Decontamination Technician

NHS; York and North Yorkshire; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 27,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in York is seeking a Decontamination Technician to join their Endoscopy Decontamination Department. The role involves cleaning, inspecting, and reprocessing flexible endoscopes. Candidates must have attention to detail and the ability to learn quickly. Full training is provided, and the role includes supervision of junior staff. The position offers a salary ranging from £24,937 to £26,598 per annum.

Benefits

Access to NHS Pension Scheme

27 days holiday (rising to 33 days)

Employee Assistance Programme

Qualifications

• 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.

Responsibilities

• Undertake decontamination science duties for medical devices.
• Clean, disinfect, and sterilize reusable medical devices.
• Provide supervision to Apprentice Decontamination Technicians.

Skills

Attention to detail

Ability to work as part of a team

Flexible approach to work

Education

Functional Maths and English Level 2

Tools

Decontamination equipment

Other commercial machinery

Job description

York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Decontamination Technician

The closing date is 30 September 2025

The Endoscopy Decontamination Department (York) 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, 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.

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

Interviews for this position will be held in person ONLY. Remote interviews will not be available.

Interested candidates are encouraged to make contact with the Recruiting Manager to have an informal discussion about the role

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

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 systems

Skills and Attributes

• Ability to work as part of a team
• Flexible approach to work.

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

£24,937 to £26,598 a yearper annum/pro rata