Endoscopy Technician

HCA Healthcare UK; Leeds; On-site; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in the UK is looking for an Endoscopy Technician/Healthcare Assistant. This full-time role involves decontaminating and disinfecting endoscopic equipment, and providing nursing support. Applicants should have relevant experience in a hospital setting and possess NVQ qualifications. The position offers benefits like health insurance, generous holiday allowances, and pension contributions.

Benefits

25 days holiday plus bank holidays

Private Healthcare Insurance

Private pension contributions

Cycle to Work scheme

Group Life Assurance

Qualifications

• Experience as an Endoscopy decontamination technician or Healthcare Assistant in a hospital environment is required.
• NVQ Level 2 or 3 in Health and Social Care is preferred.
• A Care or decontamination Certificate is highly desirable.

Responsibilities

• Handle, clean and decontaminate endoscopes while maintaining security of equipment.
• Assist clinical staff in providing high-quality nursing care to patients.
• Ensure compliance with decontamination standards and documentation.

Skills

Endoscopy decontamination skills

Excellent communication skills

Computer literacy

Attention to detail

Education

NVQ Level 2 or 3 in Health and Social Care

Care or decontamination Certificate

Job description

Overview

Endoscopy Technician/ Healthcare Assistant
London: The Lister Hospital, Chelsea

Full time: 37.5 hours per week
Shift times: Monday – Friday (Flexibility to cover shifts between 8am-8pm)

Permanent contract:
Salary: Competitive depending on experience

About the Facility

The Lister Hospital and its outpatient centres are located in the heart of Chelsea, and have consistently provided care and treatment in London for over 30 years. We offer access to leading consultants from London's top teaching hospitals and contemporary treatment, with several highly specialised units including fertility, gastroenterology and cardiology.

With 57 beds across three floors, we offer a specialised service, bespoke to our patient’s needs. Our six-bed critical care unit provides dedicated specialised care to seriously ill patients with a range of surgical or medical conditions.

About the role

As an Endoscopy Healthcare Assistant, you will be working within our Endoscopy department. Your core activity in this role will be the decontamination, disinfection, and transportation of flexible endoscopes. You will also assist clinical staff in providing nursing care of the highest quality to patients. It will be a requirement of the post-holder to become multi-skilled in both the washroom and patient areas.

Responsibilities

• Correctly handle, clean, decontaminate endoscope while maintaining the security of flexible endoscopes and related equipment.
• Accurate inspection, manual cleaning, correct loading of Automatic Endoscope Reprocessor of all flexible scopes for use in Endoscopy, Theatres and Out-Patients.
• Cleaning of flexible scope equipment to comply with Decontamination Standards.
• Correct/safe operation of Automatic Endoscope Reprocessor, drying cabinet and all other Endoscope Decontamination equipment to ensure compliance with testing regime and HTM 01-06.
• Operation of equipment to ensure tracking and traceability from Endoscopy decontamination to each individual patient is achieved.
• Ensure completion of documentation to ensure tracking and traceability of equipment through the decontamination process.
• Carry out duties/daily tests as operator as defined in HTM 01-06.
• Provide basic nursing care to patients under the supervision of trained staff.
• Monitor stock levels and report shortfalls.
• Ensure clinical areas are kept tidy.
• Clean and check equipment, reporting faults.
• Undertake administrative duties as required e.g. filing, making up admission packs.

Qualifications

• Previous experience of working as an Endoscopy decontamination technician or Healthcare Assistant within a Hospital environment
• NVQ Level 2 or 3 in Health and Social Care is desired
• Care or decontamination Certificate is highly desirable
• Excellent communication skills essential
• Computer literate
• Decontamination experience

Benefits

We care about what you care about. You’ll be eligible for:

• 25 days holiday each year (plus bank holidays) increasing with service, with option to buy or sell leave to suit you
• Private Healthcare Insurance for treatment at our leading hospitals
• Private pension contribution which increases with length of service
• Season Ticket Loan and Cycle to Work scheme
• Group Life Assurance from day one
• Critical illness cover
• Enhanced Maternity and Paternity pay
• Corporate staff discount for all facilities including Maternity packages at The Portland
• Comprehensive range of flexible health, protection and lifestyle benefits to suit you
• Discounts with over 800 major retailers

Culture and values

At HCA UK we believe exceptional care starts with our people. We celebrate the unique perspectives and different experiences each of us bring as we know that when you feel seen, heard and supported you can be at your best for our patients, and each other. Our mission is simple: above all else we’re committed to the care and improvement of human life, a clear statement that extends to both our patients and colleagues. To achieve this, we live and breathe four core values:

• Unique and Individual: We recognise and value everyone as unique and individual
• Kindness and compassion: We treat people with kindness and compassion
• Honesty, integrity and fairness: We act with absolute honesty, integrity and fairness
• Loyalty, respect and dignity: We trust and treat one another as valued members of the HCA UK family with loyalty, respect and dignity

Reasonable adjustments

We believe everyone should feel comfortable to bring their full self to work and be afforded the same opportunities. As a Disability Confident committed organisation, we’re happy to discuss flexible working arrangements to suit your needs as well as offer reasonable adjustments throughout our recruitment process, and in the workplace, to anyone that needs them.

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