Endoscopy Decontamination Technician

An Exciting opportunity has arisen for an Endoscopy decontamination technician to join the new CDC team. If you have good communication and organisational skills are punctual and reliable and meet the criteria. We welcome your application.

As part of the dedicated Endoscopy decontamination team the post holder will contribute to the services providing patient care ensuring an efficient and quality service for Endoscopy .

The main elements of the role are decontamination duties under the supervision of the Decontamination Supervisor. Including: the collection, receipt, cleaning, disinfection, packing and delivering of reusable medical Endoscopes. You will also be required to conduct all tasks in the computerised Health Edge Information Systems (tracking and tracing) database following decontamination guidelines.

The role also includes maintaining endoscopes and relevant equipment, including the operation of automated endoscope reprocessing equipment., You will undertake decontamination science duties and assist under supervision of Decontamination Supervisor, in providing a specialised decontamination of Endoscope medical devices service contributing to the clinical care of the patient. Furthermore you will carry out the collection, receipt, cleaning, disinfection, packing and delivering of reusable medical Endoscopes. You will also be required to conduct all tasks in the computerised Healthcare Science Information Systems (tracking and tracing) database.It is expected that the applicant will possess a good standard of literacy and numeracy, including good basic IT skills. They must have the ability to work effectively using initiative, both within a team, and independently, in a fast paced challenging environment. It is essential that the individual is keen to learn and will receive training, in order to work towards achieving the Local Decontamination Standards in place in the Unit, and National Decontamination Standards.

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