Decontamination Staff/Store Person

Job description

Job responsibilities

• Maintenance of loan store equipment in good repair and working order.
• Decontamination and cleaning of all equipment returned to store to set procedures and guidelines and to ensure each items of equipment that is cleaned by the machine is logged accordingly
• Visually check equipment prior to and after decontamination using checklists and established procedures and arrange for repair
• Ensuring equipment leaves stores with appropriate safety notices and user instructions included.
• Responsible for safe and secure storage of all Decontamination materials (toxic and non-toxic)
• Receiving checking and signing for incoming goods both from external deliveries and other stores in the district.
• Assisting in loading and unloading if vehicles in accordance with the Trusts Manual Handling Policy
• Keeping Warehouse and car park area in a clean and tidy condition in accordance with Risk assessment and Health and Safety regulations
• In accordance with the Trust manual handling policy, to move equipment, furniture and goods as required to meet the needs of the service.
• Identifying any deficiencies or defect in mechanical aids, equipment and motorised vehicles and repairing where necessary or if unable to repair, arranging repairs with a contractor.
• To clean, check and repair if necessary some items of pressure relieving equipment
• Decommissioning of equipment which is in a state of disrepair, making sure scrap records are kept and updated accordingly
• Deliver, set-up and commission items of loan store equipment such as Community Care beds (mechanical), profiling beds (electrical), pressure care mattresses (electrical) and to demonstrate the equipment and instruct patients/carers in its safe usage.
• To assist in decommissioning of equipment and removal of cardboard, scrap etc.
• Work on a rota basis. This duty includes key holding responsibility for the building.
• Carry out other such duties as may be reasonable, required across the company.
• Participate, through appraisal, in matching organisational aims with personal objectives and supporting staff within own area of responsibility to do the same.
• Take responsibility for their own and others health and safety in the working environment.
• Take responsibility for identifying risks and taking action to control them as appropriate to the post

Person Specification

Knowledge & Skills:

Essential

• Numerate, able to manage time
• Organisational skills
• Ability to work under pressure with a calm disposition
• Ability to mange own time
• Flexible approach, Calm disposition
• Good interpersonal skills

Desirable

• Driving license

Experience

Essential

• Some Knowladge of Loan Equipment (

Desirable

• Stores or cleaning experience
• Some knowledge of Healthcare environment

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Employer details

Employer name

Calderdale and Huddersfield Solutions

Address

Elland Loan Stores, Ainley Industrial estate

Ainley Bottom

Elland

HX5 9JP

Employer's website

https://chs-limited.co.uk/welcome/ (Opens in a new tab)