Podiatry Decontamination Technician

Derbyshire Community Health Services NHSFT

Join the Derby City Podiatry Team as our Decontamination Technician, servicing Village Community Medical Centre and satellite clinics.

The Decontamination Technician role provides effective and efficient decontamination of reusable instrumentation for the use of patient care. The role includes transporting clean and used instruments to clinics around Derby City and South Derbyshire.

This role also includes health and safety audit administration and cleaning duties to help maintain the Podiatry service.

Main duties of the job

You will be part of a highly motivated team, providing a high standard of clinical care.

1. Provide effective and efficient decontamination of reusable Podiatry instruments.
2. Provide admin support to Podiatry leads and City Podiatry team.
3. Contribute to the development and adhere to the Podiatry Department and Trust policies, strategies, and objectives.

About us

Our purpose is to provide community health services to a patient population of one million people in Derbyshire and Derby, as part of Joined Up Care Derbyshire.

We employ around 4,200 substantive staff caring for patients in 11 community hospitals and more than 30 health centres, as well as in clinics, GP practices, schools, care homes, and increasingly in people's own homes and via virtual consultations.

Job responsibilities

To provide effective and efficient decontamination of reusable instrumentation for the use of patient care.

1. Deliver clean and collect dirty Podiatry instruments from satellite clinics. Process instruments from a Central Podiatry Decontamination Suite. Access to a vehicle is required.
2. Undertake all monthly, weekly, and daily audits and cleaning for the decontamination rooms, equipment and store rooms, clinic rooms, and order supplies for this.
3. Support and comply with all health and safety, fire, IG, and infection control policy/procedures/legislation.
4. Provide cover for colleagues at other locations during periods of sickness and annual leave.
5. Provide admin support to podiatry managers/podiatry team. Make up new patient packs and distribute to all clinical sites.
6. Use Systmone in order to support administration of patient appointments.

Person Specification

Essential and Desirable

• GCSE Grade C or equivalent Maths and English.
• Must hold a full UK driver's licence and have access to a vehicle or ability to transport equipment during the working day between bases.

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

Derbyshire Community Health Services NHSFT