Job summary
- Main area
- Endoscopy Decontamination
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 2/3
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Monday to Friday. Required to work the following shifts 7:30am - 15:30pm, 9:00am - 17:00pm and 12:00pm - 20:00pm)
- Job ref
- 190-7763-DIR
- Employer
- Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Royal Hallamshire Hospital
- Town
- Sheffield
- Salary
- £22,383 - £24,336 pa/pro rata for part time staff
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 07/07/2024 23:59
- Interview date
- 17/07/2024
Employer heading
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Endoscopy Decontamination Technician
NHS AfC: Band 2/3
We are committed to helping our staff balance their work and home lives and ensure they feel supported, valued and appreciated so whilst you care for our patients and clients, we’ll take care of you. We offer many different ways of helping staff including career development opportunities, flexible working, good annual leave and pension schemes , health and wellbeing packages and financial support systems. Joining the Trust also allows you access to a number of saving options via our salary sacrifice schemes and a wide range of discount opportunities with retailers and service providers.
Job overview
The post holder will be trained in our busy Endoscopy Decontamination Unit, working Monday to Friday at the Royal Hallamshire Hospital as an Endoscopy Decontamination Technician on alternating shifts between 7.30am - 20.00pm.
Candidates will be appointed at Band 2 and progress to Band 3 upon completion of training, approximately 12 months.
The Endoscopy Decontamination Unit consists of a Manager, two Supervisors and 12 technicians which are spread across the two units at the Northern General and Royal Hallamshire Hospitals. It is a busy department that works to the demand of the Service Users. The Service Users are spread around the Trust e.g. Urology OPD, Endoscopy Unit P floor, Weston Park OPD etc.
Staff may be asked to change shifts, cover additional hours or cover the other site where there are staff absences therefore flexibility is key to this role.
Main duties of the job
This role involves testing and manually cleaning flexible endoscopes before placing into a washer disinfector. Unloading the flexible scopes and placing them into storage. Delivering clean endoscopes and collecting contaminated used endoscopes to/from Service Users around the Trust. The scopes require to have quality checks throughout the process and tracking by a computer system.
Working for our organisation
You will be working for an organisation which values and respects all of its staff and the community it serves. The Trust is a leader in the NHS and research sectors and provides excellent benefits for its staff. This includes commitments to professional development but also many policies to support employees in balancing their personal and professional lives.
Please also note this vacancy is a training post so all applicants will start at Band 2 and upon completion of necessary skills and/ or training will progress to Band 3.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please view the attached Job Description and Person Specification documents for full details regarding this post
When completing your application please ensure that you clearly demonstrate how you meet the role criteria.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Educated to GCSE grade C or above in English and Maths or equivalent qualifications/experience.
- NVQ level 2 in Health care or equivalent NVQ qualification
Experience
Essential criteria
- Relevant experience working in an acute hospital setting or in a controlled environment
Desirable criteria
- Decontamination background in endoscopy or sterile services
Skills and Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Ability to communicate to all levels within the Trust
- Understanding of decontamination practices and its importance to patient care and quality control.
- Willing to complete the Decontamination training programme for AFC band 3 including off site training courses specific for their role
- (Band 3) Completed STH Decontamination training programme including training from external scope representatives and off-site training courses relevant to their role
Desirable criteria
- Understanding of national standards and requirements of decontamination
Personal Qualities
Essential criteria
- Team Player
- Flexible to cover shifts if necessary and agreed
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Tess Kemp
- Job title
- Endoscopy Decontamination Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01142265661
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