Job overview

The post holder will be part of a mobile team responsible for supporting endoscope decontamination across all service areas within the Salford Care Organisation (NCA), primarily based at the Decontamination Unit at Salford Royal Hospital and will work as a Decontamination Assistant.

This role is part of a seven-day service and will involve working on a rotational basis, including weekdays, evenings, weekends, and bank holidays.

Unfortunately, this role does not meet the criteria required to qualify for sponsorship.

Main duties of the job

1. Collect and receive used endoscopes into the designated dirty decontamination area, applying standard precautions for infection control and relevant health and safety measures.

2. Manually check and clean used endoscopes in line with local, national and manufacturer’s guidelines.

3. Prepare and Load endoscope into Automated Endoscope Reprocessor (AER) and set machine on decontamination cycle.

4. Document and sign confirmation of compliance for each stage of the decontamination process you have undertaken, ensuring that the electronic tracking and traceability system is completed accurately.

5. Monitor decontamination processes and the tracking and traceability system and report any issues or problems.

6. Unload decontaminated endoscopes from AER and prepare for transport or place into the drying cabinets, ensuring traceability system updated accordingly.

7. Comply with the Trust’s Health and Safety Policy which outlines your responsibilities regarding Health & Safety at Work. 

Working for our organisation

The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester. Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford, to save and improve lives.

As a large NHS trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and we’re always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values - care, appreciate and inspire – to join our team.

In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including, a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance.