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Job summary

Main area
Decon
Grade
Band 2
Contract
Bank
Hours
Flexible working - As and When
Job ref
391-3882-BANK
Employer
Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Chalkmill Drive
Town
Enfield
Salary
£15.20 N/A
Salary period
Hourly
Closing
30/04/2026 23:59

Employer heading

NHS

BANK Band 2 Decontamination Technician

Band 2

Our trust has over 17,000 staff serving 2 million patients every year. It comprises Barnet Hospital, Chase Farm Hospital, the Royal Free Hospital, North Middlesex University Hospital and more than 30 services in the community.  This larger scale organisation provides an unprecedented opportunity for us to continue our pioneering work, particularly in finding ways to deliver even better care to our patients.

Our mission is to deliver world class care and expertise in our clinical services, underpinned by world class teaching and research and we will continue to measure our progress against our five governing objectives: excellent outcomes, excellent patient and staff experience, excellent value for taxpayers’ money, being safe and meeting our external duties, and building a strong organisation.

Everyone is welcome at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust. We're proud of our diversity and we continue to undertake new initiatives to advance equality for LGBT+, BME, gender equality, staff carers and people with disabilities and lived experiences to promote good relations and understanding between our staff.

Artificial intelligence (AI) is a set of technology that can perform various tasks that typically required human intelligence. Your application is your opportunity to demonstrate to us how you meet the requirements of the role. We recognise that AI tools can support accessibility, equity and confidence for applicants. However, it’s important that examples and responses genuinely reflect your own experience and abilities, as these will be explored further during the selection process. AI must not be used to provide misleading or false information during any stage of the application journey. Further guidance can be found in the NLPSS Applicant Toolkit https://royalfree.pagetiger.com/cuuomnr/1.

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Job overview

The Royal Free NHS Foundation Trust has the largest NHS decontamination facility in the UK, which is based in Enfield.  

The unit has the capacity to process 14 million surgical instruments and 140,000 flexible endoscopes a year providing  a service to both the NHS and Private Hospitals. The service is open 7 days a week 24 hours a day. We are looking for individuals that are able to work flexibly, have good organisational skills attention to detail and can work to deadlines. 

**VISA SPONSORSHIP DOES NOT APPLY TO THIS ROLE**

Main duties of the job

The post holder will offer Royal Free World Class Value based Care to service users, staff, colleagues, clients and patients alike.

Your role will be to assist in the day-to-day reprocessing of equipment required for clinical use. Technicians are required to follow demonstrated training and work instructions to ensure production is to a high standards to maintain a quality service to patients / Customers. Post holders will need to be able to stand for long periods of time.

The post holders will be able work below shifts:-

Monday to Friday 14:00 to 22:00

Monday to Friday 16:00 to 00:00

Monday to Friday 12:00 to 20:00

Working for our organisation

The Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK’s biggest and most innovative trusts. Across three main hospitals, our dedicated army of staff care for over 1.6million patients, treat more than 200,000 in A&E, deliver over 8,000 babies, and carry out more than 17million tests.

Our size, scale and influence could offer the opportunities on bank to working that works around your lifestyle. 

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome all applications irrespective of age, disability, gender, sexual orientation, race or religion. 

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

CLINICAL RESPONSIBILITIES

1.Manually clean, leak test and handle flexible endoscopes
according to local and national policies.

2.Constantly adhere to good practice as trained and
demonstrate competency within the role.

3.Appropriate PPE to be worn at all times.

4.Cover work in all production areas.

 RESPONSIBILITY FOR PATIENTS

1.Support the management team to ensure an efficient and
appropriate service is provided to our customers, flexibility in
working pattern / times may be required.

2.Assist the management team to ensure work is done in an
organised manner.

3.Record and submit clinical incident information when events
happen through non-conformance reporting.

4.Address customer complaints in a professional manner and
ensure concerns are followed up.

RESPONSIBILITY FOR LEADING AND MANAGING

1.Follow direction from management team but be able to work alone
and use initiative as required and where appropriate.

2.Report issue with machinery / equipment immediately.

3.Take responsibility for quality of own work.

4.Work as part of the multidisciplinary team, helping others
and participating in the training of new staff.

5.Report any concerns about health and safety to
management immediately.

 For further information please refer to the attached JD and PS.

Person specification

Education & professional Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Numeracy
  • Literacy
Desirable criteria
  • NVQ / TVQ Decontamination
  • IT Literate

Royal Free World Class Values

Essential criteria
  • Demonstrable ability to meet the Trust Values

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Experience of effective communication skills when dealing with staff and user/customer
Desirable criteria
  • Previous Decontamination experience
  • Previously worked with ISO13485/JAG/ BSG requirements

Skills and aptitudes

Essential criteria
  • Work to deadlines
  • Follow routine and procedures
  • Attention to detail
  • Be able to plan and prioritize work requirements

Personal Qualities & attributes

Essential criteria
  • Work with minimal supervision
  • Team Worker
Desirable criteria
  • Willingness to continue personal development

Others

Essential criteria
  • Able to work flexible shifts
  • Able to work in all areas of the department – including distribution of stock.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Nursing TimesApprenticeships logoNo smoking policyPositive about disabled peopleDisability confident employerTimewise PartnerCare Quality Commission - Requires improvementEnei MemberArmed Forces Covenant

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

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Stuart Tuffin
Job title
Logistics, Stores & Security Manager - Decon Unit
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
02077940500
Additional information

Temporary Staffing | Recruitment Services

Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust
Royal Free Hospital

PO Box 50, Civic Centre, Enfield, Middlesex, EN1 3XA
Tel: 0203 758 2000
Internal extension: 23400 Option 3

If you have problems applying, contact

Address
Recruitment Support
Open Monday to Friday
08:30 am to 17:30pm
Telephone
01629 702338
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