Bank Decontamination Technician

An exciting opportunity has arisen to Join our busy team in Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust as a Decontamination Technician helping to provide a comprehensive decontamination service.

The Decontamination Department is looking to recruit hard working, enthusiastic, flexible and motivated individual to join their team. The position of technician offers successful candidates the opportunity work within a well established and friendly team and train in all aspects of decontamination and sterile services.

The post will involve Cleaning and decontamination of mostly Endoscopes associated equipment used for several specialties and Surgical Instrumentation. Monitoring and validation of equipment used in the decontamination process. Will involve handling bodily fluids and requires the wearing of personal protective equipment.

The department operates 7 days working including weekends and you will be expected to participate in this Rota.

This role will also include on call services.

The post holder will be expected to work flexibly across mon to friday 7:30 to 19:00 bank holiday.

The successful candidates will be required to work in all areas of the department.

The successful candidates will be responsible for Cleaning and decontamination of Endoscopes associated equipment used for several specialties and surgical instrumentations. Monitoring and validation of equipment used in the decontamination process. Will involve handling bodily fluids and requires the wearing of personal protective equipment. quality assurance, tracking and tracing, loan set processing, and stocking taking and ordering.

Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust is an integrated Trust and the only provider of NHS acute care in Walsall, serving a population of 284,300. It provides inpatient and outpatient services at the Manor Hospital as well as a wide range of services in the community. Walsall Manor houses the full range of district general hospital services under one roof. The £170 million development was completed in 2010, and ongoing upgrades ensure the Trust now has state-of-the-art facilities, including a Critical Care Unit, Neonatal Unit, Obstetric Theatre, and Integrated Assessment Unit. A new Urgent and Emergency Care Centre, opened in March 2023, has significantly improved emergency care facilities and capacity, providing almost 5,000 square metres of additional clinical space.

Qualifications

Essential: - GCSE Maths & English at grade C or above; - Educated to NVQ level 3 in relevant discipline or equivalent level of knowledge

Desirable: - Decontamination experience

Experience

Essential: - Have demonstrable experience working in a Decontamination Unit carrying out a wide range of day to day duties in a busy department

Skills

Essential: - Approachable, adaptable and flexible towards the role and delivery.