Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Endoscopy Decontamination Technician

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Job summary

Role : Endoscopy Decontamination Technician

Band 2- Full time 37.5hrs pw (You will be required to participate with On call)

PostWorking Hours- Monday to Friday, 7.5 hours per day, 09.00 - 17.00

On-call - 20:00 to 07:00 Monday to Thursday, 20:00 Friday to 07:00 Monday. (1 in 7)

Kettering General Hospital is looking to recruit an Endoscopy Decontamination Technician within our existing Endoscopy Department.

As such an opportunity is available for an Endoscopy Decontamination Technician to be part of the team providing the decontamination and sterilisation service to our consultants and patients. Your main responsibility is to ensure that you decontaminate/sterilise medical equipment and work as part of the team reprocessing all endoscopes for the Endoscopy Unit and Theatres to the highest standards assisting the teams and ensuring patient safety.

Ideally you will have previous decontamination experience dealing with endoscope reprocessing and demonstrate a good understanding of decontamination standards and practice, however no experience is necessary as full training is provided. You must be able to work under pressure, demonstrate good communication skills and have excellent organisational ability.

Once trained you will be required to participate with On call (1 in 7).

Main duties of the job

The Duties of the Endoscopy Technician is to assist in the safe process of Decontamination and Sterilisation Endoscopes and associated surgical instruments throughout the Hospital.

To comply, maintain and uphold all aspects of Decontamination Compliance ISO- JAG relevant to your grade and position.

About us

Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest employers in the area and we are on an exciting journey.Our mission is to provide safe, compassionate, and clinically excellent patient care, by being an outstanding employer for our people. We have entered into a Group Model with neighbouring Northampton General Hospital and have become University Hospitals of Northamptonshire.

Our Excellence Values:

Compassion

Respect

Integrity

Courageous

Accountable

Date posted

17 July 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 2

Salary

£22,383 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

264-5375504-COR

Job locations

Kettering General Hospital

Rothwell Road

Kettering

NN16 8UZ

Job description

Job responsibilities

For further information on the advertised role, please refer to the job description located under the Supporting Documents heading. The full person specification can be accessed under the Shortlisting Criteria section of the document.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Must have the ability to work independently and as part of a team
Must be able to use a P/C and understand basic IT skills
Must have the ability to communicate effectively
Must be able to demonstrate good organisational skills, be able to work under pressure and prioritise customer needs
Must have the flexibility to work weekends, bank holidays and a rostered on-call service

Desirable

Good level of General Education
Institute of decontamination sciences membership TVQ Level 1 and 2

Knowledge and Experience

Desirable

Previous SSD / Endoscopy experience
Previous NHS experience

Skills

Essential

Must have the ability to work independently
Must be able to use a P/C and understand basic IT skills
Must have the ability to communicate effectively with customers and other staff
Must be able to demonstrate good organisational skills, be able to work under pressure and prioritise customer needs

Desirable

Must have the ability to understand the clinical terminology of Endoscopes surgical instruments and medical devices
Must have the ability of understanding sterilisation and decontamination procedures
Must have an understanding of decontamination compliance to ISO / JAG standards and practice

Personal

Essential

Must have the flexibility to work weekends and bank holidays

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Must have the ability to work independently and as part of a team
Must be able to use a P/C and understand basic IT skills
Must have the ability to communicate effectively
Must be able to demonstrate good organisational skills, be able to work under pressure and prioritise customer needs
Must have the flexibility to work weekends, bank holidays and a rostered on-call service

Desirable

Good level of General Education
Institute of decontamination sciences membership TVQ Level 1 and 2

Knowledge and Experience

Desirable

Previous SSD / Endoscopy experience
Previous NHS experience

Skills

Essential

Must have the ability to work independently
Must be able to use a P/C and understand basic IT skills
Must have the ability to communicate effectively with customers and other staff
Must be able to demonstrate good organisational skills, be able to work under pressure and prioritise customer needs

Desirable

Must have the ability to understand the clinical terminology of Endoscopes surgical instruments and medical devices
Must have the ability of understanding sterilisation and decontamination procedures
Must have an understanding of decontamination compliance to ISO / JAG standards and practice

Personal

Essential

Must have the flexibility to work weekends and bank holidays

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.