Endoscopy Technician

Job summary

Endoscopy Technician

37.5 hours per week

The hours will be as follows: 10am - 6pm / 11am - 7pm

The hours & shifts during the week and times to be at the unit's needs and demands.

London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust Endoscopy department is now moving towards a 6 day working week you are being asked to join our large multidisciplinary team of endoscopy technicians across 3 Hospitals, Northwick Park / St Marks @ Central Middlesex and Ealing Hospitals to be part of this team.

The post holder will be part of a team of technicians responsible for the disinfecting and maintenance of endoscopes, maintaining the disinfecting washing machines RO units, and all other accessories.

The job will be undertaken with a high standard of infection control and working within all the policies relevant to the working area.

The post holder will work for the hours stated under the guidance of the Endoscopy Decontamination Services Manager and Supervisors in the Endoscopy Decontamination suites. The post holder will be based in the Endoscopy Decontamination Units Trust wide Northwick Park / St Marks @ Central Middlesex Hospitals.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be part of a team of technicians responsible for the disinfecting and maintenance of endoscopes, maintaining the disinfecting washing machines, autoclave and all accessories.

The post holder will deputize in the absence of the endoscopy technician supervisor.

The job will be undertaken with a high standard of infection control and working within all the policies relevant to the working area.

The post holder will work alongside other technicians under the guidance of senior staff in the Endoscopy cleaning room.

About us

London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (LNWH) cares for the people of Brent, Ealing, Harrow and beyond.

Our team of more than 8,200 clinical and support staff serve a diverse population of almost one million people.

We run major acute services at:

• Northwick Park Hospital: home to one of the busiest emergency departments (A&E) in the country. The hospital provides a full range of services including the country's top-rated hyper-acute stroke unit and one of only three hyper-acute rehabilitation units in the UK
• St Mark's Hospital: an internationally renowned specialist centre for bowel disease
• Ealing Hospital: a busy district general hospital providing a range of clinical services, as well as 24/7 emergency department and urgent care centre, and specialist care at Meadow House Hospice
• Central Middlesex Hospital: our planned care site, hosting a range of surgical and outpatient services and collocated with an urgent care centre.

We are a university teaching NHS trust, in recognition of the important role we play in training clinicians of the future and bringing the benefits of research to the public.