Hospital Decontamination Assistant

iFM is a wholly owned subsidiary of Bolton NHS Foundation Trust. We provide facilities management services at the Royal Bolton Hospital and the surrounding community health centres.

Our organisation is one built with local people at the heart of everything we do. Our services ensure the smooth running of the health care services within the community of Bolton. Our colleagues are dedicated professionals who share a passion to provide the best service possible.

If you want to work in an organisation that makes a difference, supports the local community and is the backbone of vital services within healthcare, then look no further.

**30 HOUR VACANCIES AVAILABLE**:
**MON-FRI (14:00-20:00)**

**MON-FRI (18:00-00:00) - with pay enhancements of 1.5x the usual hourly rate between the hours of 21:00-00:00**

**Bank holidays will be worked on a rota basis.**

**PURPOSE OF THE ROLE**:
The Hospital Sterilisation and Decontamination Unit at Royal Bolton Hospital is looking to recruit reliable and hard-working people to join the team. As part of the HSDU unit, you will work as part of a team and be responsible for cleaning, decontaminating and sterilising surgical and endoscopy equipment. Members of the HSDU team are also required to collect and deliver surgical equipment to relevant areas within the hospital.

**MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES**:

- Dismantling, cleaning, decontaminating inspecting, assembling, packing and sterilizing medical/surgical instruments equipment and endoscopes to the standard required of the department and accredited bodies
- Operation of sterilizers, instrument washer/disinfectors endoscope washer/disinfectors and drying cabinets. Undertake the routine testing and maintenance of equipment and the completion of relevant documentation.
- Packaging, sealing, labelling decontamination and sterilizing of medical and surgical equipment
- Distribution of sterile instrument trays endoscopes and supplementary items to theatres, wards and departments. The collection of soiled and used equipment in accordance with departmental policy and procedures.
- Report any faulty machinery or general faults to a supervisor.
- Liaise with supervisors and colleagues and exchange and receive any routine information within the department and with the user departments.
- Ensure the good manufacturing practices of the department and the quality control of the processes by which decontaminated sterile articles are produced in accordance with relevant standards, policy and procedures.
- Ensure the observation of safe working practices and maintain quality standards within the department.
- Any other duties and responsibilities as may be delegated relevant to the grade.
- This job description is a summary of the main job related tasks, duties, activities and responsibilities and not a detailed list of all activities. _

**PERSON SPECIFICATION**:
**QUALIFICATIONS**:

- Basic Numeracy and Literacy skills
- Computer / I.T. literate
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- **KNOWLEDGE**:
**ESSENTIAL**:

- Commitment to undertake training to enable knowledge of instruments endoscopes decontamination and sterilization procedures

**DESIRABLE**:

- Knowledge of endoscopy/flexi-scopes /sterile services
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- **SKILLS**:
**ESSENTIAL**:

- Good communication skills within the department and with user departments
- Ability to organise work flow and to work in a closed environment be Self-motivated

**DESIRABLE**:

- Ability to be flexible
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- **EXPERIENCE**:
**ESSENTIAL**:

- Experience of working as part of a team
- Experience of working under pressure and to deadlines

**DESIRABLE**:

- Experience of working with sterile services/endoscopy

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**OTHER**:

- Be able to stand for long periods of time and handle/lift relevant equipment
- Be able to communicate effectively be punctual and reliable.
- Ability to handle soiled/contaminated medical equipment as per policy and procedures
- Able to be flexible with work pattern and work overtime when required.

**ADDITIONAL INFORMATION APPLICABLE TO ALL POSTS**

**Health, Safety and Security**

All employees have a duty to report any accidents, complaints, defects in equipment, near misses and untoward incidents, following procedure.

To ensure that Health and Safety legislation is complied with at all times, including COSHH, Workplace Risk Assessment and Control of Infection.

**Confidentiality**

During your work you may gain knowledge of confidential matters which may include personal and medical information about patients and staff. Such information must be considered strictly confidential an