Endoscopy Decontamination Technician

Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust; Oldham; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in the United Kingdom is seeking an Endoscopy Decontamination Technician. The role involves maintaining professional standards while washing and decontaminating endoscopes within a controlled environment. Candidates should possess good communication and IT skills, along with experience in decontamination. You will support clinical operations and ensure safety in the decontamination unit, contributing to high-quality patient care. The position requires a commitment to teamwork, training, and compliance with health standards.

Benefits

Competitive benefits package

Annual leave allowance

Flexible working opportunities

Qualifications

• Willingness to undertake training.
• Experience and qualification in decontamination.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and promote personal and professional image as per expectations.
• Undertake washing and decontamination of endoscopes.
• Provide clinical support ensuring efficient running of the department.

Skills

Good communication skills (written and verbal)

IT skills

Education

Experience and qualification in decontamination

Job description

Endoscopy Decontamination Technician

The closing date is 23 December 2025

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:

• 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 indication 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 contacted 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 us

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.

Learn more about us in our Candidate Information Pack (opens in existing window)

Job responsibilities

To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about working at the Northern Care Alliance within the attached Candidate Information Pack or by visiting our careers website: careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk

Person Specification

Experience & Qualifications

• Willingness to undertake training
• Experience and qualification in decontamination

Skills & Knowledge

• Demonstrate good communication skills both written and verbal
• IT skills, experience and knowledge

Personal Qualities

• Ability to demonstrate teamwork
• Interest or knowledge in the speciality

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.

Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Endoscopy Unit The Royal Oldham hospital