload that’s full of variety.

Working within a multi-disciplinary team, including our consultants, you’ll make sure our teams have the equipment they need when they need it, and our patients have a positive experience. In everything you do, you’ll actively promote best practice and contribute towards quality improvements.

Where you’ll be based

Duchy Hospital, Truro, Cornwall

What you’ll bring with you

If you have experience in this field that’s going to be beneficial – but it’s not essential. If you’re eager to learn, we can support you through our Ramsay Academy to gain the skills and qualifications you need to join – and then develop – in the department. If you are flexible and versatile, with a real can-do attitude, you’ll be perfect for this fast-paced, patient-centered role.

Contributory pension scheme

25 days’ annual leave plus eight Bank Holidaydays

Family friendly policies including enhanced parental leave

Private healthcare and life assurance

Free uniform and DBS check

Free onsite parking and a subsidised staff restaurant

Access to our employee discount programme

Wellbeing Centre and access to 24/7 employee assistance line

Long service, employee recognition and appreciation awards

Access to the Ramsay Academy giving you genuine opportunities to grow, develop and specialise in your career

About us

We’re Ramsay Health Care UK. With 35 hospitals, 7,600 staff and 200,000 patients treated every year, we’re one of the leading independent healthcare providers in England. We deliver a wide and comprehensive range of specialised clinical services from routine to complex surgery, day case procedures, cancer care, diagnostic services and physiotherapy. In addition, we also have our three standalone decontamination units which are essential to supporting our clinical outcomes. 94% of our facilities are rated ‘Good’ by the CQC, and we are extremely proud of the high quality of our staff as well as excellent relationships with doctors and our strong, longstanding partnership with the NHS.

We’re part of a global hospital group with over 60 years’ experience that operates in 11 countries across the world. As people caring for people, our ethos helps make a huge difference in the lives of millions. We know that our people are our most important asset to our organisation, and are the key to our success and continuing growth.

To apply

Please contact [e-mail] for an informal chat, or to ask any questions you may have before you apply.

It’s more than what we do, it’s who we are. Everything we do is about striving to deliver the best care. And it's a belief that's as true today as it was when we welcomed our first patients in 1964.

“The Ramsay Way” culture recognises that our people are our most important asset and this has been key to our ongoing success.

We are proud to support the UK’s Armed Forces and Reservists and have already achieved the Silver Award as part of the MOD’s Armed Forces Covenant Employer Recognition Scheme. The scheme recognises employers who actively support Defence while encouraging other organisations to adopt the same behaviours in their workplace. As a company we are committed to supporting the wider Armed Forces community and this includes our staff as well as our patients.

We are committed to equality of opportunity for all. This position is subject to background and DBS checks.

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Created on 04/07/2025 by JR United Kingdom