Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust

Endoscopy Decontamination Technician

The closing date is 29 October 2025

Job summary

Band 2: £24,465

Hours: Full time 37.5 (will consider part time)

Permanent contract

As part of our growing service we are looking for you to joinour busy Endoscopy Unit at Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust.

We are a highly motivated team running five full time Endoscopy suites, We will also being opening a brand new state of the art Elective Endoscopy Service, so join us as we start this new adventure!

Main duties of the job

The main responsibility of this post is to be a vital member of the decontamination team, which involves daily manual cleaning and processing of Endoscopes for the procedure rooms. Training and supervision will be ongoing during the first 12 week in house competencies. There will be elements of computer use, record keeping and telephone use. will be required

This can be a physically demanding as you will be standing and moving across the site for your shift, so you are motivated and like to be on the go this may be a great role for you.

We offer full in house training to support you joining the team, apprenticeships and the ability to internally progress to various posts within Endoscopy.

Shifts for this role will include a variety of:

Long shift: 09:00 - 19:00 (weekend day 08:00 - 18:00)

Early shift: 2 x 07:30 - 17:30, 2x 07:30 - 13:30

Late shift: 2 x 13:00 - 19:00, 1x 10:00 - 19:00

About us

Here at Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust, we are proud to provide expert, compassionate care for our local population. We are ranked as the third in the country for research, embedding education and training across the organisation. Our main hub is the Queen Alexandra Hospital, which is one of the largest hospitals on the south coast employing over 8,700 staff.

We are a core diagnostic function of the hospital and keep the flow of patients getting the care they need.Our services include a number of specialised therapeutic and diagnostic procedures which require a high level of technical capability and a passion for problem solving.

The health and wellbeing of our staff is at the forefront of everything we do. We are proud to be able to offer our staff some fantastic benefits including our on-site Nursery, access to our free Beach Hut for those long summer days, our on-site Wellness Centre including a gym and a swimming pool, access to our fantastic staff networks including LGBTQ, Race Equality and DisAbility, and awards ceremonies to recognise your achievements. We believe we can offer support to all of our staff when they need it the most.

We welcome the unique contributions that you can bring in terms of your education, opinions, culture, ethnicity, race, sex, gender identity and expression, nation of origin, age, languages spoken, veterans status, colour, religion, disability, sexual orientation, and beliefs.

Date posted

17 October 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 2

Salary

£24,465 to £24,465 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

REF1789Z

Job locations

Queen Alexandra Hospital

Cosham, Portsmouth

PO6 3LY

Job description

Job responsibilities

You will be expected to work in a team and learn all aspects of decontamination of flexible endoscopes. To work alongside the multi-disciplinary team in delivering high level decontamination expertise and care to patients in all areas of the department.

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If this sounds of interest to you then we would love to hear from you; the role is ideal for someone who is interested in healthcare and would like to make a difference in a behind the scenes capacity. To find out more please feel free to contact Annie Old 02392 286000 ext 4475 for an informal chat or email annemarie.old@nhs.net to find our more.

Job description

Job responsibilities

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Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

English and Maths qualification at Level 1

Experience

Desirable

Previous cleaning experience

Additional criteria

Essential

Ability to work as part of a team
Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
Attention to detail

Desirable

IT skills

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

English and Maths qualification at Level 1

Experience

Desirable

Previous cleaning experience

Additional criteria

Essential

Ability to work as part of a team
Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
Attention to detail

Desirable

IT skills

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.