Job summary
- Main area
- Decontamination
- Grade
- Band 2
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Flexible working
- Job ref
- 360-G-5871
- Employer
- West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Watford General Hospital
- Town
- Watford
- Salary
- £23,575 pa inc. HCA
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 16/07/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Band 2 - Integrated Decontamination Team Technician, Decontamination
Band 2
Job overview
An exciting opportunity is available to work as a Decontamination Technician for West Herts Trust.
This involves working at the St Albans Cit Hospital Decontamination receipt and distribution units.
The post holder will be part of the Decontamination Team and will support the general smooth running of the department.
**We are unable to issue certificates of sponsorship for this post**
Main duties of the job
The Integrated Decontamination Team is responsible for ensuring the provision of appropriately decontaminated and quality assured surgical, endoscopic, and other sterile instruments to the Trust’s Theatre complexes, endoscope suites, outpatient’s departments, and other user locations. The smooth functioning of the team underpins in excess of £60m of activity and income for the Trust and is an absolutely essential element in the overall delivery of the Trust’s clinical services.
Working for our organisation
There has never been a more exciting time to join West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust! Major redevelopment works are planned as part of the New Hospital Programme. These will be most dramatic at Watford General Hospital where up to 90% of buildings will be new.
The trust has recently gained ‘teaching hospital’ status which reflects the dedicated work of many teams and individuals who have set the standard for delivering high quality training, learning and education at all levels of the workforce.
We are a flexible working employer
At West Herts we recognise the importance of a good work life balance and the ability to work flexibly. We are delighted to offer a variety of flexible working options for all staff. Please check out our web page for more information.
https://www.westhertshospitals.nhs.uk/flexibleworking/
We encourage and welcome people with disabilities. If you need help, please ask.
We reserve the right to close this advert early due to the volume of applicants. Please apply as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.
If you do not hear back within 3 weeks of your application, please assume you have been unsuccessful on this occasion.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To receive, return and distribute Sterile and contaminated re-usable surgical instruments to and from clinical departments throughout the Trust ensuring quality checking and both electronic and manual tracking is carried out at the required stages As part of an Integrated Decontamination.
Team the Integrated Decontamination Team Assistant may be required (with suitable notice) to work shifts at either of the sub teams for the Receipt and Distribution units.
Person specification
Education and qualifications
Essential criteria
- Good general Education and or experience of working in a busy healthcare setting.
Desirable criteria
- City and Guilds “Decontamination” operators training certificate
- NVQ level 2 or above attained in healthcare- based setting
Knowledge
Desirable criteria
- Knowledge of decontamination processes and procedures.
- Knowledge of West Hertfordshire Trust sites
- Department’s orientation and locations
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience of working in a busy healthcare setting
Desirable criteria
- Experience of receipt and distribution of sterile goods
- Experience of Working in a busy HSSU/TSSU department or Endoscope Decontamination Unit.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Antonio Cecco
- Job title
- Head of Decontamination
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01923 217605
If you have problems applying, contact
- Address
-
Watford General Hospital
Vicarage Road
Watford
Hertfordshire
WD18 0HB
- Telephone
- 01442 365234
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