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Endoscopy Decontamination Technician - Gillingham, United Kingdom - Medway NHS Foundation Trust
Description
Job summary
Job Title: Endoscopy Decontamination Technician
Division: Medicine & Emergency Care
Care Group:
Band: 2
Salary: £22,383 per annum.
Interview Date: 31st May 2024
We are recruiting for a Endoscopy Decontamination Technician who shares our ambition and vision to deliver the Best of Care by the Best People and has the drive to take us forward, by ensuring that the Trust continues to be the first choice for patients and our staff.
To provide clean, safe and traceability for all flexible endoscopes throughout the Medway Maritime Hospital. Liaison with service users to aid the provision of a high quality and responsive service.
Main duties of the job
Maintain decontamination, sterilisation and maintenance of equipment and instruments, including specialist equipment.
Liaise with users on the use, cleaning and servicing of instruments.
Ensure that the quality system is adhered to within the National and international standards.
Role includes safe transferring of inpatients to and from Endoscopy.
To clean and store flexible Endoscopes and process them accordingly in line with standard operating procedures.
To work in a team in the production, procurement and distribution of sterile goods and services.
To deliver and pick up Flexible Endoscopes across the Medway Maritime Hospital as requested.
To ensure that the tracking and traceability of all flexible Endoscopes are accurate.
Responsible for the replacement of stock in both Cleaning and Scope areas.
Deliver inpatients safely to the unit and escort nursing staff to ward areas when required.
Our values are B old, E very Person Counts, S haring and Open and T ogether. It is important that you understand and to refer to our values when completing your application and always reflect our values throughout your employment with the Trust.
We are committed to endorsing diversity, multiculturalism, and inclusion; our policies / procedures ensure that all applicants are treated fairly at every stage of the recruitment process.
To contribute to our exciting future and become part of our team, apply today.
About us
Here at Medway, we pride ourselves on working together as one to ensure that our shared vision of Better, Best, Brilliant is achieved. Our culture and values are what drives the Trust and is the heartbeat of who we are as an organisation.
Our Trust is a great choice for people who want to develop their career in an ambitious environment.
Would you like to work flexibly? In the NHS, we are reminded every day of how important life is. As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us, for our patients and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement which will not mean sacrificing time for personal interests or family commitments. We aim to support you to work flexibly in a way that will suit you and us.
All of our substantive & fixed term employees can enjoy a range of staff benefits, a gym, an active health and wellbeing programme, an on-site nursery and a cycle to work scheme.
We are taking positive action to ensure that we can attract, recruit and retain the best talent and would welcome more applicants from under - represented groups to support the Trusts commitment to a diverse, inclusive and an employer of choice workforce.
All staff at Medway comply the Trust's and the Kent and Medway Safeguarding Board's policies on safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable adults.
Job descriptionJob responsibilities
Data entry on to computer systems.
Be able to identify instruments within sets and ensure that they are in working order.
Fault finding on equipment, some of which can be complex (and report these accordingly).
To manage the use of consumables within the department ensuring that all are used appropriately and avoid wastage.
To be responsible for recording and monitoring equipment testing and quality assurance checks.
Works on own initiative and with Endoscopy Decontamination Technicians but refers to Endoscopy Decontamination Manager when needed.
Plan the delivery of flexible Endoscopes on a daily/weekly basis to meet the demands of the department.
Help with the training of new members of staff and to ensure that all staff working in the team are working within the requirements set out in the SOPs.
Possess developed physical skills, accuracy is essential with good hand/eye dexterity and coordination with the ability to be able to manipulate instruments for the decontamination process.
There is a requirement to stand at machinery and undertake repetitive movements for long periods.
Answer professionally and concisely all queries, regarding services, technical queries and be able to respond to questions regarding Flexible Scopes.
Liaises with clinical staff as and when needed.
Person SpecificationQualifications
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Knowledge
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Experience
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Skills
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