Overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our busy team as a Decontamination Services Technician; helping to provide a comprehensive decontamination service to the Trust. The Decontamination Department is looking to recruit hard working, enthusiastic, flexible and motivated individual to join their team. The position of technician offers successful candidates the opportunity to work within a well established and friendly team and train in all aspects of decontamination and sterile services.
Responsibilities
The Decontamination Department is responsible for the provision of decontamination and sterilisation services to surgical theatres, endoscopy, out patient departments and wards/units of the Trust, together with GP's and other community users. The post holder will be expected to work flexibly across 7 days and between the hours of 06:00 and 22:00. Weekend and bank holiday working will be required. The successful candidates will be required to work in all areas of the department and work up to 1 in 3 weekends. A full training package and mentorship programme will be available to the successful applicants.
The role of Decontamination Technician is to assist in the day-to-day production, issue and distribution of medical devices required for clinical use. Technicians are expected to follow demonstrated training and work instructions to ensure production is to a high standard.
Health and Wellbeing
The James Paget University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust recognises the requirement to promote health and reduce ill-health. The Trust is committed to the principles of improving working lives through a number of initiatives such as job share, flexible working and the development of a culture of openness and transparency.
Equality and Diversity
The Trust is committed to ensuring that no job applicant or employee receives less favourable treatment on the grounds of their age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, and sexual orientation. Prior consideration will be given to NHS At Risk staff within East of England.
Salary
£34,817 per year (estimated). Full time. New.
About the Trust
The James Paget University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust serves a population of around 250,000 people in the Great Yarmouth, Lowestoft and Waveney areas. The Trust provides an integrated hospital and community children's service. Patient and staff experience is important to us and these are the behaviours we live by:
* Putting patients first
* Aiming to get it right
* Recognising that everybody counts
* Doing everything openly and honestly
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