Endoscopy Decontamination Technician

Integrated Care System; Kingston upon Hull; On-site; GBP 25,000; Part time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity is available for an Endoscopy Decontamination Technician within the Humber Health Partnership. The role involves the decontamination and processing of flexible endoscopes, requiring a good communicator with an NVQ3 in decontamination and a full clean driving license. Join a dedicated team supporting patient care in a vibrant healthcare setting with comprehensive training and a commitment to excellence.

Qualifications

• Educated to GCSE Level with 3 passes (to include English and Math).
• NVQ3 or equivalent in decontamination.
• Previous Endoscope processing experience.
• Full clean driving licence.

Responsibilities

• Participate in the decontamination and processing of flexible endoscopes.
• Safely transport contaminated devices and deliver processed products.
• Ensure accurate data collection and compliance with documented procedures.

Skills

Good communication

Flexible and approachable

Knowledge of decontamination standards

Education

GCSE Level with 3 passes (including English and Math)

NVQ3 or equivalent in decontamination

Job description

Go back Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

Endoscopy Decontamination Technician

The closing date is 06 August 2025

An exciting opportunity is available working within the Endoscopy Decontamination Unit for the Humer Health Partnership. If you are hardworking, dedicated and like to care for patients behind the scenes this maybe the job for you! Our busy Endoscopy Decontamination Unit is set at three sites (Castle Hill Hospital, Hull Royal Infirmary and at Sterile Services on Harrow St) and supports the care provided to patients within the Endoscopy Units. Full training on how to process endoscopes for use in a medical setting is provided and you must hold a clean driving licence.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will participate in the decontamination and processing of flexible endoscopes and the operation of machinery to ensure the safe and effective production of all goods received and dispatched from the reprocessing units.

This will involve the safe and secure transportation of contaminated devices into the department and the timely despatch of processed products to the procedure suits. The post holder will require a full driving license in order to drive a Trust vehicle to deliver and transport scopes within working hours. The post holder will be responsible for ensuring that all data is collected, in accordance with the units documented procedures and results processed and stored on a daily basis, work supervised and be accountable to the Senior Endoscopy Supervisor.

About us

The Humber Health Partnership is one of the largest acute and community Partnership arrangements in the NHS, seeing well over one million patients every year and managing a budget of over £1.3 billion.

Made up of two Trusts - Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust (NLAG) and Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (HUTH) - our Partnership has significant ambitions and is committed to delivering world-class hospital and community services for the 1.65 million people we serve.

Together we employ nearly 20,000 staff. Our five main hospital sites are Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital, Scunthorpe General Hospital and Goole and District Hospital, for NLAG and Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital for HUTH.

As Teaching Hospitals working with the Hull York Medical School, we both lead and contribute to research in many areas - biomedical research, primary care, palliative medicine, cardiovascular and respiratory medicine, vascular surgery, cancer surgery and oncology.

We believe that by developing a diverse, inclusive, innovative, skilled and caring workforce, we can deliver excellent care to our patients and a great future for our employees, our Partnership and our community.

Job responsibilities

For further details with regard to this vacancy opportunity, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification.

Should this advert receive a high volume of applications, it may be closed earlier than stated.

Person Specification

Experience and Qualifications

• Educated to GCSE Level with 3 passes (to include English and Math)
• Ability to follow policies and procedures
• NVQ3 or equivalent in decontamination
• Previous Endoscope processing experience

Personal Qualities/ Skills and Knowledge

• Good communication
• Flexible and approachable in the work place
• Knows how to use windows based applications
• Full clean driving licence
• Knowledge of the standards and guidance documentation used for accreditation purposes.
• Knowledge of decontamination (reprocessing of reusable invasive medical devices).

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

Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

Address

Hull Royal Infirmary, Castle Hill Hospital and Harrow St

£24,465 a yearper annum, pro rata (Enhanced pay is given for Saturday working(

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

356-25-7217849-A

Job locations

Hull Royal Infirmary, Castle Hill Hospital and Harrow St