Band 2 Decontamination Technician

Job summary

The University Hospital Trust is part of one of the largest NHS Hospital Trusts in the UK and has an excellent reputation for the care that we provide. We value the contribution that all our staff make to a positive patient experience and are delighted to be able to offer full/part time opportunities within our Decontamination team at Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham.

We will provide a competitive salary, uniform, generous terms and conditions including a minimum of 25 days annual leave (based on full time hours), the opportunity to join a pension scheme, training and career progression and a positive working environment.

In return you will be expected to provide an excellent customer focused service for very busy theatres and our patients.

The role will require you to manually process and test Flexible's scopes (manual dexterity is required on these types of Medical devices), operate endoscopy washer disinfector machines, use a software tracking system, undertake physical exertion such as prolong standing some bending/lifting and deliver clean scopes to some clinical areas using storage cabinets.

Main duties, tasks & skills required

You will be reliable, enthusiastic and self-motivated, understand the importance of excellent customer service/team working. You will put into practice the training you receive which will be specific to the role and includes infection control and how the flexible scope/medical devices are designed and used. You will have regular contact with clinical colleagues and be a good ambassador by demonstrating Trust values at all times, showing empathy and respecting confidentiality.

The Decontamination Technicians post is 37.5 hours per week; all Technicians are rostered to work Saturday and Sundays. The Decontamination Technician is required to carry out the full duties in the Central Endoscopy Decontamination unit which is monitored by our Quality Standard and may be required work across site's at Solihull, Heartlands and Good Hope Hospital. This is an exciting opportunity to develop new skills and to offer a vital service to all clinical areas.

If you have endoscopy decontamination experience or experience working in a clean room environment then this would be an advantage. If no previous skills and you wish to join a dynamic team then full training and development will be delivered. The unit is open from 7.30 am until 8pm and will require flexibility in working between these hours with Saturday / Sunday working as part of the rota.

About us

We are recognised as one of the leading NHS Foundation Trusts in the UK. Our vision is to Build Healthier Lives, and we recognise that we need incredible staff to do this.

Our commitment to our staff is to create the best place for them to work, and we are dedicated to:

Investing in the health and wellbeing of our staff, including a commitment of offering flexible working where we can;
Offer our staff a wide variety of training and development opportunities, to support their personal and career development objectives.

UHB is committed to ensuring that our staff are treated fairly and feel that they belong, by creating a kind and inclusive environment. This is about equity of opportunity; removing all barriers, including discrimination and ensuring each individual member of staff reach their true potential, achieve their ambitions and thrive in their work. This is more than words. We are taking action. Our commitment to an inclusive culture is embedded at all levels of the organisation where every voice is heard, driven by our diverse and active staff networks, and at Board level by the Fairness Taskforce led by our CEO. We nurture a culture which empowers staff to challenge discriminatory behaviours and to enable people to bring their 'whole self' to a kinder, more connected and bold place to work.

Job description

*Please Note : For a detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description* 

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential

* GCSE/NVQ ( E ) or GCE 

Desirable

* TVQ/NVQ

* IDSc

Experience

Essential

* Must be able to follow instructions 

Desirable

* Decontamination environments

* Production environment

* Busy environments

* Working in controlled environments and working to instructions

* Has knowledge of Medical devices used in Endoscopy

* Has knowledge of Health care environments

Additional Criteria

Essential

* Time-keeping

* Reliable attendance

* Team work

* Able to work manual dexterity

* Flexibility working 5/7 days, able to work shifts

* Able to work cross sites

* Prolong standing required when manual cleaning medical devices

Desirable

* Customer service answering the telephone

* Operating computer systems

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.

For help with your application, contact: 

Wendy Hughes 

wendy.hughes@uhb.nhs.uk 

01213713852