About this role
Job summary
The Royal Free NHS Foundation Trust has the largest NHS decontamination facility in the UK, which is based in Enfield.
We have a vacancy for an Endoscopy Decontamination Technician on our Monday to Friday 14:00 to 22:00 shift. You will receive an enhancement in pay for working unsociable hours.
You will be required to cover some bank holidays throughout the year and will be issued a rota.
The hours are 37.5 a week but flexibility is a must for this role.
The unit has the capacity to process 14 million surgical instruments and 140,000 flexible endoscopes a year and we provide a service to NHS and Private Hospitals.
You will be a valued member of the team assisting our clinical colleagues by providing them with decontaminated flexible endoscopes to enable them to care for patients.
Main duties of the job
Your role will be to assist in the day-to-day reprocessing of flexible endoscopes required for clinical use. Technicians are required to follow demonstrated training and work instructions to ensure production is to a high standard.
You will be required to stand for long periods of time when carrying out your duties.
About us
The Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK's biggest and most innovative trusts. Across three main hospitals, our dedicated army of staff care for over 1.6million patients, treat more than 200,000 in A&E, deliver over 8,000 babies, and carry out more than 17million tests.
Our size, scale and influence offer you unrivalled career opportunities and a forward-thinking approach to working that works around your lifestyle. From flexible hours and generous benefits to next level training, we make it easier to take your career to the top
For more information, please follow linkhttps://www.royalfreelondonjobs.co.uk/
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached job description for more information about this role and working at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust.
Person Specification
Education
Essential
- Numeracy
- Literacy
Desirable
- NVQ/TVQ Decon
- IT Literate
Experience
Essential
- Experience of effective communication skills when dealing with staff and user/customer
Desirable
- Previous Decontamination experience
- Previously worked with ISO13485/JAG/ BSG requirements
Skills & Aptitudes
Essential
- Attention to detail
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Work with minimal supervison
- Team worker
Others
Essential
- Able to work flexible shifts
- Able to work in all areas of the department - including distribution of stock
Royal Free shared commitments
Essential
- Demonstrable ability to meet the Trust shared commitments
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Employer details
Employer name
Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Chalkmill Drive
Decontamination Services Chalkmill Drive EN1 1TZ
Enfield
EN1 1TZ
United Kingdom
Employer's website
https://www.royalfreelondonjobs.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)