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317 Sterile Services - FH
Grade
Band 2
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref
317-2025-43-14-DR-VA1
Employer
The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Freeman Hospital
Town
317 01 Freeman Hospital
Salary
£24,465 per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
30/10/2025 23:59
Interview date
24/11/2025

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The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust logo

Endoscopy Technician

Band 2

Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the busiest and largest NHS foundation trusts in the country, with around 15,000 staff and an annual budget of £1.6 billion.

We have a long history of providing high quality care, clinical excellence, and innovation in medical research regionally, nationally and internationally.

We’re in the top five providers of specialised health services in the country, supporting people with a range of rare and complex medical, surgical and neurological conditions, cancers and genetic orders. 

Our staff oversee around 6,500 patient contacts each day, delivering high standards of healthcare.

We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and recognise the benefit in providing an inclusive environment. We value and respect the diversity of our employees and aim to recruit a workforce which reflects the communities we serve, and is equipped to deliver the best service to our patients. We welcome all applications irrespective of people’s race, disability, sex, sexual orientation, religion or belief, age, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity and in particular those from under- represented groups.

Newcastle Hospitals are proud to be one of the exemplar organisations across the NHS on sustainability, with a long history of delivering Sustainable Healthcare in Newcastle (Shine) and the first healthcare organisation in the world to declare a climate emergency. Our strategy includes commitments to being Net Zero by 2030, for our direct carbon footprint, and Net Zero by 2040 for our footprint plus. Delivering these ambitions will not be possible without the help, support and action of every single member of our team.

Job overview

As an Endoscopy Technician you will work as part of a team to provide a quality efficient service to the Endoscopy department and wider theatres throughout the hospital. You will be responsible for the reprocessing of flexible endoscopes.

An integral development of the role is the correct handling, cleaning and decontamination of the endoscopes and equipment.

  • Interview Date: 24th November 2025
  • 37 hours 30 minutes/ week 
  • You will be redirected to Trac to apply for the vacancy. Please expand the job details section and read all of the information before applying for the vacancy.
  • Previous applicants need not apply

NO AGENCIES PLEASE

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be expected to work as a technician delivering quality reprocessing by providing the efficient and correct handling, cleaning and decontamination of flexible endoscopes and related equipment.

Staff are actively encouraged and supported with their on-going training and development needs which will be within the limits of their own potential to ensure the service needs are met.

Working for our organisation

As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.

Our staff oversee around 6,500 patient contacts every day, delivering high standards of healthcare from the following sites:

       Freeman Hospital

       Royal Victoria Infirmary (RVI)

       Health Innovation Neighbourhood (on the former Newcastle General Hospital and Centre for Ageing and Vitality site)

       Newcastle Dental Hospital

       Newcastle Fertility Centre

       Northern Centre for Cancer Care, North Cumbria

       Northern Genetics Service

       Cramlington Manor Walks

These include a range of flagship services which deliver cutting-edge care (supported by state-of-the-art diagnostic services in both radiology and pathology) and are a catalyst for innovation to support pioneering clinical practice in the NHS. 

We also have offices at Regent Point in Gosforth and community sites.

Please see attached information on what Staff Benefits we have to offer at our Trust under ‘Documents to download’ or ‘Supporting documents’.

For further information on The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust please visit: Careers | Newcastle Hospitals | NHS | Newcastle Hospitals and Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Post holder will work under the direction of a Qualified Nurse to: 

  •  Work as part of a team in endoscopy
  • Provide the efficient correct handling, cleaning and decontamination of flexible endoscopes and related equipment
  • Report problems to the relevant people 

 

Person specification

Knowledge

Essential criteria
  • Health & Safety knowledge
Desirable criteria
  • Knowledge of NHS

Skills

Essential criteria
  • Good communication skills
  • Literacy & numeracy skills
Desirable criteria
  • IT skills

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Experience in care
Desirable criteria
  • Endoscopy experience

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • GCSE standard (or equivalent) education

Employer certification / accreditation badges

We are a Living Wage EmployerVeteran AwareApprenticeships logoNo smoking policyPositive about disabled peopleAge positiveInvestors in People: GoldArmed Forces Covenant Gold AwardRIDI Awards Finalist 2021Mindful employer.  Being positive about mental health.Disability confident employerStonewall Gold 2022Better Health at Work Award - Maintaining ExcellenceDefence Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS) - GoldCycle Friendly Employer

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Kerry Clark
Job title
Sterile Services Manager
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
0191 28 29422
Additional information

Previous applicants need not apply

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