Job overview

Join Our Endoscopy Decontamination Team at Heatherwood Hospital – Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust

Are you reliable, adaptable, and eager to learn?
We are seeking a committed and enthusiastic individual to join our Endoscopy Decontamination Unit based at Heatherwood Hospital, part of the Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust. This is an exciting opportunity to become an integral part of a supportive and professional team, working in a modern and friendly environment.

About the Role
Situated within the Day Surgery Unit, the Decontamination Unit plays a vital role in ensuring the safe and effective cleaning and disinfection of flexible endoscopes used across Endoscopy services. You’ll be responsible for maintaining the highest standards of cleanliness and infection prevention, working closely with experienced practitioners to support patient safety and service efficiency.

Main duties of the job

Key Responsibilities

• Follow departmental Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and Quality Management Systems to ensure all processes meet required standards

• Clean, disinfect and store delicate endoscopy equipment safely and efficiently, validating each stage of the process

• Maintain accurate records of procedures, testing, and equipment maintenance

• Assist with stock management, including ordering specialist decontamination items in line with Trust procurement guidelines

• Wear appropriate PPE and uphold infection control practices at all times

• Work independently while contributing effectively as part of the wider team

Working for our organisation

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust provides NHS hospital services for around 900,000 people across Berkshire, Hampshire, Surrey and south Buckinghamshire.

As well as delivering excellent general hospital services to local people, we provide specialist heart attack, vascular, stroke, spinal, cystic fibrosis and plastic surgery services across a much wider area.

We have three main hospitals - Frimley Park in Frimley near Camberley, Heatherwood in Ascot and Wexham Park near Slough.

Our three core values, and the behaviors that support them, guide everything we do and set out what we expect of our staff in the way they treat patients, visitors, service users and each other, Committed to Excellence, Working Together and Facing the Future.

We are also proud to host the Defence Medical Group South East at Frimley Park with military surgical, medical, and nursing personnel working alongside the hospital's NHS staff providing care to patients in all specialties.