Dental Decontamination Technician

Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust; Cheltenham; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Dental Decontamination Technician to support safe, high-quality dental care by cleaning, sterilising and maintaining instruments in line with HTM 01-05.

You will operate specialised decontamination equipment, perform routine testing of autoclaves, washer disinfectors and ultrasonic cleaners, and ensure timely processing of re-usable dental equipment.

Qualifications

• Experience in dental decontamination or healthcare cleaning.
• Strong infection control practices and attention to detail.
• Ability to follow HTM 01-05 and local procedures.
• Team player with good communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Utilising specialised decontamination equipment.
• Ensure used equipment and instruments are cleaned, sterilised and repackaged.
• Undertake frequent testing of specialised decontamination equipment and pressurised vessels to ensure items are functioning correctly.
• To ensure a smooth and efficient running of the Dental service.
• Vaccination is required after induction and on-site training.
• To complete testing of autoclaves, washer disinfectors and ultrasonic cleaners.
• Adhere to local processes and HTM01-05.
• Complete specific cleaning efficiency testing.
• Decontaminate and sterilise specialised re-usable dental equipment and instruments.
• To sterilise dental instruments using pressure vessels/autoclaves.
• To liaise with outside stakeholders to ensure a quality service.
• To be proactive in problem solving when equipment fails.
• To undertake administrative tasks within the clinic as required.

Tools

Autoclaves

Washer disinfectors

Ultrasonic cleaners

Job description

We are seeking a motivated and enthusiastic Dental Decontamination Technician to join our team. The successful candidate will paly a vital role in supporting the delivery of safe, high quality dental care by ensuring al dental instruments and equipment are effectively decontaminated, sterilised, and maintained in accordance of HTM 01-05 and current processes.

- Utilising specialised decontamination equipment.

- Ensure used equipment and instruments are cleaned, sterilised and repackaged.

- Undertake frequent testing of specialised decontamination equipment and pressurised vessels to ensure that these items of equipment are functioning correctly

- To ensure a smooth and efficient running of the Dental service

- It is a requirement for this role that the successful candidate is appropriately vaccinated to carry out this role once induction and on site training is complete.

We have a skilled and dedicated workforce of over 5000 colleagues working in a diverse range of services over 55 sites and within people's homes. We strive to enable a welcoming workplace culture that builds and celebrates civility, inclusivity and diversity, while providing a sense of belonging and trust.

Annual staff surveys, regular Pulse surveys and other engagement opportunities provide our people with lots of opportunity to tell us about their experiences of working with us. In the latest staff survey, 61% of colleagues gave us their views. It was great to hear that:

• 72% of colleagues would recommend the Trust as a place to work, ranking us 1st for Provider Trusts in the South West region on this question.
• 76% would recommend the standard of care provided in our services if a friend or relative needed treatment, also ranking us 1st in the South West region.
• 81% said that care of patients and service users is the Trust's priority, compared with an average in comparable NHS Trusts in England of 64%.

This high-level overview shows we are in a healthy position, with higher scores than average for comparable organisations, alongside a great response rate, indicating good staff engagement. However, we also know we have plenty of room for improvement in many areas. To that end, we continue to prioritise and invest in our commitment to genuinely becoming a Great Place to Work with consistent top-quartile performance in the annual staff survey and Pulse surveys.

• To complete testing of autoclaves, washer disinfectors and ultrasonic cleaners.
• Adhere to local processes and HTM01-05
• Complete specific cleaning efficiency testing.
• Decontaminate and sterilise specialised re-usable dental equipment and instruments.
• To sterilise dental instruments using pressure vessels/autoclaves.
• To liaise with outside stakeholders to ensure a quality service.
• To be proactive in problem solving when equipment fails.
• To undertake administrative tasks within the clinic as required.

The qualification, training & experience requirements for the role are underlined in the Job Description/Person Specification.