Job summary
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.
You will provide effective and efficient decontamination of reusable Podiatry instruments.
You will provide admin support to Podiatry leads and City Podiatry team
You will be part of the Podiatry Team and Wider Trust, and 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 peoples own homes and via virtual consultations.
Job description
Job responsibilities
PLEASE NOTE: Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification. To apply, please click APPLY FOR THIS JOB - this link will take you to the TRAC Recruitment Site. You will need to register if you do not already have an account
To provide effective and efficient decontamination of reusable instrumentation for the use of patient care.
To deliver clean and collect dirty Podiatry instruments from satellite clinics. Process instruments from a Central Podiatry Decontamination Suite. Access to a vehicle is required.
To undertake all the monthly, weekly and daily audits and cleaning for the decontamination rooms, equipment and store rooms, clinic rooms and to order supplies for this.
To support and comply with all health and safety, fire, IG, and infection control policy/procedures/legislation.
To provide cover for colleagues at other locations during periods of sickness and annual leave.
To provide admin support to podiatry managers/ podiatry team. To make up new patient packs and distribute to all clinical sites.
To use Systmone in order to support administration of patient appointments.
Job description
Job responsibilities
PLEASE NOTE: Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification. To apply, please click APPLY FOR THIS JOB - this link will take you to the TRAC Recruitment Site. You will need to register if you do not already have an account
To provide effective and efficient decontamination of reusable instrumentation for the use of patient care.
To deliver clean and collect dirty Podiatry instruments from satellite clinics. Process instruments from a Central Podiatry Decontamination Suite. Access to a vehicle is required.
To undertake all the monthly, weekly and daily audits and cleaning for the decontamination rooms, equipment and store rooms, clinic rooms and to order supplies for this.
To support and comply with all health and safety, fire, IG, and infection control policy/procedures/legislation.
To provide cover for colleagues at other locations during periods of sickness and annual leave.
To provide admin support to podiatry managers/ podiatry team. To make up new patient packs and distribute to all clinical sites.
To use Systmone in order to support administration of patient appointments.
Person Specification
Essential and Desirable
Essential
- GCSE Grade C or equivalent Maths and English
- Must hold full UK drivers licence and have access to a vehicle or ability to transport equipment during the working day between bases
Desirable
- Decontamination Experience
Desirable
Desirable
- Manual handling Experience
- Previous Decontamination Experience
Person Specification
Essential and Desirable
Essential
- GCSE Grade C or equivalent Maths and English
- Must hold full UK drivers licence and have access to a vehicle or ability to transport equipment during the working day between bases
Desirable
- Decontamination Experience
Desirable
Desirable
- Manual handling Experience
- Previous Decontamination Experience
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.
