Endoscopy Decontamination Assistant

Bristol NHS Foundation Trust; Bristol; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 28,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working

Job summary

Bristol NHS Foundation Trust is hiring an Endoscopy Decontamination Assistant (Band 2) to join the Queens Day Unit at Bristol Royal Infirmary. The role is full time, 37.5 hours per week, standard hours Monday to Friday, 08:00–18:00, and offers a pro rata salary in the NHS Band 2 scale.

The post supports decontamination processes, handling endoscopes and reusable devices, while ensuring accurate documentation and adherence to SOPs and quality systems.

Qualifications

• GCSEs level A-C or equivalent in 3 core subjects.
• Experience in Decontamination or a comparable environment is desirable.
• Ability to work well in a team and follow procedures.

Responsibilities

• Receive, disassemble, clean, disinfect and store endoscopes in controlled environments.
• Maintain comprehensive task records for traceability and quality systems.
• Support the Decontamination Lead and the team in daily duties and UK NHS policies.

Skills

Teamwork

Attention to detail

Communication

Problem solving

Education

GCSEs A-C in 3 core subjects

Tools

Microsoft Word

Excel

Outlook

Job description

Main area Endoscopy Grade Band 2 Contract Permanent Hours

• Full time
• Part time

37.5 hours per week (Mon- Fri, 08:00 to 18:00) Job ref 387-S4896-LMH

Employer Bristol NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Queens Day Unit, Bristol Royal Infirmary Town Bristol Salary £25,272 pa pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 17/11/2026 23:59

Band 2

North Bristol NHS Trust (NBT) and University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW) have merged as of 1 st July 2026 to become Bristol NHS Foundation Trust. This will create an exciting future that brings together the best of both organisations. As a single, strong and sustainable organisation, we will not only be able to deliver better outcomes for our patients and fairer care for our population, but it will also provide greater opportunities for our people. Bristol NHS Foundation Trust recognise the value of a healthy work-life balance. When applying, speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate flexible working, so your work life fits around your home life.

We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates as they are under-represented within the Trust.

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen, and we are looking for a dynamic individual to join our team of Endoscopy Decontamination Assistants at our Endoscopy unit at Queens Day Unit in Bristol Royal Infirmary.

The post holder will undertake decontamination of flexible endoscopes duties according to equipment requirements and assist the supervisors and manager in providing and maintaining a high-quality service, this will be inclusive of logistical responsibilities and management of reusable medical devices utilised within clinical care.

The post holder will be required to receive, disassemble, clean, disinfect and store endoscopes within controlled environments, ensuring comprehensive records of all tasks are maintained for tracking traceability purposes, adhering to the departments Standard Operating procedures and quality management systems to ensure an effective and compliant service is delivered.

Main duties of the job

• To support the Decontamination Lead and decontamination team daily and undertake timely tasks within the decontamination area supporting the team, and processes in accordance with NHS Bristol Foundation Trust Policy and Procedures.
• To participate in the decontamination of contaminated endoscopes/equipment that arrives in the department.
• To ensure that daily tests of the department’s machinery i.e. washer/disinfectors, is undertaken as per procedure manual.
• To inspect the cleanliness/correctness of equipment/instrumentation together with checking the items for durability.
• To ensure all documentation is completed in a legible, correct and timely manner.
• To ensure that issues raised are recorded and logged on either paper and/or via computer systems.
• To resolve problems that occurs within the decontamination areas. Maintain contact with end users about production and turnaround times
• To problem solve and troubleshoot along with all service users.
• To work collaboratively with members of the estate’s decontamination engineering team.
• Working in the decontamination area, maintaining the relevant competencies and keeping mandatory training up to date.
• Respond to water tests results/parameters (e.g. microbiological contamination, chemical levels and temperature) according to official guidance and protocol

The post holder will be required to receive, disassemble, clean, disinfect and store endoscopes within controlled environments, ensuring comprehensive records of all tasks are maintained for tracking traceability purposes, adhering to the departments Standard Operating procedures and quality management systems to ensure an effective and compliant service is delivered.

Working for our organisation

NHS Bristol Foundation Trust (BFT) is one of the largest acute Trusts in the country, bringing together a combined workforce of over 20,000 staff and over 100 different clinical services across 10 different sites, serving a core population of more than 500,000 people across South West England. BFT has been rated by the CQC as ‘Good’ overall and our staff are proud to deliver excellent care to the people of Bristol, Weston and beyond. As a forward- thinking multi-award winning Trust and a digital exemplar committed to improving patient care, our world-leading research and innovations are having a positive local and global impact. Our hospitals are spread across Bristol and Weston, join us and you can enjoy the very best of both worlds; city living within a stone’s throw of the countryside or beside the seaside, both with easy access to all that the South West has to offer. BFT is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce we aim to recruit and retain a workforce which represents the rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them. Anonymous information will be used from your application in order to ensure we’re meeting our pledge.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For a more detailed job description, main responsibilities, and Person Specification, please refer to the job description document attached to this vacancy.

Person specification

• Enthusiastic, highly motivated and able to inspire others
• Ability to manage self and exhibit skills, including self-awareness, self-management and drive for improvement
• Work on own initiative
• Able to work under pressure to meet deadlines
• Well presented, polite with a mature attitude to people and work
• Public sector language competency – Be able to speak fluent English to an appropriate standard
• Live the Trust values
• Analytical
• Flexibility

Qualification

• Literacy and numeracy skills
• GCSE’S at level A-C or equivalent in 3 core subjects

Knowledge/Experience

• Experience of working within a team
• Experience of working in Decontamination or comparable environment

Skills and Abilities

• Effective communication at all levels
• Good organisational skills
• Ability to supervise othersAbility to prioritise
• Ability to communicate clearly to a range of people
• Computer literacy; specifically, Microsoft word /Excel/outlook
• Dexterity- ability to handle/manoeuvre equipment / instruments
• Ability to spend long periods of time standing
• Ability to record /measure data, interpret results and promptly report and manage abnormal results

We hope that you will decide to join us and become part of this exciting journey, helping us to shape our future together.

• As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce we aim to recruit and retain a workforce which represents the rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them. Anonymous information will be used from your application to ensure we’re meeting our pledge.
• The Trust is committed to investing in and caring for all our staff. We will support you in maintaining and improving your health and wellbeing, as well as your career development through management and training support - developing exceptional people for exceptional careers.
• BFT is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people, and vulnerable adults.
• To comply with Part 7 of the Immigration Act 2016 all applicants must be able to speak fluent English to an appropriate standard which will be assessed at Interview.
• If you require sponsorship for a visa to work in the UK, to avoid disappointment, please check to ensure you are eligible under the UKVI points based system.
• The Trust uses electronic new starter forms on Trac to collect personal details. Information collected is securely stored and used to set up the employee record on the ESR HR system.
• By applying for this post, you are agreeing to Bristol NHS Foundation Trust transferring the information contained in this application to its preferred applicant management system. If you are offered a job, information will also be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records system.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.