Decontamination Technician

Integrated Care System; York; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in York is seeking a Decontamination Technician for a 12-month maternity cover. This role involves cleaning, inspecting, and distributing flexible endoscopes. Candidates should have attention to detail and the ability to work as part of a team. Training will be provided, and the position is physically demanding with shifts across the week. Flexible working requests will be considered.

Benefits

Access to NHS Pension Scheme

27 days holiday rising to 33 days

Confidential Employee Assistance Programme

Learning and development opportunities

Qualifications

• Experience in a customer service setting is essential.
• Understanding of Sterile Services is desirable.
• Ability to demonstrate strict adherence to quality standards.

Responsibilities

• Undertake decontamination science duties to support patient care.
• Record tasks in the Healthcare Science Information Systems database.
• Supervise Apprentice Decontamination Technicians.

Skills

Attention to detail

Ability to work as part of a team

Flexibility to work weekends

Education

Functional Maths and English Level 2

Tools

Decontamination equipment

Healthcare Science Information Systems

Job description

Go back York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Decontamination Technician

The closing date is 19 August 2025

12 months Maternity Cover, working in the Endoscopy Decontamination Department (York), which provides a vital service decontaminating and reprocessing flexible Endoscopes, for use in the Endoscopy department and Theatres within the Trust. You will be involved in the cleaning, inspecting, packing, and distributing flexible endoscopes to the Endoscopy department and Theatres. The successful candidate will require attention to detail, and an eagerness and ability to learn.

We have a comprehensive in-house training package, which successful candidates will be expected to complete. The role is physically demanding; you will be required to lift and handle heavy instrument sets and endure long periods of standing. As a clinical support the department is operational 7 days a week, 8am to 7pm to meet the demands of the hospital.

The department is compliant to ISO 13485 Quality Management System. Previous experience working with a quality system or in decontamination is desirable but not essential.

Interviews for this position will be held in person ONLY at one of our York sites. Remote interviews will not be available

If you are a current NHS employee applying on a secondment basis you must seek approval from your current manager.

Please note: This post may become Permanent at the end of Fixed Term/Secondment.

Main duties of the job

• To undertake decontamination science duties and assist in providing a specialised decontamination of medical devices service, contributing to the clinical care of the patient.
• To carry out the receipt, disassembly, cleaning, disinfection, reassembly, packing, sterilization or high level disinfection of reusable medical devices.
• Record all tasks in the Healthcare Science Information Systems (tracking and tracing) database.
• To deal with all levels of customer queries via telephone and personal contact, including clinicians, nurses and other practitioners.
• To provide supervision to Apprentice Decontamination Technicians and other junior staff within the team.
• Work in accordance with the Department's Standard Operating Procedures andQuality Management System ISO13485:2016.

The role involves exposure to infectious material and bodily fluids.

About us

We offer a range of benefits to support our staff including:

• Access to the NHS Pension Scheme, providing generous benefits upon retirement, as well as a lump sum and pension for dependants
• 27 days holiday rising to 33 days (depending on NHS Trust service)
• A variety of different types of paid and unpaid leave covering emergency and planned leave
• Confidential advice and support on personal, work, family and relationship issues, 24/7, from our Employee Assistance Programme
• NHS Car Lease scheme and Cycle to Work scheme
• An extensive range of learning and development opportunities
• Discounts on restaurants, getaways, shopping, motoring, cinema and finance through a range of provider

For further information on the fantastic range of benefits we offer please visit the Trust's dedicated Staff Benefits pages.

Job responsibilities

A full description of the role is available in the attachment: job description.

Please note that if a high number of applications are received this advert may close early. You areadvised to submityourapplication at the earliest opportunity.

Working for the Trust

Across our organisation, people are guided by values that were co-developed with staff: we are kind; we are open; and we pursue excellence.

Our values play into our ambition to develop a more diverse workforce, truly representative of our communities. We welcome applications from everyone, while working with our Staff Networks - including our Race Equality, LGBTQ+, Disability and Carers Networks - to increase the number of applications we receive from different backgrounds. If there is anything we can do to make our application process more accessible to you, please contact: [e-mail]

As part of seeking to become more inclusive, we will consider requests for flexible working from the start of your employment. It may not be suitable for every role, but we will try and be supportive where we can. We would encourage you to speak to the recruiting manager named within this advert to discuss any requirements you may have.

Armed Forces Friendly Employer

We are holders of the Gold Award from the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme, which is helping actively promote SaBRE - Supporting Britains Reservists and Employers. This means that we have made a statement of intent to support all Defence personnel, including with applications for employment.

Person Specification

Education

• Functional Maths and English Level 2

Experience

• Experience of working in a customer service setting
• Can demonstrate the ability to work to strict standards of quality and SOPs
• Understanding of Sterile Services
• Experience using decontamination equipment or other commercial machinery.
• A previous role in theatres/endoscopy
• Experience of tracking/stock/production systems

Skills and Attributes

• Ability to work as part of a team
• Flexible to work weekends and bank holidays (on a rota basis)

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Employer name

York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust