Endoscopy Decontamination Technician

Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust; Wormley; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Enhanced pay for unsociable hours

Job summary

Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust is recruiting an Endoscopy Decontamination Technician for a 14:00–22:00, Monday to Friday shift with an enhanced rate for unsociable hours. The role involves supporting clinical staff by providing decontaminated flexible endoscopes and assisting with the day-to-day reprocessing tasks.

You should be able to stand for long periods and be flexible to rota and bank holiday coverage.

Qualifications

• Assist in day-to-day reprocessing of flexible endoscopes.
• Follow training and work instructions to ensure high production standards.
• Stand for long periods during duties.

Responsibilities

• Assist in day-to-day reprocessing of flexible endoscopes.
• Ensure decontamination procedures meet required standards by following training.
• Maintain clean and efficient workflow to support clinical teams.

Skills

Endoscope decontamination

Teamwork

Stamina

Job description

We have a vacancy for an Endoscopy Decontamination Technician on our Monday to Friday 14:00 to 22:00shift. You will receive an enhancement in pay for working unsociable hours.

You will be required to cover some bank holidays throughout the year and will be issued a rota.

The hours are 37.5 a week but flexibility is a must for this role.

The unit has the capacity to process 14 million surgical instruments and 140,000 flexible endoscopes a year and we provide a service to NHS and Private Hospitals.

You will be a valued member of the team assisting our clinical colleagues by providing them with decontaminated flexible endoscopes to enable them to care for patients.

Your role will be to assist in the day-to-day reprocessing of flexible endoscopes required for clinical use. Technicians are required to follow demonstrated training and work instructions to ensure production is to a high standard.

You will be required to stand for long periods of time when carrying out your duties.

The Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK's biggest and most innovative trusts. Across three main hospitals, our dedicated army of staff care for over 1.6million patients, treat more than 200,000 in A&E, deliver over 8,000 babies, and carry out more than 17million tests.

Our size, scale and influence offer you unrivalled career opportunities and a forward-thinking approach to working that works around your lifestyle. From flexible hours and generous benefits to next level training, we make it easier to take your career to the top

The Royal Free NHS Foundation Trust has the largest NHS decontamination facility in the UK, which is based in Enfield.