Decontamination Assistant

2 months ago

Bristol, United Kingdom University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW) Full time

Job summary

An opportunity has arisen to work as a Decontamination Technician in the Endoscopy Unit at Bristol Royal Infirmary. The Endoscopy Unit provides essential therapeutic and diagnostic endoscopy services to its community. The decontamination area on QDU provides equipment services across the Trust. As a Decontamination Technician your role would be to deliver correct handling, cleaning, decontamination and maintenance of all equipment.

The decontamination provision is important to the efficiency of the service and to ensure safe standards are maintained for all patients. Expertise and knowledge of the machinery and process is essential and can be developed on the job.

This is an exciting opportunity to join a highly motivated team at Bristol Royal Infirmary. The Bristol Royal Infirmary is one site across UHBW and some across site working may be required in this role from time to time.

Main duties of the job

To support the Decontamination Lead and work in a team with decontamination staff on a daily basis, and undertake tasks within the decontamination area supporting the decontamination team in accordance with UHBW NHS Foundation Trust Policy and Procedures. To assess the departments' workload at regular intervals during the shift and organise the resources accordingly. To ensure that daily tests of the departments machinery washer/disinfectors, is undertaken as per procedure manual. To inspect the cleanliness/correctness of equipment/instrumentation together with checking the items for durability. To ensure all documentation is completed in a legible, correct and timely manner. To ensure that issues raised are recorded and logged on either paper and/or via computer systems. To ensure all work is performed in line with up to date guidelines both National and local, including working toward the units JAG accreditation. To resolve problems that occurs within the decontamination areas. Maintain contact with end users with regard to production and turnaround times

About us

University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW) is one of the largest acute Trusts in the country, bringing together a combined workforce of over 13,000 staff and over 100 different clinical services across 10 different sites, serving a core population of more than 500,000 people across South West England. UHBW has been rated by the CQC as 'Good' overall and our staff are proud to deliver excellent care to the people of Bristol, Weston and beyond. As a forward-thinking multi-award winning Trust and a digital exemplar committed to improving patient care, our world-leading research and innovations are having a positive local and global impact. Our hospitals are spread across Bristol and Weston, join us and you can enjoy the very best of both worlds; city living within a stone's throw of the countryside or beside the seaside, both with easy access to all that the South West has to offer. UHBW is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce we aim to recruit and retain a workforce which represents the rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them. Anonymous information will be used from your application in order to ensure we're meeting our pledge.

Job description

Job responsibilities

For a more detailed job description including the main responsibilities and person specification, please refer to the job description document attached to this vacancy.

Person Specification

Knowledge and Experience

Essential

Experience of working in Decontamination or comparable environment Experience of working within a team

Qualifications and Training

Essential

Literacy and numeracy skills

Desirable

GCSE's at level A-C or equivalent in 3 core subjects

Skills and Abilities

Essential

Effective communication at all levels Good organisational skills Ability to supervise others Ability to prioritise Ability to communicate clearly to a range of people Good telephone manner Computer literacy; specifically Microsoft Word/Excel/Outlook Ability to give constructive feedback to staff on their performance Understand and adhere to Data Protection and Trust Policy Dexterity - ability to handle/manoeuvre equipment/instruments across a wide range of sizes, weights and environments Ability to spend long periods of time standing Ability to record\measure data, interpret results and promptly report and manage abnormal results

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