Endoscopy Decontamination Technician

Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust; Greater Manchester; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A NHS trust in Greater Manchester seeks a dedicated staff member for the Endoscopy Decontamination Department. The role includes decontaminating medical devices and supporting professional staff. Candidates should communicate effectively and maintain high standards of care. The position offers competitive benefits like a generous leave allowance and flexible working. Ideal for those who cherish teamwork and patient-focused care, with responsibilities ensuring the smooth operation of decontamination processes.

Benefits

Competitive benefits package

Flexible working opportunities

Generous annual leave allowance

Qualifications

• Maintain and promote personal and professional image according to expectations.
• Assist in decontamination and reprocessing of endoscopes.
• Work in accordance with standard operating procedures.

Responsibilities

• Communicate professionally with colleagues.
• Maintain effective communication with endoscopy unit staff.
• Provide clinical support as required.

Job description

Our Endoscopy Decontamination Department deals with decontamination of medical devices and re‑processing of endoscopes for the endoscopy unit and theatres. Shifts are worked over 5 days Monday to Friday with a possibility of weekend work. The role involves exposure to blood and bodily fluids within a contained environment. The post holder will:

Responsibilities

• Maintain and promote personal and professional image in accordance with stated expectations.


• Undertake the role of washing and decontamination of endoscopes and related endoscopic equipment.


• To reprocess endoscopes, record all processes of each endoscope in the tracking and tracing database and to ensure all endoscopes are stored correctly adhering to safety procedures.


• To work at all times in accordance with the departments standard operating procedures and the quality management systems and to adhere to Trust policies and procedures.


• To provide clinical support as required, and to always ensure the efficient and effective running of the endoscopy department and decontamination facilities.


• To undertake the role of assisting the professionally qualified staff in the delivery of all aspects of care to ensure patient focused care is delivered safely and in a timely manner.

Main duties of the job

When working within the decontamination unit the participant should ensure communication is consistent with legislation, policy and procedure. The post holder will:

• Communicate in a professional manner with colleagues and show an understanding in identifying the complexity of communication within an indicated audience.


• Maintain good relationships, communications with all disciplines within the Trust.


• Provide exceptional communication when working within the decontamination unit to be able to provide and receive routine messages from endoscopy staff on the endoscopy unit.


• Maintain good relationships and effective communication with any other personnel that contact is needed with in a day-to‑day basis. For example manufacturers and suppliers.


• The participant should be able to communicate referring issues to the appropriate person where necessary, this could be face to face, written or using IT systems.

About the Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA)

The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester. Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford, to save and improve lives.

As a large NHS trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and we're always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values—care, appreciate and inspire—to join our team. In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work‑life balance.