Job summary
- Main area
- Facilities
- Grade
- 2
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Mon-Fri 10:00 – 18:00)
- Job ref
- 339-FD1519-CCC
- Employer
- North Bristol NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Southmead Hospital
- Town
- Bristol
- Salary
- £24,465 per annum (FTE) or pro-rata for part time roles
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 31/08/2025 23:59
Employer heading

A.T.O - Decontamination
2
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Job overview
The Cleaning, Checking /Packing and Sterilising of medical equipment.
Use of a tracking computerised system.
Main duties of the job
§ You will be required to use keyboards, touch screens and scanners.
§ To experience repeated periods of intense concentration.
§ To develop a high degree of manual dexterity, accuracy, precision, and speed.
§ To push/manoeuvre trolleys, manually handle instruments, sets and stock.
§ To work while standing for prolonged periods of time.
Working for our organisation
North Bristol NHS Trust employs over 12,000 staff providing healthcare to the residents of Bristol, South Gloucestershire and North Somerset from our award-winning hospital building at Southmead. We are the regional Major Trauma Centre, and an internationally recognised centre of excellence in a range of services and major specialities. Our vision is that by enabling our teams to be the best that they can be, we will provide exceptional healthcare, personally delivered.
North Bristol NHS Trust values all people as individuals. We aim to be an anti-discriminatory organisation and are committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. We welcome applicants from all underrepresented groups.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
§ To understand how to operate a PC, scanners, and label printers in order to operate computerised traceability system.
§ To develop an extensive knowledge of medical devices and their functions.
§ To use your initiative for routine and non-routine day-to-day tasks
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- NVQ2 or equivalent level knowledge/ or GCSE English, Maths and Science grade C or above
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Decontamination technical qualification.
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience of working in a fast-paced environment as part of a team.
Experience
Essential criteria
- Healthcare or industry experience in health & safety and hygiene.
Experience
Desirable criteria
- Previous experience as a Decontamination Technician.
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
- Bridgette Brown
- Job title
- Production Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 011741 42060
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