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Job summary

Main area
Endoscopy Decontamination
Grade
NHS AfC: Band 2/3
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Part time - 7.5 hours per week (Saturday 10:00am - 18:00pm)
Job ref
190-0442-DIR
Employer
Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Northern General Hospital
Town
Sheffield
Salary
£24,169 - £25,674 pa/ pro rata for part time staff
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
24/06/2025 23:59

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Endoscopy Decontamination Technician

NHS AfC: Band 2/3

We are committed to helping our staff balance their work and home lives and ensure they feel supported, valued and appreciated so whilst you care for our patients and clients, we’ll take care of you. We offer many different ways of helping staff including career development opportunities, flexible working, good annual leave and pension schemes , health and wellbeing packages and financial support systems. Joining the Trust also allows you access to a number of saving options via our salary sacrifice schemes and a wide range of discount opportunities with retailers and service providers.

Job overview

 

The post holder will be trained in our busy Endoscopy Decontamination Unit, working Monday to Friday at the Royal Hallamshire Hospital as an Endoscopy Decontamination Technician 16:00pm - 20.00pm.

Candidates will be appointed at Band 2 and progress to Band 3 upon completion of training.

The Endoscopy Decontamination Unit consists of a Manager, two Supervisors and 13 technicians which are spread across the two units at the Northern General and Royal Hallamshire Hospitals. It is a busy department that works to the demand of the Service Users. The Service Users are spread around the Trust e.g. Cardiac Theatres, Endoscopy Unit GITU, Main Theatres, Radiology etc.

Staff may be asked to change shifts, cover additional hours or cover the other site where there are staff absences therefore flexibility is key to this role.

Main duties of the job

 

This role involves testing and manually cleaning flexible endoscopes before placing into a washer disinfector. Unloading the flexible scopes and placing them into storage.

Delivering clean endoscopes and collecting contaminated used endoscopes to/from Service Users around the Trust. The scopes require to have quality checks throughout the process and tracking by a computer system.

Please also note this vacancy is a training post so all applicants will start at Band 2 and upon completion of necessary skills and/ or training will progress to Band 3.

Working for our organisation

 

You will be working for an organisation which values and respects all of its staff and the community it serves. The Trust is a leader in the NHS and research sectors and provides excellent benefits for its staff. This includes commitments to professional development but also many policies to support employees in balancing their personal and professional lives.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

 

Please view the attached Job Description and Person Specification documents for full details regarding this post

 When completing your application please ensure that you clearly demonstrate how you meet the role criteria.

 

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • (Band 2 & 3) Educated to GCSE grade 4/C or above in English and Maths or equivalent qualifications/experience.
  • (Band 2 & 3) NVQ level 2 in Health care or equivalent NVQ qualification

Experience

Essential criteria
  • (Band 2 & 3) Relevant experience working in an acute hospital setting or in a controlled environment
Desirable criteria
  • (Band 2 & 3) Decontamination background in endoscopy or sterile services

Skills and Knowledge

Essential criteria
  • (Band 2 & 3) Ability to communicate to all levels within the Trust
  • (Band 2 & 3) Understanding of decontamination practices and its importance to patient care and quality control.
  • (Band 2) Willing to complete the Decontamination training programme for AFC band 3 including off site training courses specific for their role
  • (Band 3) Completed STH Decontamination training programme including training from external scope representatives and off-site training courses relevant to their role
Desirable criteria
  • (Band 2 & 3) Understanding of national standards and requirements of decontamination

Personal Qualities

Essential criteria
  • (Band 2 & 3) Team Player
  • (Band 2 & 3) Flexible to cover shifts if necessary and agreed

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Apprenticeships logoNo smoking policyDefence Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS) - SilverMindful employer.  Being positive about mental health.Disability confident employerStonewall Gold 2022Step into health

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Tess Kemp
Job title
Endoscopy Decontamination Manager
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
01142265661
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